> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: Faultlines
Karine Polwart: Faultlines
Faultlines Neon Productions NEONCD005 (CD, UK, 22 November 2004*) Only One Way |
Album concept by Karine Polwart;
Produced by Rab Noakes;
Studio production by Rab Noakes, Karine Polwart and Mattie Foulds;
Recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland, Scotland;
Canada mixes [1, 3, 5, 11]
by Mattie Foulds and Jamie Foulds at Soundpark Studios, Cape Breton;
Photography by Andy Buchanan and Louis De Carlo;
Design by DN MacFarlane at Tangent Multimedia
Faultlines won the Best Album award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2005, with the track The Sun’s Comin’ Over the Hill winning Best Original Song and Karine Polwart herself receiving the Horizon Award for best new artist.
* The release date 22 November 2004 is from Karine’s Bandcamp page. Wikipedia says it’s 19 January 2004.
Musicians
Karine Polwart: vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar;
Mattie Foulds: drums, percussion;
Corrina Hewat: electro-harp, harmony vocals;
Kevin McGuire: double bass;
Steven Polwart: nylon, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo
with
Phil Bancroft: tenor saxophone;
Doug Duncan: trumpet;
Paul Harrison: Hammond organ;
Aidan O’Rourke: fiddle;
Dean Owens, Emily Smith: harmony vocals;
Julian Sutton: melodeon
Tracks
- Only One Way (2.53)
- Faultlines (3.16)
- Four Strong Walls (3.16)
- The Sun’s Comin’ Over the Hill (4.57)
- Resolution Road (3.38)
- Waterlily (4.35)
- What Are You Waiting For? (2.47)
- Skater of the Surface (3.27)
- Harder to Walk These Days Than Run / Harder to Walk Jig (3.48)
- The Light on the Shore (4.24)
- Azalea Flower (5.19)
All tracks written by Karine Polwart except
Track 9b Corrina Hewat
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: The Pulling Through EP 2005
Karine Polwart: The Pulling Through EP 2005
The Pulling Through EP 2005 Hegri Music KARINE 01 (EP, UK, 2005) |
[2-3] produced by John Leonard for the BBC;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Artwork by Sarah Roberts;
Layout by Mayfin Design;
Purchasable as an audio download from Karine’s website.
Musicians
Mattie Foulds: drums, percussion;
Kevin McGuire: double bass, vocals;
Karine Polwart: acoustic guitar, lead vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Inge Thomson: piano accordion, melodica, triangle, vocals
Tracks
- Holy Moses
(4.31)
preview track from Scribbled in Chalk - Only One Way (3.06)
- Daisy
(3.27)
both live from Cambridge Folk Festival on 30 July 2005 - Waterlily (6.21)
- Light on the Shore
(5.12)
both live from Darvel Festival on 7 October 2005
All tracks written by Karine Polwart
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: Scribbled in Chalk
Karine Polwart: Scribbled in Chalk
Scribbled in Chalk Spit & Polish (Shoeshine Records) SPIT028 (CD, UK, 7 March 2006) |
Produced by Mattie Foulds;
Engineered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Extra recording by Jamie Foulds at Soundpark and Mattie Foulds at The Bothy;
Mastered by Calum Malcolm;
Strings arranged by Greg Laswon;
Original artwork by Sarah Roberts;
Booklet design by Fraser Watson at Mayfin Design
Daisy won the Best Original Song award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2007.
