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Karine Polwart (born 1971) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She writes and performs music with a strong folk and roots feel, and her songs cover a wide area, from alcoholism to genocide.
Despite winning the Horizon Award for Best Newcomer at the BBC Folk Awards 2005, Karine Polwart is no newcomer to the folk world, having previously been a member of Malinky and Battlefield Band. Her solo career is new, and it is for this that she has been particularly recognised. Her songs cover a variety of topics, and although she has claimed at live performances that they are all quite depressing, many have an uplifting aspect. This is particularly notable in “The Sun’s Comin’ Over The Hill” (which won Best Original Song at the BBC Folk Awards 2005) which tells the story of woman who reacts to the death of her partner through a period of depression, drink and drugs, but has a more optimistic chorus, with the narrator foreseeing an end to this period. There are exceptions to this: “Waterlily” — the tale of a man whose wife is killed during the war in Yugoslavia — offers no such comfort. “Only One Way”, on the other hand, is an upbeat song with a strong political theme and some biting humour.
Despite winning the Horizon Award for Best Newcomer at the BBC Folk Awards 2005, Karine Polwart is no newcomer to the folk world, having previously been a member of Malinky and Battlefield Band. Her solo career is new, and it is for this that she has been particularly recognised. Her songs cover a variety of topics, and although she has claimed at live performances that they are all quite depressing, many have an uplifting aspect. This is particularly notable in “The Sun’s Comin’ Over The Hill” (which won Best Original Song at the BBC Folk Awards 2005) which tells the story of woman who reacts to the death of her partner through a period of depression, drink and drugs, but has a more optimistic chorus, with the narrator foreseeing an end to this period. There are exceptions to this: “Waterlily” — the tale of a man whose wife is killed during the war in Yugoslavia — offers no such comfort. “Only One Way”, on the other hand, is an upbeat song with a strong political theme and some biting humour.
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Faultlines
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Scribbled in Chalk
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Fairest Floo'er
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This Earthly Spell (Expanded Edition)
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willv67 wrote:
Faultlines and Scribled in chaulk were damn good, but its got to be said the albums after dissapointed.
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discobloguons wrote:
Hope she'll play in Paris one day
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geachie wrote:
fantastic
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theflyinglampie wrote:
It's been a few years since I last worked with Karine. Way back in the tron Theatre in Glasgow. This needs to be changed :)
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SyntheticDiz wrote:
Beautiful stuff.
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Lovecelticmusic wrote:
What a Gem!
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Lovecelticmusic wrote:
Please come to Illinois
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sabret00the wrote:
The last thing I got from Karine was 'Scribbled In Chalk' to find out that she's had two releases slip under my radar, I feel disgraceful.
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hobopop wrote:
i'll say you do!
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Yygdrasill wrote:
Heard a song on Mike Harding's radio 2 show last week which sounded pretty cool,need to listen to more.
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balzadelia wrote:
just discoverd her on a cd called THAT'S PROPER FOLK ,shes mighty
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Purplepig1 wrote:
Wow. That's all. (:
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abbyemery wrote:
i met her last year at the village pump festival. very lovely and very talented lady.
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antinomy wrote:
Excellent gig last night in Cheltenham. Strongly recommend you see her live if you get the chance! Great performer and a very strong band.
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thebrightspark wrote:
I saw play (and spoke to her) in Leeds last night. Ever so awesome. :D
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Shiverlady wrote:
She is wonderful, I quite concur. :)
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Xavierism wrote:
WOW! What an amazing voice! I've never heard of her until Last.FM. Thanks!
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hijamiefans wrote:
This lady is going to be big soon - mark my words.
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VICTOR JARA
28 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/karinepolwart
It's hard to conceive in the polite British Folk Scene of
2009 that being a folk singer could ever have been considered a
radical and dangerous pursuit. But in the Chile of the late 1960s
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VICTOR JARA
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16 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/karinepolwart
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CelticGhoul unlinked Karine Polwart from The Celtic Tree of Music. December 2011
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stocktonseadog added Karine Polwart to the lineup of Karine Polwart at Westgarth Social Club. October 2011
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