Karine PolwartLight Beyond The Window

Although best known as one of Scotland’s finest traditional singers, [Karine Polwart’s delightfully eclectic debut CD ‘Faultlines’ establishes her as one of the most imaginative new Scottish voices.Karine Polwart is a multi-award-winning Scottish songwriter, folk singer, and storyteller. Her songs evoke a richness of place, hidden histories, scientific curiosity and folklore. Trees and rocks speak. Birds flit in and out of vision. She conjures the beauty and the magic, the sorrow and complexity of the corner of her eye, with lyricism and tenderness. This is a rare chance to enjoy Karine in intimate, conversational solo performance. Expect a clutch of new songs and wonder tales, and an evening suffused with light.