"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Critic Consensus
Based on 11 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Karine Polwart is rated as an impressive live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Karine Polwart concert reviews describe live shows and performances as eclectic, serene, poignant, and poetic.
Karine Polwart (born 1971) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She writes and performs music with a strong folk and roots feel, and her songs cover a wide area, from alcoholism to genocide.
Has Performed With
Karine Polwart Trio
Critic Concert Reviews
The Arts Desk (UK)
October 13, 2021
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“Follow the Heron” was serene and poignant while Sydney Carter's “Crow on the Cradle” had a darker nuance
Scarcely seen in Birmingham, it’s with great delight that Polwart’s path has finally brought her to these parts in celebration of her latest release, ‘Laws of Motion’. Tonight’s audience is rewarded for their patience with not one, but two, rousing sets from one of Scottish folk music’s most candid, poetic an
She's a cool thoughtful singer who is remarkable mostly for her lyrics her ability to mix stories and memories with a sometimes epic sense of time and history and flashes of anger.
Karine Polwart is a storyteller. Amongst her many other considerable talents as a theatre-maker, essayist and published writer, the multi-award-winning musician and composer from the wee village of Pathhead in Midlothian writes songs.