Track Listing

1. Steel And Stone (Black Water)
2. Braw Sailin' On The Sea
3. Patrick Spence
4. Beads And Feathers
5. Green Grows The Laurel
6. Honk Toot
7. Harvest Gypsies
8. Fause Fause
9. Poor Man's Son
10. Rodney's Glory
11. Navigator
12. Farewell To Fuineray

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8346 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

CD Description
Scottish folk singer Kris Drever's debut album combines traditional British and Celtic folk influences and more contemporary rock elements. Very much in the style of the post-Fairport Convention school of folk-rock from the United Kingdom (a tradition that includes Drever's father, Ivan Drever of the cult heroes Wolfstone), BLACK WATER is a solid, entertaining listen, highlighted by Drever's warm, expressive vocals and simple, elegant guitar work, backed by a small electric band including fiddle and accordion.

Customer Reviews

The best album this year
What can i say but if you like good folk music then buy this album it's just captivating from start to finish. Stand out tracks for me are Black Water, Patrick Spence, Poor mans son and Navigator. Also there is the added bonus of a hidden track, the excellent Farewell to Fuineray. A very talented singer and guitar player Kris has been part of Kate Rusbys band for a while (Also highly recommended). Kate guests on the album along with Eddi Reader, Roddy Woomble, Andy seward, Andy Cutting and the albums producer John McCusker to name but a few. Kris was also in the excellent Fine Friday until they all decided to go their seperate ways. Kris made two brilliant albums with the other two members of the band that are also highly recommended. This is Kris's debut album and an excellent one buy far.It's so good that the more i play it the better it gets. I gaurantee you won't be disapointed in any way.
So don't delay go buy this album and enjoy it!! Cheers Kris keep up the good work.

FOLK ALBUM OF THE YEAR ?
'Blackwater' was produced by John McCusker at Pure Studios. If I hadn't read the credits, I would have known it was John anyway both from the production and from his own contributions. Kris also has the sterling support of Kate Rusby herself, Andy Cutting, Eddi Reader, Roddy Woomble, Andy Seward and Donald Shaw - names to make your mouth water. I just love the way these people work together, live and on one another's albums - never incestuous, just great networking with each one taking their turn at the front. They add colour to the album, but Kris' voice and guitar are always the main focus.

The traditional material includes the well known - Patrick Spence (didn't think I ever wanted to hear another version but Kris makes it new again) and Green Grow the Laurel, together with Braw Sailin' on the Sea and the secret track (don't tell anyone) Farewell to Fuineray which others may know but I didn't.

Contemporary material is well chosen to include laments for lost work which, though hard, gave people identity in Boo Hewardine's Harvest Gypsies and the magnificent Navigator, to the consequences in Poor Man's Son when work has no identity and robbery is turned to instead, to more elusive themes with Steel and Stone (Black Water) and Beads and Feathers.

All in all, there really is nothing to fault in this album. We're going to be hearing a lot more of Kris Drever, make sure you start here.

Paul Villiers

wonderful
I first saw Kris Drever when he sand "Farewell to Funeray" at one of Kate Rusby's gigs and can heartily recommend both the Fine Friday albums, which I have played more than any other CDs over the past year or so. I was delighted to find that this solo album had come out and I was not disappointed when I played it. Personal favourites are "The Harvest Gypsies" and "Braw Sailing on the Sea" but there is not a bad or lacklustre song on this CD.