Notes From An Island, by Ivan Drever

Notes From An Island

by Ivan Drever

supported by

	/

Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
CD Digipak of the 12 track album with artwork originally imagined by Colin Keldie. Recorded in Mr. Owen Tierney's studio in Finstown, Orkney and featuring a host of Orkney's finest musicians.

Includes unlimited streaming of Notes From An Island via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 3 days

£12 GBP or more
Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

The 2010 release from Ivan Drever, "Notes" is an album with a common thread - Orkney

Purchasable with gift card

£8 GBP or more
Full Digital Discography

24

releases

Get all 24 Ivan Drever releases available on Bandcamp and save 70%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Concert at Kilden, Dreev, (out of) Lockdown, Back To Back, Decade, Notes From An Island, The Lockdown Sessions, Notes From An Island, and 16 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

£60.60 GBP or more (70% OFF)

1.	Remember 04:12	info	buy track
2.	The Ballad of James and Isa Cursitor 04:13	info	buy track
3.	Pomona's Hardy Son 03:32	info	buy track
4.	Legend Of Boray Isle 04:41	info	buy track
5.	Ivan Drever's Compliments to The City of Kirkwall Pipe Band 03:40	info	buy track
6.	Blue Orkney Sky 03:09	info	buy track
7.	I Suppose We Could Talk About Kirkwall 04:31	info	buy track
8.	Rose of St Magnus 05:23	info	buy track
9.	Notes From An Island 04:25	info	buy track
10.	The Night Over Kirkwall Was Still 04:37	info	buy track
11.	Dances With Grulie Belkies 04:31	info	buy track
12.	Take The Song Home 03:50	info	buy track

about

I started writing the songs for this album almost two years ago and, having completed about six songs, realised there was a common thread amongst them, i.e Orkney. It was then I realised it might be nice to complete the record on that theme. What you have then, is a few songs and tunes that reflect where I come from, and what it means to me. Given the history between Orkney, where I'm from, and Norway, where I live, it seemed ironic that most of the album was written in the land of the Norseman, then taken back home for recording. It had also been at the back of my mind for some time to do the album with Owen Tierney, back in his studio in Finstown, twenty five years after we first worked together. Again, it wasn't intentional, but pretty much everyone who worked with me on the project is from Orkney which is special. My eternal gratitude and thanks go to two people who made the whole thing possible. To Stewart Shearer (who amazingly I'd never worked with before) and whose musical ability and creativity knows no bounds. And to Owen Tierney, whose unflappability and keen ear shows no sign of abating twenty five after recording our first album. I hope you enjoy our wee collection of Notes from an Island.
Ivan Drever 2010

credits

released January 17, 2022

Musicians

Ivan Drever: guitar, lead & harmony vocals
Stuart Shearer: guitars, mandolin, bass, piano, electronic keyboard, harmony vocals
Graham Simpson: drums, percussion
Seona Dunsmuir: piano, fiddle
Tina Wood: accordion
Dawn Stout: fiddle
Colin Wilson: snare drum
Aimee Leonard & The Song Shop Choir: harmony vocals
Ivan Stuart, Linda: hand clap
Andy Cant: fiddle
Kirkwall City Pipe Band: pipes and drums

Original artwork by Colin Keldie K4 graphics
Mastering by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering
This release co-ordinated by John Boocock

license

about

Ivan Drever Kirkwall, UK

Facebook

contact / help

Contact Ivan Drever

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Ivan Drever, you may also like:

Songs of my land
by Chiyomi Yamada

Ancient Japanese folk songs are presented with Western folk-pop arrangements to haunting, elegant effect. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 13, 2024
go to album
Dakota Blue Moon
by Jackson Harden

Gorgeous acoustic Americana from North Carolina, stripped-back and sublime. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 5, 2023
go to album
Anásana
by Maroulita de Kol

An stunning debut that explores Greek folk tradition through a dreamy musical ecosystem. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 31, 2023
go to album
Endurance Soundly Caged
by Stick In The Wheel

Adapting their calculated standards into a raw, live setting, the radical UK folk duo rework six highlights from their spellbindincatalogue. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 7, 2022
go to album
The Water is the Shovel of the Shore
by Shovel Dance Collective

Traditional folk music and field recordings meld into fascinating long-form sound collages on the new LP from Shovel Dance Collective. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 6, 2022
go to album
Lammas Fair
by Henry Parker

Singer-songwriter Henry Parker puts his own spin on the classic sounds of '60s and '70s British folk on this wilderness-inspired new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 9, 2021
go to album
The Livelong Day
by Lankum

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jul 27, 2021
go to album