Karen Matheson
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Matheson performing with Capercaillie in 2013
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| Birth name | Karen Matheson |
| Born | 11 February 1963 |
| Origin | Taynuilt, Argyll, Scotland |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Associated acts | Capercaillie |
| Website | www.karenmatheson.com |
Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer, who frequently sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or jointly with Elaine Morgan. She and Morgan received much acclaim for their joint lead vocal on the Breton language song "Diwanit Bugale", the French entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. She made a cameo appearance in the 1995 movie Rob Roy singing the song "Ailein duinn".
Biography
She grew up in the small village of Taynuilt in the region of Argyll, western Scotland.
She was awarded an OBE in the 2006 New Year's honours list.
Matheson also appeared as a guest musician on Spirit of the West's 1997 album Weights and Measures.
Matheson performed a solo in Secret Garden's song "Prayer" in the 1999 album Dawn of a New Century.
She is married to fellow Capercaillie member Donald Shaw, and they have a son named Hector and a daughter named Kate.
On 16 October 2015, Karen Matheson released her fourth solo album, Urram, on Vertical Records.[1] In support of the new album, Karen Matheson will perform 7 shows in Scotland in December 2015 and January 2016: 2 shows in Edinburgh, 1 show in Aberdeen and 4 shows in Glasgow.[nb 1][2][3][4]
Solo discography
- The Dreaming Sea (1996)
- Time to Fall (2002)
- Downriver (2005)
- Urram (2015)
Notes
- ↑ 7 Karen Matheson shows: in Edinburgh on 18 & 19 December 2015 at The Queen's Hall (as part of the Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook with Phil Cunningham, Eddi Reader, Kris Drever, John McCusker, Ian Carr & Kevin McGuire),[2] in Aberdeen on 21 December 2015 at the Aberdeen Music Hall (as part of the Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook),[2] in Glasgow on 22 December 2015 at the City Halls (as part of the Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook), on 29 & 31 January 2016 at the Royal Concert Hall (as part of the Transatlantic Sessions at Celtic Connections), on 30 January 2016 at the City Halls (with Nolwenn Leroy as part of Celtic Connections).
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