Mark the Hard Earth

Mark the Hard Earth
Studio album by Kris Drever
Released	January, 2010 (Celtic Connections) March 8, 2010 (officially)
Genre	Folk
Label	Navigator Records
Producer	John McCusker
Kris Drever chronology
Before the Ruin (2008)Before the Ruin2008 Mark the Hard Earth (2010)

Mark the Hard Earth is the second solo album by contemporary folk musician Kris Drever, released January 2010 at Celtic Connections. The album was officially released on March 8, 2010.

Track listing

1. "Mark the Hard Earth" - 4:45
2. "This Old Song" - 3:54
3. "Shining Star" - 3:55
4. "Allegory" - 3:56
5. "Wild Hurricane" - 3:58
6. "Sweet Honey in the Rock" - 3:03
7. "O' A' the Airts" - 3:29
8. "The Call and the Answer" - 3:56
9. "The Crown of London" - 4:00
10. "The Banks of the Nile" - 4:36
11. "Freedom Come A'ye" - 4:33

Personnel

Musicians

• Kris Drever - lead vocals, guitar
• John McCusker - fiddle
• Ewen Vernal - bass, vocals
• Tim O'Brien - vocals, banjo, bozuki, mandolin, fiddle, baritone ukulele
• Heidi Talbot - vocals
• Phil Cunningham - accordion
• Roy Dodds - drums
• Andy Seward - bass
• Ian Carr - guitar
• Donald Shaw - harmonium, wurly
• Karine Polwart - vocals ("Freedom Come A'ye")

Recording personnel

• John McCusker - producer
• Andy Seward - recording, mixing
• Calum Malcolm - recording, additional engineering, mastering
• Tony Doogan - additional engineering

Artwork

• Louis Decarlo - photography
• Chris Williams - photography, logo location photography, design and layout
• Joe Carter - wooden logo carving
• Tom Rose - original artwork and package concept