Karine Polwart Musical artist

Karine Polwart (born 23 December 1970) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She writes and performs music with a strong folk and roots feel, her songs dealing with a variety of issues from alcoholism to genocide. She has been most recognised for her solo career, winning three awards at the BBC Folk Awards in 2005, and was previously a member of Malinky and Battlefield Band.Polwart is currently a member of The Burns Unit, and collaborated with The Fruit Tree Foundation on its debut album, First Edition.

Personal facts

Karine Polwart
Birth dateDecember 23, 1970
Hometown
Scotland
Stirlingshire
Banknock

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Musical artist

Career started2000
associated musical artist
Roddy Woomble
The Fruit Tree Foundation
Corrina Hewat
The Burns Unit
Lau (band)
Malinky
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Folk music

Topical connections

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Karine Polwart on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://twitter.com/#!/iamkp
  2. http://www.facebook.com/karinepolwart
  3. http://www.folkradio.co.uk/index.php/interviews/563-seven-days-in-the-darwin-song-house
  4. http://www.footstompin.com/artists/karine_polwart
  5. http://www.karinepolwart.com
  6. http://www.malinky.com
  7. http://www.mvine.com/music/biogs/928.html
  8. http://www.myspace.com/karinepolwart
  9. http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/artsinscotland/music/features/archive/artistkarinepolwart.aspx