Musicians
Mattie Foulds: drums, percussion;
Kevin McGuire: double bass, vocals;
Karine Polwart: acoustic guitar, lead vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Inge Thomson: piano accordion, melodica, triangle, vocals
with
Martin Green: Hammond, loop station, Moog, Wurlitzer;
Corrina Hewat: acoustic and electro harp, vocals;
Dave Milligan: piano;
Kerry Polwart: glockenspiel, vocals
Strings by Mr McFall’s Chamber:
Greg Lawson, Robert McFall: violin;
Brian Schiele: viola;
Su-a Lee: cello
Tracks
- Hole in the Heart (4.48)
- I’m Gonna Do It All (4.56)
- Daisy (3.27)
- Maybe There’s a Road (4.17)
- Where the Smoke Blows (3.16)
- Holy Moses (4.30)
- Don’t Know Why (4.39)
- Take Its Own Time (3.45)
- I’ve Seen It All (3.22)
- Baleerie Baloo (3.27)
- Terminal Star (4.38)
- Follow the Heron (3.11)
All tracks written by Karine Polwart except
Track 2 Karine Polwart, Steven Polwart
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: I’m Gonna Do It All
Karine Polwart: I’m Gonna Do It All
I’m Gonna Do It All Spit & Polish (Shoeshine Records) SPIT029 (CD single, UK, 17 April 2006) |
Produced by Mattie Foulds;
Track 1 recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Track 2 recorded by Adam Beard at Sound Emporium, Nashville;
Artwork by Sarah Roberts;
Layout by Fraser Watson at Mayfin Design
Musicians
Mattie Foulds: drums, percussion;
Kevin McGuire: double bass, vocals;
Karine Polwart: acoustic guitar, lead vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Inge Thomson: piano accordion, melodica, triangle, vocals
Tracks
- I’m Gonna Do It All (radio edit) (3.59)
- John C. Clark (The Gasman Song) (3.15)
- I’m Gonna Do It All (CD ROM video)
All tracks written by Karine Polwart
Video
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: Daisy
Karine Polwart: Daisy
Daisy Spit & Polish (Shoeshine Records) SPIT030 (CD single, UK, 10 July 2006) |
Produced by Mattie Foulds;
Track 1 recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Tracks 2-3 recorded by Mattie Foulds at The Bothy;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Artwork by Sarah Roberts;
Layout by Fraser Watson at Mayfin Design
Musicians
Mattie Foulds: drums, percussion;
Kevin McGuire: double bass, vocals;
Karine Polwart: acoustic guitar, lead vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Inge Thomson: piano accordion, melodica, triangle, vocals
Tracks
- Daisy
(3.27)
from Scribbled in Chalk - Where the Smoke Blows (Bothy acoustic mix) (2.47)
- Terminal Star (Bothy acoustic mix) (3.51)
All tracks written by Karine Polwart
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: Fairest Floo’er
Karine Polwart: Fairest Floo’er
Fairest Floo’er Hegri Music HEGRICD03 (CD, UK, 10 December 2007) |
Recorded at The Spare Room, Carlekemp Lodge and Castlesound Studios
by Mattie Foulds, Calum Malcolm and Stuart Hamilton;
Mixed by Jamie Foulds at Soundpark Studios, Cape Breton;
Produced by Mattie Foulds and Karine Polwart;
Artwork by Sarah Roberts;
Booklet design by Fraser Watson at Mayfin Design
Musicians
Karine Polwart: acoustic guitar, lead vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Kim Edgar: piano [1, 6]
Tracks
- Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215) (6.01)
- Thou Hast Left Me Ever Jamie (Roud V456) (3.00)
- Mirk, Mirk Is the Midnight Hour (Roud 22558) (3.55)
- Birks of Invermay (Roud 3858) (3.00)
- Will Ye Go tae Flanders? (Roud 8544) (3.57)
- The Lea-Rig (Roud 8516) (3.18)
- The Death of Queen Jane (Roud 77; Child 170; G/D 3:693) (3.45)
- The Wife of Usher’s Well (Roud 196; Child 79) (6.49)
- Can’t Weld a Body
(4.04)
preview track from the Radio Ballad The Ballad of the Big Ships
Track 1 trad. arr. Karine Polwart, Kim Edgar;
Tracks 2-3 Robert Burns arr. Karine Polwart, Steven Polwart;
Track 4 David Mallet arr. Karine Polwart;
Track 5 trad., John Faulkner, Billy Ross;
Track 6 Robert Burns arr. Karine Polwart, Kim Edgar;
Tracks 7-8 trad. arr. Karine Polwart;
Track 9 Karine Polwart, Jez Lowe
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: This Earthly Spell
Karine Polwart: This Earthly Spell
This Earthly Spell Hegri Music HEGRICD04 (CD, UK, 10 March 2008) Rivers Run |
Bed tracks recorded by Calum Malcolm at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland,
except [4, 8] recorded by Stuart Hamilton;
Additional recording by Calum Malcolm at Heriot Toun Studio, Scottish Borders, and Crichton Church, Midlothian;
Produced and mixed by Calum Malcolm with Mattie Foulds and Karine Polwart,
Additional mixing [4, 8] by Jamie Foulds at Soundpark Studios, Cape Breton;
