Politics and pop music: Folk singer Karine Polwart celebrates crashing the UK top ten charts

Karine Polwart is one of Scotland’s most celebrated folk singers, but it’s her album of famous pop hits ‘Scottish Songbook’ which has finally made it into the UK top ten.

Inspired by Scotland’s political landscape, Polwart has chosen covers with a theme of resiliance and resistance.

From issues like domestic abuse to Scottish independence, the album gives new meaning, she says, to existing songs.