Kris Drever / St Michael's, Manchester / Sat 16 Nov

Name: Kris Drever / St Michael's, Manchester / Sat 16 Nov
Start: 2024-11-16T20:30:00+01:00
Location: St Michael's Ancoats

Schedule

Sat Nov 16 2024 at 08:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

St Michael's Ancoats | Manchester, EN

Kris Drever originally comes from Hrossey in the Orkney Islands. Over the years, he has taught himself to be a songwriter, guitarist and singer of note (and sometimes many notes).
As well as creating award-winning original songs and instrumental pieces with the trio Lau, he has had a fruitful solo career exploring the cracks between classic and modern songwriting and the traditional music that he comes from.
Drever’s sound is rooted in the earthy and hypnotic rhythms of much older music, but there’s a sophistication to both the lyricism and the instrumentalism which places him skilfully in the present.
He has an extensive collection of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, plus a fistful of Scottish NaTrads awards for everything from best album, best singer and best live act to best original song.
He has worked with many excellent musicians, including Jack Bruce, Eddi Reader, Mark Knopfler, Jerry Douglas and Roddy Woomble, and is a member of the beautiful multi-media project Spell Songs: The Lost Words.
Currently, Kris is preparing for a series of Lau events around the UK, writing music for a new solo album and learning some old tunes for reasons he can’t quite explain.
This will be one of the first public concerts in St Michael’s since its recent re-opening, having been closed since 2004. The Roman Catholic church was founded in 1859 and became the heart of the Little Italy Community in Ancoats.
This is a 14+ show. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
Price: £19 adv
Info/tickets: https://www.heymanchester.com/kris-drever