Masteres by Calum Malcolm;
Photography by David Angel;
Layout by Fraser Watson at Mayfin Design
Musicians
Karine Polwart: lead vocals, acoustic and tenor guitar, shruti box;
Mattie Foulds: drums, percussion;
Kevin McGuire: double bass, electric bass, vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, vocals;
Inge Thomson: accordion, bass melodica, kalimba, loop station, vocals
Tracks
- The Good Years
(3.46)
originally recorded for Ballads of the Book - Sorry (4.18)
- Better Things (3.52)
- Rivers Run (3.08)
- Painted It White (4.50)
- Firethief
(3.29)
written for the Radio Ballad The Enemy That Lives Within - Behind Our Eyes (4.50)
- The News (3.12)
- Sorrowlessfield (4.39)
- Tongue That Cannot Lie (8.19)
All tracks written by Karine Polwart except
Track 1 words Edwin Morgan, music Karine Polwart;
Track 9 words Karine Polwart, music Karine Polwart, Steven Polwart
Video
The Karine Polwart Band perform Rivers Run in an upstairs room before their gig at Farnham Maltings in 2009:
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: A Wee Bit Extra
Karine Polwart: A Wee Bit Extra
A Wee Bit Extra Hegri Music HEGRICD05 (EP, UK, 2008) |
Recorded at Cambridge Folk Festival 2008
Musicians
Karine Polwart: acoustic guitar, shruti box, vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and tenor guitar, ukulele, vocals;
Inge Thomson: accordion, flute, percussion, vocals
Tracks
- Maid of the Loch (You and I and the Sky) (4.20)
- What Will I Tell? (3.51)
- Mirk, Mirk Is the Midnight Hour (Roud 22558) (3.56)
- Lovelines (2.37)
- 1,2,3,4,5 (3.44)
- Wells for Zoë (3.33)
- Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215) (6.04)
- Firethief (4.10)
Track 1 Karine Polwart, Sushil K Dade;
Track 2 Karine Polwart; original version is on The Enemy That Lives Within;
Track 3 Robert Burns arr. Karine Polwart, Steven Polwart;
Track 4 Karine Polwart, Gordie Sampson;
Track 5 Karine Polwart, Kim Edgar;
Track 6 Karine Polwart; original version is on Wells for Zoë;
Track 7 trad. arr. Karine Polwart, Kim Edgar
Note: I don’t have this elusive album but got the information from
Discogs.
Alternate versions of tracks [1-2, 4-6]
used to be available from Karine’s website but were left out of her site
relaunch in October 2015.
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: The Build-Your-Own-Cathedral EP
Karine Polwart: The Build-Your-Own-Cathedral EP
The Build-Your-Own-Cathedral EP Hegri Music HEGRICD07 (EP, UK, 2009) |
This EP was originally on sale at Karine Polwart’s gigs only. It is now available as bonus tracks of the digital download of her album This Earthly Spell.
Engineered and mixed by Mattie Foulds at Mobile With a Home Studio
(Heriout Toun & Pathhead);
[3-5]
are live recordings from City Halls, Glasgow, at Celtic Connections Festival on 25 January 2009;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Cathedral artwork by Sarah Roberts;
Design and layout by Mayfin Design
Musicians
Karine Polwart: acoustic guitar, shruti box, vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and tenor guitar, ukulele, vocals;
Inge Thomson: accordion, flute, percussion, vocals;
Kim Edgar: piano, vocals;
Mattie Foulds: percussion;
Jenny Hanson: viola, violin, vocals;
Dave Milligan: rhodes
Tracks
- Medusa (5.19)
- We’re All Leaving (4.45)
- Beo Beo (live) (4.19)
- Terminal Star (live) (5.51)
- The Wife of Usher’s Well
(Roud 196; Child 79)
(live)
(7.71)
all three are live recordings from City Halls, Glasgow, at Celtic Connections Festival on 25 January 2009
Track 1 James Keelaghan, Karine Polwart;
Track 2 Daved Gunning, Karine Polwart;
Tracks 3-4 Karine Polwart;
Track 5 trad. arr. Karine Polwart
Video
The video shows another live recording of Karine Polwart singing Beo Beo and We’re All Leaving. (The upload from September 2009 unfortunately does not mention the venue):
> Folk Music > Records > Lau vs Karine Polwart: Evergreen
Lau vs Karine Polwart: Evergreen
Evergreen Hegri Music / Lau Scotland LAUKP1 (EP, UK, 2010) |
Recorded and mixed by Mattie Foulds at Mobile With a Home Studio, Heriot Toun;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Cover image by Aidan O’Rourke
Musicians
Karine Polwart: vocals, tenor guitar;
Kris Drever: vocals, guitar;
Martin Green: accordion, Wurlitzer electric piano;
Aidan O’Rourke: fiddles
Tracks
- Evergreen (4.09)
- The January Man (4.01)
- Midnight Feast (3.43)
- From Rags to Riches (4.15)
- Lord Yester (6.07)
Track 1 words Karine Polwart, music Karine Polwart, Kris Drever, Martin Green, Aidn O’Rourke;
