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…
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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 folk and roots…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017
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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…
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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 assembles to…
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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…
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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 an island…
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 is not her…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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