A Pocket Of Wind Resistance is the studio adaptation of Karine Polwart’s rave-reviewed ‘Wind Resistance’ show, which premiered at Edinburgh International Festival in 2016.

BBC RADIO 2 – FOLK ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2018 – NOMINEE

SONGLINES – Winner – Best Album 2017

THE SCOTTISH NEW MUSIC AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN NEW MUSIC 2018 – WINNER

SCOTTISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 – SHORTLIST

“From the first note to the final, pulsing heartbeat, this is not merely an album of songs but a full 57-minute composite of music, field recording, song and spoken word. The results are devastatingly powerful… ”

THE SKINNY ★★★★★

“A brilliant record that deserves to be heard from start to end”

MARTIN TOWNSEND  | The Express ★★★★

“Working with a subtle and highly imaginative sound designer, Pippa Murphy, and taking as her inspiration the miraculous teamwork of migrating geese, she has built a cycle of song, chant and spoken word that explores, in almost microscopic detail, how we all depend on each other.”

THE GUARDIAN | Emily Mackay ★★★★

“incorporating spoken word, song and sound design from composer Pippa Murphy she recounts sad local histories and draw connections between bird migration, childbirth and landscape.”  “its blend of historical drama, ballad ghosts and philosophical memoir (geese, Polwart muses on Labouring and Resting, are “sky-born socialists”)is compelling, made as intimate as if it were in your own skull by Polwart’s warm, wise, attention-commanding voice.

Credits

Pippa Murphy & Karine Polwart
Producers

Stuart Hamilton
Engineer

Mattie Foulds
Additional Recording Engineer

Andy Bell
Mix Engineer

Dean Honer
Master

Karine Polwart
Guitar, Indian harmonium,sansula, synth & vocals

Pippa Murphy
Sound Designer & Piano

Corrina Hewat
Harp

Sandra Mackay
Gaelic vocal

Kevin McGuire
Bass

Calum McIntyre
Drums, percussion, glockenspiel, marimba

Kate Young
Wailing

Cover Artwork
Laurence Winram

Photography
Sandy Butler

Graphic Design
Robin Beatty