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Short Bio
Kris Drever is among Scotland’s most acclaimed and distinctive contemporary musicians, celebrated for his warm voice, virtuosic guitar playing and unique songwriting voice. Raised in the Orkney Islands, Drever has carved out a unique place at the intersection of traditional folk and modern acoustic music, as a solo artist and as one third of the award-winning trio Lau.
Over the course of his career, Kris has won numerous awards, including BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Singer, Best Original Song, and Best Group with Lau. His solo work combines lyrics of depth and authenticity with expertly pitched arrangements, exploring themes of place, identity, and social change, delivered with clarity, compassion, and poetic insight.
Kris Drever's new album arrives with the wisdom of someone who's spent years listening as much as playing. Doing This For Love marks the latest step of a journey from the traditional Scottish folk that first established him, dealing in inherited narratives for something more personal and immediate.
Doing This for Love doesn't romanticize struggle; instead, it honours it. These are songs about the unglamorous work of care, the quiet dignity in clocking in when you'd rather not, the small acts of devotion that rarely make headlines but sustain lives and relationships. Drever sings them as someone who understands that love, in its truest form, is often a verb—something you do rather than something you feel.
Additional Bios
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Available to download: Doing This For Love Press Release
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Available to download: Kris Drever Biography
Audio
Doing This For Love, the new album
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Doing This For Love, the new album
Reviews
★★★★
“an LP bursting with love and tenderness, caring about the small things that make life huge.”
MOJO Magazine
“…one of the greatest living songwriters.”
Joan As Police Woman,
MOJO Magazine
9/10
“Scottish folk heavyweight Kris Drever’s first solo album in six years … feels like a future classic. Wonderful songs, impeccably constructed and performed.”
Doing This For Love stands as a powerful “tribute to the working lives it portrays. These are songs forged from struggle but lifted by love; each with the potential to secure a lasting place in the folk canon.”
Klof Mag
“…quite possibly the best singer-songwriter album of the year,”
Light as air, beautifully played, sung and put together, this is a truly impressive set of reflective songs. A stand out album, even considering Drever’s high standard and unfailing ability to deliver.
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