Kris Drever - The Poorest Company - Isolation Days

[@louisawhitfield1772]

I listen to this on my birthday, and the words resonate in so many ways. I thank the creator for artists such as he, I am Gaelic, and it strikes a very deep chord, but any man should hear the beauty of this artistry.

[@peterdelmonte9832]

Imagine starting your day with a blank sheet of paper in front of you and by the day’s end having this lyric looking back at you. Wow, what a set of gifts this man has.

[@billhdowne2382]

True now in the USA. Thank you . Persevere.❤

[@Dante3025]

Kris just to say, your soul blows me away. The outro on this is one of the most beautiful, hard hitting, direct line to my heritage. Hope to see you on tour in NL or Ireland soon

[@marypalmer8223]

One of my very favorite songs, from a very favorite album! :-)

[@craigwestwood1]

Inspiring, soul-reaching, beautiful song... thanks Kris!

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thank you! KX

[@ieuancilgwri3230]

What a wonderful rendition from a wonderful album. When the future discarded debris of human culture is sifted thru; by wispy, spiritual hands and colossal minds, they will pull out this song and album and will say (think) they were truly a wonderful phenomenon and worthy addition to everything that is past and will be.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

I hope you write poetry! KX

[@ieuancilgwri3230]

@@KrisDreverGuitar Thank you, I do - altho reading that back I must admit, I must have been in a very transcendental place! Great to see you in Liverpool, tremendous gig.

[@aieup]

Gorgeaus song that brings me beautiful memories to my mind. Thank you for your music. Hope to see you someday in the Basque Country.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

I'd love to come back again! KX

[@TheDoozintiger]

One of my favourites from you. That guitar sounds so mature and earthy. Adds to the song.

[@magnusmccabe1969]

Gorgeous! That’s always been one of my favourite DMW songs. Your isolation gems are shrinking the space between us all. Thanks, Kris.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Poetically put Magnus XK

[@nlumby]

...just lovely

[@lindaraymonde123]

Just beautiful ... such imagery and both simplicity and depth of feeling in the words .... but it’s also just a great song, sung and played perfectly

[@imaginarypeopleproductions1224]

lovely Kris..a great song and a reminder of those early days of our 'innocent' lockdown

[@stravaign]

I just love that song.

[@HookHeadscom]

I've listened to you sing this song since the first time I heard it on the Drever McCusker Woomble album 15 years ago and this is the nicest rendition I've ever heard. Love ye mate.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thanks man, Love you too! K

[@ThePetegnicholson]

Thank you for this Kris. Always been one of my favourite songs ❤🎶

[@chrisbrown6920]

Mesmerising

[@keithmelville9492]

Thank you for this Kris. Means a lot to me and will always be a favourite ❤

[@laurensouthmusic]

So beautiful. One of my favourites of yours. Thank you for sharing it today :)

[@thomaslewis5900]

Superb. Thanks Kris.

[@tophermacmusic]

That's beautiful 👌🏻

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thanks Chris. K

[@Cyan2002]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank YOU! I practically leapt out of my seat when I got the notification that you had uploaded this song. That was absolutely wonderful! I’ve always wondered what the inspiration was behind the song. Would you mind giving some insight into its meaning? Now, I’ll put the video on repeat to help me get through this week!!

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Hi there, this was a co-write and the consensus is that the listener must find her own context! KX

[@matt_little]

Absolutely love this song. Thank you Kris!

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thanks for listening! KX

[@r0bshaw]

lovely, that.

[@Thebluebridgetroll]

Thanks so much for this Kris!!

[@mattdunn6263]

Beautiful ❤️

[@drychaf]

So beautifully done. It even improves with repeated listening. I'm just working my way through the 'Folk On Foot Front Room Festival', which features a superb line-up, yourself included, of course. I hadn't noticed the Folk On Foot channel until tonight. It looks like a well concieved concept. I hope they get some Welsh artists on it at some point. We always seem to be forgotten in the British folk world. But that's not really a point to be made here, sorry! I'll continue to enjoy this, and I hope another Drever classic, If Wishes Were Horses, also gets the lock-down treatment soon. Really love the Douglas's House Session version with Ian Carr, by the way. Difficult to top that! But no - that's the beauty of a great composition, it can sound just as good, treated really differently. All the best.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Orcadians are often said to have Welsh sounding accents. Maybe we can be included in your representation...sorry. Thanks for your kind words. I'll definitely bear that suggestion in mind. I'm a big fan of Julie Murphy, do you know her singing? excellent Welsh artist. K

[@drychaf]

@@KrisDreverGuitar She's very talented, indeed, her style fuses Welsh and Breton tradition. For reference, I'm guessing that the following would be ideas for folk walks; North West Wales - Twm Morys (vast knowledge, great speaker and a musician/poet himself, aka Bob Delyn, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twm_Morys ) Mid Wales - Siân James (lovely, talented songwriter & harpist) Aberystwyth - Georgia Ruth (young, gentle soul) Pembrokeshire - Cerys Matthews (very knowledgable, once of Catatonia fame) Cardiff (?, she gets about!) - Catrin Finch (BBC2 best duo award 2019 with Seckou Keita) Cardiff again - Gareth Bonello (aka The Gentle Good, soft-spoken, knowledgable)(I taught him ... alas, not music!) you'll enjoy this I'm sure ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2bUdKqge7CYbKM Abergavenny - Dylan Fowler (multi-genre guitarist of various projects, including Alaw, Taith and, yes, a Julie Murphy album or two, or more) South Wales Valleys - Bethan Rhiannon (enthusiasm and talent from the group Calan) I could go on! There's a Welsh music lecturer (very nice bloke, too) in Bangor University, Stephen Rees, who used to play fiddle in Ar Log ('the Welsh Chieftains') - apart from being a good companion himself, he'd surely know of musicians who know their localle well, musically. I wrote to him on this address, recently, and got a response promptly [e-mail]

[@drychaf]

@@KrisDreverGuitar After writing the Welsh walks ideas, it occured to me that it should have been sent to the Folk On Foot channel really, so I've sent a version of it directly to them. All the best.