Track 2 Dave Goulder;
Track 3 Lal Waterson, Oliver Knight;
Track 4 Robert Bell, Paul Gerard Buchanan;
Track 5 words George Weir, music Roy Williamson
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: Merry Xmas Everybody
Karine Polwart: Merry Xmas Everybody
Merry Xmas Everybody Delphonic Music DELPH009 (DL single, UK, 9 December 2010) |
Musicians
Karine Polwart: vocals, guitar;
Steven Polwart: guitar, ukulele;
Inge Thomson: accordion, flute, percussion, vocals
Tracks
- Merry Xmas Everybody (2.39)
Track 1 Noddy Holder, Jim Lea
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: Here’s Where Tomorrow Starts
Karine Polwart: Here’s Where Tomorrow Starts
Here’s Where Tomorrow Starts Proper Films PFILMS002 (DVD, UK, 31 October 2011) |
Filmed and edited by Forest of Black;
Sleeve design by Mayfin Design;
Photography by Reed Ingram Weir;
Studio sound by Mattie Foulds at Mobile With a Home;
Sound mastering by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios
Musicians
Karine Polwart: vocals, acoustic guitar, shruti box;
Steven Polwart: acoustic, electric and tenor guitars, ukulele, vocals;
Inge Thomson: accordion, flute, percussion, vocals
with guests
Kim Edgar: piano [7, 11];
Signy Jakobsdottir: glockenspiel, marimba, percussion [1, 8]
Tracks
- Follow the Heron
- Sorry
- Rivers Run
- We’re All Leaving
- Medusa
- Salters Road
- Blood, Ice and Ashes
- Waterlily
- Daisy
- Tongue That Cannot Lie
- Now Westlin Winds (Roud 6936)
- From Rags to Riches
- Tinsel Show
- I’m Gonna Do It All
- The Lea-Rig (Roud 8516)
- Faultlines / Where the Smoke Blows
- Terminal Star
All tracks by Karine Polwart except
Track 4 Karine Polwart, Dave Gunning;
Track 7 Kim Edgar, Karine Polwart;
Tracks 11, 15 Robert Burns;
Track 12 Robert Bell, Paul Gerard Buchanan;
Track 14 Karine Polwart, Steven Polwart
> Folk Music > Records > Alasdair Roberts & Karine Polwart: Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship
Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship / The Dowie Dens o’ Yarrow
Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship /
The Dowie Dens o’ Yarrow Drag City DC497 (7" single, UK, 11 November 2011) |
Alasdair Roberts & Karine Polwart recorded by Mattie Foulds at Heriot Toun on 9 February 2011;
Drew Wright recorded at Verden Studios, Portobello, Scotland, March 2011;
Musicians
Side 1: Alasdair Roberts & Karine Polwart;
Side 2: Drew Wright, vocals, shruti box
Tracks
Side 1: Alasdair Roberts & Karine Polwart
- Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship (Roud 36; Child 46; G/D 4:842; Henry H681) (4.13)
Side 2: Drew Wright
- The Dowie Dens o’ Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215) (5.04)
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: Traces
Karine Polwart: Traces
Traces Hegri Music HEGRICD08 (CD, UK, 13 August 2012) |
King of Birds (radio edit) /
Tinsel Show King of Birds (radio edit) Tears for Lot’s Wife |
Produced by Ian Cook;
Recorded by Mattie Foulds at Mobile With a Home, Heriot Toun, with additional
recording by Iain Cook at Alucard Studios and by Jamie Savage at Chem 19;
Mixed by Iain Cook at Alucard Studios and by Iain Cook, Mattie Foulds,
Stuart Hamilton and Karine Polwart at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Mastered by Jon Astley, Close to the Edge;
Photography by Paul Heartfield;
Design by Karine Polwart;
Layout by Van Gill Media
Musicians
Karine Polwart: acoustic and tenor guitar, Indian harmonium, shruti box,
percussion, vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Inge Thomson: piano accordion, glockenspiel, percussion, sansula, vocals
with
Iain Cook: piano, keyboards, percussion;
Steven Cowling: horn;
Leila Dunn: clarinet;
Mattie Foulds: percussion;
Sarah Hayes: flute;
Tom Poulson, Alex Trotter: trumpets;
Iain Sandilands: marimba, snare, vibraphone
Tracks
- Cover Your Eyes (3.28)
- King of Birds (4.09)
- Tears for Lot’s Wife (3.59)
- Don’t Worry (3.42)
- We’re All Leaving (4.42)
- Tinsel Show (3.35)
- Strange News (5.08)
- Sticks ’n’ Stones (5.19)
- Salters Road (3.41)
- Half a Mile (5.31)
Digital download bonus track
- Handbasket (3.04)
Tracks 1, 3, 7, 10 Karine Polwart, Steven Polwart;
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8-9 Karine Polwart;
Track 5 Karine Polwart, Dave Gunning
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: Threshold
Karine Polwart: Threshold
Threshold W2 Music / Borealis Records W2BCD9901 (CD, Canada, 26 February 2013) |
This is a compilation of Karine Polwart’s earlier albums to introduce her to non-UK markets.
