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Karine Polwart
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Currently leading her own band and formerly lead singer with Scots-Irish quintet
Malinky and a one-time member of Battlefield Band and duo MacAlias, Karine
Polwart was on her road to great success when she was voted Best Scots Singer at
the 2003 Scots Trad Music Awards. Blending passionate stridency with plaintive
sensitivity, she has a maturity and breadth of outlook and experience that
distinguishes her as one of the most powerful and inventive narrative
interpreters of her generation. Karine Polwart is widely regarded as one of the finest young Scottish traditional singers of her generation. She also has a growing reputation as a gifted songwriter in both traditional and contemporary style and her writing encompasses both historical narratives and current political issues. At the 2005 Folk on 2 Awards, Karine won Best Album for Faultlines, Best Original Song for ?The Sun's Comin' Over the Hill? from Faultlines and the Horizon Award. With the release of Faultlines, her first solo album, a broad contemporary audience can appreciate Karine?s individual and absorbing vocals, insightful lyrics and memorable melodies. As a pre-cursor to her eagerly awaited new CD, Karine has just released a 5-track EP entitled The Pulling Through EP 2005, which is now available. |
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