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Éamonn Coyne and Kris Drever at Cork Folk Festival 1.09.2007

The title of the medley is "Twenty Quid" the three tunes in order of appearance are "Paddy Faheys'","Pretty girls of Mayo" and "Sean Reids'". Information from Kris Drever.

BANJO
Éamonn Coyne, who now lives in Edinburgh is originally from Ireland (Dublin). He learnt his playing from a variety of sources and is a member of the younger generation of Irish musicians.
In the music scene he has performed and recorded with a vast array of people including Siobhán and Tommy Peoples, The Wrigley Sisters (cds 'Hunterland' and 'Mither o' the Sea'), Eileen Ivers (Ex Riverdance), Sharon Shannon, Jonny Hardie (Old Blind Dogs) and Gavin Marwick (cd 'The Blue Lamp'), Russell's House (cd 'Russell's House'), and most recently Scottish international band Salsa Celtica (on their cd's 'El Agua de la Vida' and 'El Camino'). His 2007 released cd with Kris Drever is called 'Honk Toot Suite'

GUITAR
Kris Drever is an Orcadian multi-instrumentalist, from singing and guitar playing to banjo and double bass. He has been in great demand since moving to Edinburgh in 1995. Kris has done a myriad of different projects, quickly moving from traditional pub sessions to the gigging circuit, playing large tours of the United States and Chile with dance show Celtic Fusion. After leaving the show Kris began working with Fine Friday, and also worked as a session musician for a variety of artists including The Battlefield Band, John McCusker, Kathie Ryan, Harem Scarem, Clare Mclaughlin and with his father, folk singer and guitarist Ivan Drever. Kris has toured much of Europe, Canada and Australia with Fine Friday and many others. He has also toured Canada with trumpeteer and fiddler Daniel Lapp and England, Ireland and Wales with folk superstar Kate Rusby. Kris also performed with Eamonn Coyne and plays in the John McCusker band and Session A9 and in 2005 joined forces with Aidan O'rourke and Martin Green to form the trio LAU.

BBC FOLK AWARDS 2007 - WINNER ! (Horizon Award - Best Newcomer)