Musicians
Karine Polwart: guitar, vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Inge Thomson: piano accordion, glockenspiel, percussion, vocals
Tracks
- Rivers Run (3.08)
- Medusa (5.17)
- Take Its Own Time (3.45)
- Daisy (3.27)
- Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215) (6.01)
- Better Things (3.51)
- Sorry (4.18)
- The Death of Queen Jane (Roud 77; Child 170; G/D 3:693) (3.45)
- Follow the Heron (3.11)
- The Good Years (3.46)
- Terminal Star (live at Celtic Connections on 25 January 2009) (5.48)
All tracks written by Karine Polwart except
Track 2 Karine Polwart, James Keelaghan;
Track 5 trad. arr. Karine Polwart, Kim Edgar;
Track 8 trad. arr. Karine Polwart;
Track 10 words Edwin Morgan, music Karine Polwart
Tracks 3-4, 9 are from Scribbled in Chalk (2006);
Tracks 5, 8 are from Fairest Floo’er (2007);
Tracks 1, 6-7, 10 are from This Earthly Spell (2008);
Tracks 2, 11 are from Build Your Own Cathedral (2009)
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy: A Pocket of Wind Resistance
Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy: A Pocket of Wind Resistance
A Pocket of Wind Resistance Hudson Records HUD005CD (CD, UK, 17 November 2017) Karine Polwart |
This is the studio adaption of Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy’s highly acclaimed Wind Resistance theatre show, which premiered at Edinburgh International Festival in 2016.
Produced by Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy;
Recorded by Stuart Hamilton;
Additional recording by Mattie Foulds;
Mixed by Andy Bell;
Mastered by Dean Honer;
Cover artwork by Laurence Winram;
Photography by Sandy Butler;
Graphic design by Robin Beatty
Musicians
Karine Polwart: vocals, guitar, shruti box, sansula, synthesiser;
Pippa Murphy: sound design, piano;
Corrina Hewat: harp;
Sandra Mackay: Gaelic vocal [2, 7];
Kevin McGuire: bass;
Calum McIntyre: drums, percussion, glockenspiel, marimba;
Kate Young: wailing [2, 7]
Tracks
LP Side 1
- All on a Summer’s Evening
(4.18)
including Skippin’ Barfit Through the Heather (Roud 9750) - The Moor Speaks
(4.37)
including My Little One Shall Sleep and He Shall Havethe Birth from Alexander Carmichael’s Carmina Gadelica (Volume V) - Lark in the Clear Air
(2.57)
including The Lark in the Clear Air (Roud 24791) - Labouring and Resting (3.14)
LP Side 2
- Tyrannic Man’s Dominion
(7.16)
including Now Westlin Winds (Roud 6936) - Place to Rest and Mend (3.41)
- A Benediction (3.53)
LP Side 3
- Small Consolation (6.23)
- White Old Woman of the Night (2.53)
- Sphagnum Mass for a Dead Queen
(4.47)
including The Death of Queen Jane (Roud 77; Child 170; G/D 3:693) - Lullaby for a Lost Mother (1.39)
LP Side 4
- Remember the Geese (3.14)
- Molly Sime’s Welcome to Salter’s Road (6.32)
- We Are All Bog Born (1.03)
Music by Pippa Murphy and Karine Polwart;
Words by Karine Polwart except noted above
Video
Karine Polwart performs Labouring and Resting:
All on a Summer’s Evening, video by Marry Waterson:
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart: Laws of Motion
Karine Polwart: Laws of Motion
Laws of Motion Hudson Records HUD014LP/CD (LP/CD, UK, 19 October 2018) |
Produced by Karine Polwart with Inge Thomson and Stuart Hamilton;
Recorded and mixed by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Mastered by Dean Honer;
Photography by Sandy Butler;
Graphic design by Robin Beatty
Musicians
Karine Polwart: Indian harmonium, tenor guitar, piano, vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Inge Thomson: piano accordion, glockenspiel, percussion, sansula,
synthesisers, vocals;
Kevin McGuire: double bass;
Calum McIntyre: kit, percussion;
Richard Medrington: spoken vocals [10];
Magnus Robb and Sound Approach: snipe drumming sample [7]
Tracks
Side 1
- Ophelia (5.52)
- Laws of Motion (5.18)
- I Burn But I Am Not Consumed (5.25)
- Suitcase (3.32)
- Cornerstone (4.39)
Side 2
- Matsuo’s Welcome to Muckhart (5.14)
- Young Man on a Mountain (4.00)
- Crow on the Cradle (4.25)
- The Robin (5.01)
- Cassiopeia (4.42)
Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9 words Karine Polwart, music Karine Polwart, Steven Polwart;
Tracks 2, 4 Martin Green, Karine Polwart;
Track 5 Karine Polwart;
Track 6 words Karine Polwart, music Martin Green, Karine Polwart;
Track 8 Sydney Carter;
Track 10 words Karine Polwart, music Karine Polwart, Steven Polwart, Inge Thomson
Video
Karine Polwart sings Ophelia:
Karine Polwart, Inge Thomson and Steven Polwart at the Hudson Records Listening Club on 3 May 2020:
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook
Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook
Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook Hegri Music HEGRILP11/HEGRICD11/HEGRICDX11 (LP/CD/Deluxe CD, UK, 2 August 2019) |
Produced by Karine Polwart;
Recorded by Paul Savage at Chem19;
Mastered by Ian Carter;
Artwork by Jen Frankwell;
Sleeve layout by Jono Das
Musicians
Louis Abbott: kit, percussion, glockenspiel, guitar, Omnichord, vocals;
