Scribbled in Chalk
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| Released | 7 March 2006 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
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Scribbled in Chalk is the second studio album by Scottish folk musician Karine Polwart, released on 7 March 2006.[1][2][3]
The album was shortlisted for Best Album at the Scots Trad Music Awards, and the track "Daisy" won Best Original Song at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.[4]
Track listing
All songs by Karine Polwart.
- "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
"Daisy" and "I'm Gonna Do It All" were also released as CD singles. A music video was made for the latter in which the song was lip-synched by a 9-year-old girl, the daughter of former Karine Polwart Band member Dean Owens. The "Daisy" single included acoustic versions of "Where the Smoke Blows" and "Terminal Star" as bonus tracks; "I'm Gonna Do It All" included the video and a non-album track, "John C. Clark (The Gasman Song)".
Personnel
- Karine Polwart: acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Steven Polwart: acoustic and electric guitars
- Kevin McGuire: double bass, vocals
- Mattie Foulds: drums, percussion, vocals
- Inge Thomson: piano accordion, melodica, triangle, vocals
- Martin Green: Hammond, loop station, Moog, Wurlitzer
- Corrina Hewat: acoustic and electro harp, vocals
- Dave Milligan: piano
- Kerry Polwart: glockenspiel, vocals[5]
References
- ^ Edwards, Mark (27 July 2024). "Karine Polwart: Scribbled in Chalk". The Times. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Adams, Ian (28 June 2013). Running Over Rocks: Spiritual Practices to Transform Tough Times. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84825-168-7.
- ^ KLOF (1 February 2019). "An Interview with Hannah Rarity". KLOF Mag. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "BBC - Radio 2 - Folk Awards 2008 - Previous Winners". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Karine Polwart". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 22 June 2025.