The guitarist, singer and songwriter Kris Drever was born and brought up on Orkney, the archipelago off the Northern coast of Scotland which is steeped in history. The walk starts in the main town of Kirkwall with its huge sandstone cathedral commemorating St Magnus who came to an untimely end. In the graveyard Kris sings “Winter Moon”. Then they head off to the shores of the great natural harbour at Scapa Flow where Kris performs his powerful song about the scuttling of the entire German navy there in 1919. They end up at the chapel created in a nissen hut by Italian prisoners during the Second World War – a poignant setting for Kris’s song “Ghosts”.
Bonus Episode: Jarlath Henderson at the Isle of Skye Festival of Small Halls
Bonus Episode: Su-a Lee at the Isle of Skye Festival of Small Halls
Rachel Newton at the Isle of Skye Festival of Small Halls
Bonus Episode: Front Room Festival Highlights
Bella Hardy in Edale
Peggy Seeger in Iffley
Bonus Xmas Episode: The Sheffield Carols with Jon Boden, Bella Hardy and The Melrose Quartet
John Jones and the Reluctant Ramblers walking to the Wickham Festival
Nancy Kerr along the Kennet and Avon Canal
Season 4 trailer
Bonus episode: Six Songs from Season 3
Bonus episode: Martin Simpson at BBC Countryfile Live
Duncan Chisholm at Sandwood Bay
Lisa Knapp in Tooting
John Smith in Brixham
The Unthanks on the Northumberland Coast
Martin Simpson in Scunthorpe
The Lost Words Spell Songs – Jackie Morris and Beth Porter in Pembrokeshire
Season 3 Trailer
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Immediately Kinfolk
This Next Song‘s About - A Songwriter‘s Podcast
No Jumper
RAISING THE BAR
THE MARATHON LIFE