[@willrichardson519]

@@drychaf loving Calan's new album Kistvaen!

[@luisguitarmiscellanea1286]

Damn sensei that was tight! Been wanting to learn this for a while now and this video is perfect for doing so! Cheers from Mexico Kris!

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Cheers Luis! I am delighted that this song is going to Mexico! KX

[@samargles]

Was listening to the album last week and wondering how this one would sound if you played it now- Thanks. Loved your part in ‘rest on the rock’ too

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thanks very much. It's never been a regular part of my live sets so it's always got a kind of freshness for me and the tiniest hint of danger too. K

[@boonhawk]

Perfect...

[@elswijktom]

Man im so gonna practice this riff during this lockdown! Thanks for the inspiration :D

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Go on my man! K

[@renolemond638]

The "so far" in your message excites me but then how do you make something better than "Before the Ruin"? A truly wonderful album.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

We will do our very best! Eventually K

[@barrygills38]

A truly great, moving song. Thank you for this.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thanks Barry K

[@WayneTaylorMusic]

And I've just spotted Mr Marra in the background!

[@Gartly]

Brilliant

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thank you. K

[@doubleotwentyone]

Love this song! Nice bit of guitar too.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thank you. K

[@WayneTaylorMusic]

Kris, this is potentially my fav song. I've loved it since I heard the album. I wish I could get even close to your guitar tone and ability.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thank you my tree friend! K

[@WayneTaylorMusic]

@@KrisDreverGuitar I still come back to this video regularly. I was friends with RoddyW at school (as you were at school with one of my friends) and created the website for your DMW album. This song has stuck with me through those years and remains my fav song. I've written my own music for many years but I'll never quite achieve something as worthy as this. Thank you, Kris.

[@mikeburton7855]

No words really, you've a true poets soul Kris, many thanks for sharing it. Hopefully you can get down Bristol way again soon. I'd be honoured to shake your hand. How about an acoustic version of a Teenage Fanclub song? Take care and all the best to you and family.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Nice idea! I like it... let me think on. KX

[@simonleslie3607]

Masterful 👏👏

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thank you!

[@TechArtTools]

That's just incredibly beautiful ! Really need the tabs for it, would love to play it myself!

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thank you! I don't have Tabs but there is a slowed down version with close ups on the 'How To' playlist on this channel! K

[@TechArtTools]

I just found your 'how to' video, really really appreciate it! You should mention it somewhere in this video :) it's gonna take quite a bit with all the hammer-ons and pull-offs to get the right sound going :) thanks for your efforts!

[@nicklloyd9165]

Just lovely. I hear more bass notes. :)

[@ZechSperrow]

Phenomenal music. How do I find out where to see a live performance? I’ve been listening for years and you’ve become a bucket list show of mine.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Hello, if you sign up for the newsletter here www.krisdrever.com I'll tell you whenever I have live shows coming up! Thanks Zechariah, K

[@jimb0y12]

Doea anyone know if this is played in DADGAD? Or if there are any tabs available? Great song, Great playing!

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

It's in drop D. I haven't done tabs but there is a 'how to' video on my YT channel which should shed some light on it. Thank you for your kind attention! 🙏 K

[@jimb0y12]

@@KrisDreverGuitar Great thanks for the reply! Just found the tutorial videos, really amazing playing 👏

[@nlumby]

...very good :)

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Oh, did it make you sad?😔

[@nlumby]

@@KrisDreverGuitar Nope, sorry, typed the bracket wrong in haste ...nothing about your work makes me sad ...reflective ...the two songs which touch me most are 'I didn't try hard enough' (because that's true) and 'Harvest Gypsies' which (living in the US currently) captures the spirit of the migrant workers and poor so well. ...and you play guitar so well Thank you :)

[@nlumby]

...watched an online live concert yesterday evening from Mandolin Orange ...maybe you should try one?

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

@@nlumby Thanks Neil!

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

@@nlumby I am thinking hard about it. There are various factors at play which make it quite difficult but if I can do it I'd like it to be really good.

[@isaacsmith6976]

Goodness, I've been playing this in dadgad for a while... it looks like the B string is a B though? is it dadgbd or something??

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

It's just standard but with a dropped D. K

[@isaacsmith6976]

@@KrisDreverGuitar thanks!!

[@willhazell1447]

My brain always associates this song with God Only Knows by the Beach Boys... both are a level of sublime that transcends the genre they're rooted in.

[@HookHeadscom]

Hey mate, can you elaborate on what this song is about? My old man reckons it's about Scottish independence.

[@McDanishdog]

I've thrown a few pennies in your case as thanks for this one.

[@KrisDreverGuitar]

Thank you very much! It's genuinely appreciated. K