Calum McIntyre: kit, percussion, glockenspiel, marimba, vibraphone, vocals;
Karine Polwart: Indian harmonium, tenor guitar, synthesiser, vocals;
Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Graeme Smillie: piano, Thodes, keyboards, bass;
Inge Thomson: piano accordion, glockenspiel, percussion, synthesiser, vocals
Tracks
Side 1
- The Whole of the Moon (5.52)
- From Rags to Riches (4.19)
- Dignity (4.40)
- Since Yesterday (4.23)
- Swim Until You Can’t See Land (4.50)
- Chance (4.15)
Side 2
- The Mother We Share (3.14)
- Don’t Want to Know (4.30)
- Whatever’s Written in Your Heart (4.25)
- Machines (3.54)
- Women of the World (4.35)
Video
Karine Polwart sings Women of the World:
Karine Polwart sings The Mother We Share:
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan: Still As Your Sleeping
Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan: Still As Your Sleeping
Still As Your Sleeping Hudson Records HUD025CD (CD, UK, 1 October 2021) |
Produced by Karine Polwart;
Recorded and mixed by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Mastered by Sam Proctor at Lismore Mastering;
Original artwork by Jenni Douglas;
Graphic design by Van Gill Media;
Art direction by Karine Polwart
Folk Radio UK review by Billy Rough
Musicians
Karine Polwart: vocals;
Dave Milligan: piano;
Stephen Deazley: harmony vocals [9]
Tracks
Side 1
- Craigie Hill (Roud 5165) (5.43)
- Heaven’s Hound (3.43)
- The Path That Winds Before Us (4.13)
- The Parting Glass (Roud 3004; G/D 8:1531; Henry H769) (3.41)
- The Old Men of the Shells (5.48)
Side 2
- The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (3.26)
- Siccar Point (5.57)
- Talk to Me of Mendocino (3.17)
- Travel These Ways (3.17)
- Ae Fond Kiss (4.28)
Tracks 1, 4 trad. arr. Dave Milligan, Karine Polwart;
Track 2 Michael Marra;
Tracks 3, 9 Karine Polwart;
Track 5 Alasdair Roberts;
Track 6 Richard Fariña;
Track 7 Dave Milligan, Karine Polwart;
Track 8 Kate McGarrigle;
Track 10 Robert Burns
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy: Seek the Light
Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy: Seek the Light
Seek the Light Hudson Records (DL EP, UK; 11 October 2023) |
This is the studio adaption of Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy’s highly acclaimed Wind Resistance theatre show, which premiered at Edinburgh International Festival in 2016.
Produced by Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy;
Recorded by Stuart Hamilton;
Additional recording by Mattie Foulds;
Mixed by Andy Bell
Musicians
Karine Polwart: vocals, guitar, shruti box, sansula, synthesiser;
Pippa Murphy: sound design, piano;
David Milligan: piano [2]
Tracks
- Ballon de Paris (2.52)
- Wind Blown (4.45)
- Night Bees (3.36)
- Lightseekers (5.37)
Words by Karine Polwart, music by Pippa Murphy and Karine Polwart
> Folk Music > Records > Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis. Karine Polwart: Looking for the Thread
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis. Karine Polwart: Looking for the Thread
Looking for the Thread Thirty Tigers (CD/LP, UK, 24 January 2025) Hold Everything Thirty Tigers (DL single, UK, 21 November 2024) |
Produced by Josh Kaufman;
Recorded at Real World Studios, Box, England
Musicians
Mary Chapin Carpenter: vocals;
Julie Fowlis: vocals;
Karine Polwart: vocals;
Rob Burger: piano, organ, accordion, keysboards;
Chris Vatalaro: drums, percussion;
Cameron Ralston: bass;
Josh Kaufman: guitar, keysboards;
Caoimhin O’Raghallaig: 10-string hardanger d’amore
Tracks
- Gràdh Geal Mo Chridhe
- A Heart That Never Closes
- Rebecca
- Looking for the Thread
- Hold Everything (5.10)
- Silver in the Blue
- You Know Where You Are
- Satellite
- Buidheann Mo Chridhe Clann Ualrig
- Send Love
Track 5 Karine Polwart;
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart
Groups and Projects featuring Karine Polwart
Malinky: Last Leaves, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX190, 2000
macAlias: Highwired, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX199, 2000
Battlefield Band: Happy Daze, CD, Temple COMD2085, 2001
Malinky: 3 Ravens, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX233, 2002
Darwin Song Project: Shrewsbury 2009, CD, Shrewsbury Folk Festival SFFCD01, 2009
The Burns Unit: Side Show, CD, The Burns Unit TBUCD001, 2010
Various Artists: Songs of Separation, CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR094, 2016
Malinky: Handsel, 2 CD, Greentrax CDTRAX402, 2019
Various Artists: The Lost Words: Spell Songs, CD, Quercus QRCD004, 2019
Hen Hoose: Equaliser, LP, Tantrum TANTRUMV51, 2021
Various Artists: Spell Songs II: Let the Light In, CD, Quercus QRCD005, 2021
Various Artists: Spell Songs: Gifts of Light (Live), DL, Hudson HUD043D, 1 December 2023
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart
Other records with Karine Polwart
Note: There are a lot of generic compilations with tracks from Karine Polwart’s albums, and it seems futile to collect them all. They are listed here only if I should happen to have them.
