Festival 2008 - Fèis 2008
Karine Polwart Trio
It's three years since Karine scooped a trio of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including "Best Album" for her debut Faultlines and "Best Original Song", an accolade she won for a second time in 2007. In the meantime, she's released two further solo albums and collaborated with the likes of Roddy Woomble and cult Glasgow indie outfit Future Pilot AKA. And she shows no sign of slowing down.
The bittersweet, cascading harmonies of "The Good Years" sets the tone for her latest release, 'This Earthly Spell'. And it's been a good year indeed for The Scottish Borders based singer, who gave birth to her first child in 2007, and still managed to record enough material for not one but two new albums on her own label imprint Hegri Music. This Earthly Spell reinforces Polwart's reputation as a humane and perceptive songwriter who draws on indie and roots influences as much as folk traditions.
Joining Karine for this performance are Steven Polwart and Inge Thomson.
