Lau Vocalist Kris Drever In Concert With Support From Polly Paulusma

Name: Lau Vocalist Kris Drever In Concert With Support From Polly Paulusma
Start: 2025-11-13T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-13T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Old Bakery Studios, Blewett's Wharf, Malpas Road, TR1 1QH Truro, United Kingdom

Schedule

Thu Nov 13 2025 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Old Bakery Studios, Blewett's Wharf, Malpas Road, TR1 1QH Truro, United Kingdom | Truro, EN

We are delighted to announce that the much requested folk legend and Lau vocalist Kris Drever will be making his way down the M5 and A30 to play for us here at Old Bakery Studios on Thursday November 13th 2025.
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 BBCR2 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.
Support for the night comes from the fabulously talented Polly Paulusma.
MOJO ★★★★ on Polly's latest album Wildfires
“a marvel of subtly nuanced longform art in a world perma-geared towards instant gratification.”

FURTHER DETAILS:
THIS IS A SEATED SHOW
TICKETS: £20.00 + BF
AUDIENCE 16+ (Under 16’s admitted with a ticket and an accompanying adult)
DOORS: 19.00
PERFORMANCE: 20.00
BAR CLOSES: 23.00
PARKING No parking on site. Nearest parking; Garras Wharf Car Park next to Tesco TR1 2TN. A short walk round from the venue.
For individual assistance please contact the venue direct. We have easy access to the event space on the flat and can provide parking on site and assistance with entry where required. We offer free assistance tickets. We currently have steps down in our loos (the nearest fully accessible loos are Tescos) but we aim to have a fully accessible bathroom facility in the ground floor as soon as we can.