Various Artists: The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 7, CD, Linn CKD 107, 1999
The Varaflames: Throwing Shapes, CD, Neon NEONCD001, 2000
Various Artists: The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 8, CD, Linn CKD 143, 2000
Cathie Ryan: Somewhere Along the Road, CD, Shanachie 78062, 2001
Various Artists: The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 9, CD, Linn CKD 156, 2001
Various Artists: Evolving Tradition 3, CD, Mrs Casey MCRCD1002, 2001
Alistair Russell: A19, CD, Glade GLDCD0202, 2002
Various Artists: Scots Women: Live From Celtic Connections 2001, 2 CD, Greentrax CDTRAX213D, 2002
Corrina Hewat: My Favourite Place, CD, Foot Stompin’ FSRCD1719, 2003
Ben Winship & David Thompson: Fishing Music, CD, Snake River SRR-116, 2003
Dean Owens: My Town, CD, Vertical VERTCD065, 2004
Various Artists: Cold Blow These Winter Winds, CD, Green Linnet GLCD 1229, 2004
Various Artists: Scottish Women: Scotland's Queens of Songs Recorded Live on Tour 2002, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX261, 2004
Corrina Hewat: The Ballad of Eppie Moray, CD single, Foot Stompin’, 2005
Cathie Ryan: The Farthest Wave, CD, Shanachie 78062, 2005
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2005, 2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK01, 2005
Future Pilot A.K.A.: Secrets From the Clockhouse, CD, Creeping Bent BENT 091CD, 2006
Future Pilot A.K.A.: Eyes of Love, 7" EP, Aufgeladen & Bereit A&B-002, 2006
Ed Miller: Never Frae My Mind, CD, Wellfield CD-026D, 2006
John Tams et al.: The Enemy That Lives Within (The 2006 Radio Ballads), CD, Gott GOTTCD048, 2006
John Tams et al.: Swings and Roundabouts (The 2006 Radio Ballads), CD, Gott GOTTCD050, 2006
John Tams et al.: Thirty Years of Conflict (The 2006 Radio Ballads), CD, Gott GOTTCD051, 2006
John Tams et al.: The Ballad of the Big Ships (The 2006 Radio Ballads), CD, Gott GOTTCD052, 2006
Roddy Woomble: My Secret Is My Silence, CD, Pure PRCD21, 2006
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2006, 2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK02, 2006
Various Artists: Live in Hope: The Wildlife Album 2, CD, Market Square MSMCD139, 2006
Ned Ludd: Lavoro e dignità, CD, Ned Ludd NL 0002, 2007
John Tams et al.: The Songs of the Radio Ballads, CD, Gott GOTTCD053, 2007
Various Artists: Ballads of the Book, CD, Chemical Underground CHEM098CD, 2007
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2007, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK03, 2007
Various Artists: Cool As Folk (Cambridge Folk Festival 1999-2006), 2 CD, Gott GOTTCD070, 2007
Various Artists: Songs of Witchcraft and Magic, CD, WildGoose WGS341CD, 2007
Kim Edgar: Butterflies and Broken Glass, CD, Quietly Fantastic QFM002, 2008
Chris Wood: Trespasser, CD, R.U.F. RUFCD11, 2008
Various Artists: That's Proper Folk!!, CD, Proper PROPERFOLK06, 2008
Various Artists: Wells for Zoë - Water for Life, CD, Compass 7 4493 2, 2008
Michelle Burke: Pulling Threads, CD, Kilcronat KLC001CD, 2009
James Keelaghan: House of Cards, CD, Borealis BCD198, 2009 (Karine Polwart co-wrote three songs)
Lau: Arc Light, CD, Reveal REVEAL001CDX, 2009
Ed Miller: Lyrics of Gold, CD, Wellfield CD-027D, 2009
Lori Watson and Rule of Three: Pleasure's Coin, CD, Isle ISLE03CD, 2009
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK08, 2009
Krista Detor: Chocolate Paper Suites, CD, Tightrope, 2010
Kris Drever: Mark the Hard Earth, CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR30, 2010
Heidi Talbot: The Last Star, CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR43, 2010
Sandy Wright & the Toxic Cowboys / Various Artists: The Songs of Sandy Wright, 2 CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR23, 2010
