- Karen Matheson
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Name = Karen Matheson
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Karen Matheson
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Born = birth date and age|1963|02|11|df=y
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Origin =Taynuilt ,Argyll ,Scotland
Instrument =Vocals
Genre =Folk music
Occupation =Singer
Years_active = 1980s – present
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Associated_acts = Capercaillie
URL = [http://www.karenmatheson.com www.karenmatheson.com]
Notable_instruments =Karen Matheson OBE (born
11 February 1963 ) is a Scottish folk singer, who usually sings inScottish Gaelic . She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member ofDan 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 theBreton language song "Diwanit Bugale", the French entry to theEurovision 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 inArgyll . 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.
olo Discography
* "The Dreaming Sea" (1996)
* "Time to Fall" (2002)
* "Downriver" (2005)References
* [http://www.karenmatheson.com Karen Matheson's website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4569572.stm BBC report of 2006 honours list, including Matheson's OBE]
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