Awards
- 2003 Scots Trad Music Awards: voted Best Scots Singer.
- 2003 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards: nominated for Best Original Song ("Thaney").
- 2004 Scots Trad Music Awards: nominated for Songwriter of the Year.
- 2005 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards: awarded Best Album for Faultlines, Best Original Song ("The Sun's Comin' Over the Hill") and The Horizon Award for Best Newcomer. Polwart was also nominated for Best Singer.
- 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards: nominated for Album of the Year (Scribbled in Chalk) and for Composer of the Year.
- 2007 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards: awarded for Best Original Song ("Daisy").
- 2012 Scots Trad Music Awards: nominated for Album of the Year (Traces).
- 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards: nominated for Best Album (Traces), Best Original Song ("King of Birds") and Folk Singer of the Year. (Winners to be announced in January 2013.)
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