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk (Second Edition), 2 CD, World Music RGNET 1235 CD, 2010
Anna Elias and the Forlorn Hope: Valleys in the Flatlands, CD, UPM UPMCD11207, 2011
The Fruit Tree Foundation: First Edition, CD, FTF001CD, 2011
Davy Steele: Steele the Show, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX358, 2011
Various Artists: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan: A Folk Tribute, digital download, Delphonic DELPH010, 2011
Kim Edgar: The Ornate Lie, CD, Quietly Fantastic QFM003, 2012
Dave Gunning: No More Pennies, CD, Wee House of Music WEE2012, 2012
Ewan McLennan: The Last Bird to Sing, CD, Fellside FECD250, 2012
Various Artists: This Is Proper Folk Too!!, CD, Proper PROPERFOLK13, 2012
Heidi Talbot: Angels Without Wings, CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR74, 2013
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK14, 2013
Various Artists: The Flooers o' the Forest, 2 CD, Greentrax CDTRAX1513, 2013
Various Artists: Songs From Inspire!, DL EP, Scots Music Group, 2013
Blue Rose Code: The Ballads of Peckham Rye, CD, Rochanan Songs A40340, 2014
Katarina Juvančič & Dejan Lapanja: Hope’s Beautiful Daughter, CD, Story Cat Tunes CAT CD002, 2014
Various Artists: Cambridge Folk Festival: Celebrating 50 Years, DL, Delphonic DELPH100, 2014
Various Artists: Favourite Scottish Songs (Celtic Collections Volume 16), CD, Greentrax CDGMP8016, 2014
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Scottish Music (Third Edition), 2 CD, World Music RGNET 1310 CD, 2014
Michael Kennedy: Hearth, 2 CD, Quartz Hill, 2015
Various Artists: Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl, CD, Cooking Vinyl COOKCD624, 2015
Martin Green: Flit, CD, Reveal REVEAL062CDX, 2016
RM Hubbert: Telling the Trees, CD, Chemical Underground CHEM238CD, 2016
Various Artists: Resound: A Musical Tribute to Alan Surtees, CD, Alan Surtees Trust, 2017
Kirsty Law: Young Night Thought, CD, Toun TOUNCD02, 2018
Simon and the Astronauts: Simon and the Astronauts, CD, Airlock AIRLOCK01, 2019
Blue Rose Code: (I Wish You) Peace in Your Heart, EP, Rochanan, 2020
Kim Edgar: Held, CD, Quietly Fantastic QFM005, 2020
Elaine Lennon: Uncharted Waters, DL single, Little Sailor, 2020
Stevie Palmer: We Become the Sunshine, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX408, 2020
Various Artists: Return to Y'Hup: The World of Ivor Cutler, CD, Chemical Underground CHEM255CD, 2020
Su-a Lee: Dialogues, CD, Sky Child SCR001CD, 2022
John McCusker: The Best of John McCusker, 2 CD, Under One Sky UOSR010, 2023
Various Artists: The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake, 2 LP / 2 CD, Chrysalis BRS75, 2023
> Folk Music > Records > Karine Polwart covers
Albums with covers of Karine Polwart songs
Roy Bailey: Coda, CD, Fuse CFCD404, 2000 (Where Do You Lie?)
The Tabbush Sisters: This Close…, CD, Reiver RVRCD04, 2003 (Where Do You Lie?)
Sheena Wellington: Hamely Fare, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX240, 2003 (Where Do You Lie?)
Miranda Sykes Band: Miranda Sykes Band, CD, Irregular IRR058, 2005 (Only One Way)
Robin Laing: One for the Road, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX313, 2007 (The Sun’s Coming Over the Hill)
The Outside Track: The Outside Track, CD, Bedspring BOING0701, 2007 (Thaney)
Linde Nijland, Henk Scholte, Bert Ridderbos: Winterliederen, CD, Noordfolk CD 001 2007, 2007 (Follow the Heron)
Robert Lawrence: The Journey Home, CD, own label, 2010 (Follow the Heron)
Breabach: Bann, CD, Breabach BRE002CD, 2012 (Rivers Run)
Litha: Dancing of the Light, CD, artes ARCD3045, 2012 (Waterlily)
Bellwether: Bellwether, DL EP, own label, 2020 (Follow the Heron)