Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer, who usually sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Heritage 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".
She grew up in the small village of Taynuilt in Argyll. 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.
She is married to fellow Capercaillie member Donald Shaw. They have a son.
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Karen Matheson has been scheduled to appear in 11 events since 2006.
Sun 31st January 2010, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Wed 18th January 2006, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Cherish the Ladies - " Woman in the House"
Sun 29th January 2006, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Wed 17th January 2007, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Thu 1st February 2007, 7.30pm, City Halls
Karen Matheson with James Ross Trio
Sun 4th February 2007, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Transatlantic Sessions hosted by Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas
Fri 1st February 2008, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sun 3rd February 2008, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sat 24th January 2009, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sat 23rd January 2010, 7.30pm, City Halls
Aly Bain and Karen Matheson with The Scottish Ensemble
Fri 29th January 2010, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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Karen Matheson (wikipedia)
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