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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.

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1		What Are You Waiting For?			39
2		The Light On The Shore			31
3		Faultlines			30
4		Maybe There's A Road			29
4		The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill			29
6		Resolution Road			27
7		The Good Years			26
8		Daisy			25
9		Only One Way			24
10		Follow The Heron			21
10		Harder To Walk These Days Than Run			21
12		Waterlily			20
12		Sorry			20
14		Four Strong Walls			18
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