Kris Drever at Monroe's Live

What to Expect

Kris Drever is a Scottish, Orkney raised folk singer and guitarist best known as a member of the band Lau alongside fiddle player Aidan O’Rourke and accordionist Martin Green, a group that has won multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for pushing traditional Scottish music into more experimental, occasionally electronic territory. Outside Lau he has built a respected solo career and recorded with the trio Fine Friday, and his solo shows tend to strip that experimentation back toward a more straightforward guitar and voice format, built on strong original songwriting and a deep, well schooled understanding of the wider folk tradition he comes from. Expect a set heavy on guitar work, a warm, unshowy voice, and the kind of between song storytelling that a lot of the best folk performers use to frame otherwise fairly stark material. This is a genuinely respected name in UK and Irish folk circles rather than a crossover pop booking, likely to draw a knowledgeable audience.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Saturday 17 October 2026, doors 7pm
• Venue: Monroe’s Live, Dominick Street Upper, Galway City
• Price: see monroes.ie for ticket price and availability
• Seated where possible, a listening focused folk show
• Earlier evening slot ahead of Monroe’s later booking the same night
• A good pick for anyone who wants a proper folk show before the venue turns over to a louder crowd later on

Getting There

Galway city is well connected from around the country, with Irish Rail running direct services from Dublin Heuston in around two hours fifteen minutes and Bus Eireann and Citylink both running frequent coaches from Dublin, Limerick and Cork. Monroe’s is on Dominick Street Upper in Galway’s West End, across the bridge from the Claddagh and about a 10 to 15 minute walk from Eyre Square and the train and bus station, with a good choice of restaurants nearby for food beforehand.