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Kris Drever and Chris Stout are
icons of the Scottish roots culture and two of the most powerful
contemporary voices to sing out of it in the last quarter century.
Both come from the Northern Isles (Kris from Orkney and Chris from
Shetland) and represent the strength of those identities in the music they
inhabit. Inherited through childhood, family and osmosis, you can hear the
wind whistling through the strings, the rhythms washing against your animal
self and the old stories whispering out from the ingleneuk.
In Glasgow in 2019 the two found themselves to be neighbours in the West
End and began meeting up and playing music together. Both musicians found a
sound of great interest and emotional power in these little get-togethers,
and it soon became a more regular happening.
Now they’ve decided to share the experience with a wider audience. Come and
hear songs and tunes you know and some you don’t, shining through the
unique prism of these two ‘one of a kind’ musicians.
Kris is a guitarist, singer and founder member of the trio Lau. He’s a
multi award winning singer songwriter and has played and written with a
galaxy of stars (Eddi Reader, Roddy Woomble, Mark Knopfler, Kate Rusby,
Jack Bruce, Karine Polwart…).
Chris is a virtuoso violinist, viola player and composer, founder member of
the legendary Shetland band ‘Fiddlers Bid’ and long-time collaborator of
the genius harpist Catriona McKay. He has performed in venues as storied as
the Sydney Opera House and has composed for and performed with The Royal
Scottish National Orchestra, The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, The
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and a great many more.
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