Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy:
A Pocket of Wind Resistance review – warm, wise, compelling
5/5stars
Emily Mackay
Sunday 26 November 2017
The ground around her has long given inspiration to Scottish folk artist…
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A POCKET OF WIND RESISTANCE | THE OBSERVER ★★★★★
Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy: A Pocket of Wind Resistance review – warm, wise, compelling
5 / 5 stars
Emily Mackay
Sunday 26 November 2017
The ground around her has long given inspiration to Scottish folk…
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SONGLINES BEST ALBUM OF 2017 | A POCKET OF WIND RESISTANCE
Karine Polwart
A Pocket of Wind Resistance
(Hudson Records)
From the first note to the final, pulsing heartbeat, this is not merely an album of songs but a full 57-minute composite of music, field recording, song…
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A POCKET OF WIND RESISTANCE : MOJO ★★★★
"Polwart conveys contrasting themes of tragedy, redemption, hope and homecoming with immensely affecting guile".
WIND RESISTANCE : THE EXPRESS : ★★★★
Karine Polwart - A Pocket Of Wind Resistance review: Beautiful and brilliant
By MARTIN TOWNSEND
Nov 19, 2017
4 / 5 stars
It’s hard to believe that the carving of a child’s crib or the…
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A POCKET OF WIND RESISTANCE : FATEA
This release is definitely one to treasure. An absolute gem.
David Kidman
A Pocket Of Wind Resistance perhaps isn't to be regarded a new Karine Polwart album in the conventional sense. Rather, it's a "journey for…
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WIND RESISTANCE : QUOTES
"A seamless piece of theatre: part memoir, part gig, part nature documentary, but much, much more than the sum of its parts. An utterly beautiful thing."
“one of…
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By Dave Kushar
For a short spell when a majority of activity grinds to a halt around Christmas I find the stillness requires a special musical accompaniment. Something to complement the thin winter sunlight and the raw weather. If you're…Read more
For a short spell when a majority of activity grinds to a halt around Christmas I find the stillness requires a special musical accompaniment. Something to complement the thin winter sunlight and the raw weather. If you're…Read more
TRACES : THE SPHINX ★★★★★
By Ian D. Hall - 14 August 2012
There are just some musicians who shouldn’t be allowed, by act of law if need be, to be away from the public eye for too long. Scotland’s Karine Polwart is one such…Read more
There are just some musicians who shouldn’t be allowed, by act of law if need be, to be away from the public eye for too long. Scotland’s Karine Polwart is one such…Read more
TRACES REVIEW & INTERVIEW : FOLK RADIO UK
http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2012/08/karine-polwart-traces-review-interview/
by NEIL MCFADYEN on 20 AUGUST, 2012
Fans of Karine Polwart can at last enjoy a new studio album in the release of Traces (released 13th August). In 2008 This Earthly Spell followed three highly regarded albums and a…Read more
by NEIL MCFADYEN on 20 AUGUST, 2012
Fans of Karine Polwart can at last enjoy a new studio album in the release of Traces (released 13th August). In 2008 This Earthly Spell followed three highly regarded albums and a…Read more
TRACES : BBC MUSIC
Jude Rogers 2012
An album that will live long, an album to live with, and live in.
Pick characters you'd expect to kick off contemporary folk songs, and you might not name Farrah Fawcett and Steve McQueen. But Karine Polwart's…Read more
An album that will live long, an album to live with, and live in.
Pick characters you'd expect to kick off contemporary folk songs, and you might not name Farrah Fawcett and Steve McQueen. But Karine Polwart's…Read more
TRACES : THE GUARDIAN ★★★★
Robin Denselow
Thursday 9 August 2012
Here's further proof that Karine Polwart (above) is one of the finest singer-songwriters in Britain today. Over the last few years she has expanded her range, and her audience, through her involvement with the…Read more
Thursday 9 August 2012
Here's further proof that Karine Polwart (above) is one of the finest singer-songwriters in Britain today. Over the last few years she has expanded her range, and her audience, through her involvement with the…Read more
FAULTLINES : BBC RADIO 2
Mel McClellan
March 2004
Blipping the folk scene radar first with a stint in Battlefield Band then with her own group Malinky, this 33-year old Scot comes of age with her debut solo album. Eleven original songs confirm suspicions that…Read more
March 2004
Blipping the folk scene radar first with a stint in Battlefield Band then with her own group Malinky, this 33-year old Scot comes of age with her debut solo album. Eleven original songs confirm suspicions that…Read more