Faultlines (album)

This article is about the 2004 album by Karine Polwart. For the 2012 album by Danish band Turboweekend, see Fault Lines (album).

Faultlines is the debut studio album by Scottish folk musician Karine Polwart, released on 19 January 2004.

Faultlines
Studio album by Karine Polwart
Released	19 January 2004
Genre	Folk
Label	Neon Records
Karine Polwart chronology
Faultlines (2004) Scribbled in Chalk (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Faultlines won the Best Album award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, with the track "The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill" winning Best Original Song and Polwart herself receiving the Horizon Award for best new artist.

Track listing

All tracks by Karine Polwart, except where noted.

1. "Only One Way" – 2:53
2. "Faultlines" – 3:16
3. "Four Strong Walls" – 3:47
4. "The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill" – 4:57
5. "Resolution Road" – 3:38
6. "Waterlily" – 4:34
7. "What Are You Waiting For?" – 2:47
8. "Skater of the Surface" – 3:27
9. "Harder To Walk These Days Than Run" – 3:48 (Polwart/Corrina Hewat)
10. "The Light On The Shore" – 4:24
11. "Azalea Flower" – 5:19

Personnel

• Karine Polwart: vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
• Mattie Foulds: drums, percussion
• Corrina Hewat: electro-harp, harmony vocals
• Kevin McGuire: double bass;
• Steven Polwart: nylon, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo
• Phil Bancroft: tenor saxophone
• Doug Duncan: trumpet
• Paul Harrison: Hammond organ
• Aidan O'Rourke: fiddle
• Dean Owens, Emily Smith: harmony vocals
• Julian Sutton: melodeon^[2]