Karine Polwart

Karine Polwart, Cadogan Hall, London — time, space and alchemy

David Honigmann Oct 18 2018

The Scottish singer sang tales of migration and escape

Karine Polwart flexes time and space. Her songs stretch out to centuries, or…

Edinburgh International Festival Review: Karine Polwart's Scottish Songbook 

Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook | Leith Theatre | August 17th 2018

Graeme Thomson 

★★★★★ Five stars

AT THE National Museum in Edinburgh’s Old Town, half a century…

Karine Polwart Trio 

Queen’s Hall 12 Aug 2017  

by John Grieve 

It’s safe to say Karine Polwart is quickly cementing her place as a national treasure here in Scotland, composing and performing an eclectic range of…

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 

SOUTHSIDE ADVERTISER 

Karine Polwart Trio  

The Karine Polwart Trio consisting of Karine, Steven Polwart and Inge Thomson brought their unique blend of Karine’s own songs, a love of traditional songs and music, sharp…

THE GUARDIAN : Malcolm Jack

Monday 1 February 2016

Jazz-folk veterans, Britpop pin-ups, classic rock icons, up-and-coming singer-songwriters – how many other musicians except Bert Jansch sit at such a spaghetti junction of influence? A stellar lineup…

THE INDEPENDENT : David Pollock

“What a fantastic combination of music, songs and attitude,” reflected Robert Plant at this first of two evenings at the Celtic Connections festival to pay tribute to the late Glasgow-born, Edinburgh-raised folk-rock guitarist…

THE GUARDIAN 

Colin Irwin 

Monday 25 January 2016

It sounds like an Alan Partridge pitch for a new reality show. “Take 10 female folk musicians – say five English and five Scots – stick ’em on…

A Re-imagining of Joni Mitchell's Hejira  

Source: The List  
Date: 25 January 2016  
Written by: Nicola Meighan 

Here's the thing about Hejira. You can lose, and find, yourself within it.   

Joni Mitchell's enlightening, meandering 1976 album…

BY SIMON HOLLAND – OCTOBER 17, 2012

It’s always gratifying to find The Union Chapel full; if not packed to rafter stretching capacity, there was a good crowd in for Karine Polwart. It’s a lovely venue, but needs the…

Liverpool Sound and Vision

New Brighton Pavilion Theatre
October 15, 2012  

Ian D. Hall 

Karine Polwart continues to amaze and beguile audiences whenever she steps out onto a stage, whether in her native Scotland or when…

Robin Denselow 
Monday 15 October 2012 

The current Scottish folk renaissance has centred on inventive instrumentalists who can switch easily between genres, and Karine Polwart has brought the same sense of the unexpected to her songwriting. She's…