Still As Your Sleeping (2021)

“Karine Polwart possesses an instantly recognizable voice, one that catches the ear. Her singing possesses such an inviting warmth that it draws listeners in and wraps the song around them, so it’s not only the singer who inhabits the song - and that’s a very rare gift. This time out, she puts away her guitar and teams jazz pianist Dave Milligan. Don’t expect anything wildly uptempo here. Polwart plays to her strengths, mostly having the luxury of time to draw out the range of feelings in the words. Polwart has exquisite taste; everything here is an immaculate song, beautifully delivered, and the album all the better for a piece from the late Michael Marra, whose “Heaven’s Hound” is a song of remarkable power. Just as “Craigie Hill” was sung at her grandfather’s funeral, Robert Burns’s “Ae Fond Kiss” was the music of her grandmother’s passing, which means that it’s only right it should form the bookend of what’s quite simply a breathtaking release.” (Roots World)