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Karen Matheson
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After huge demand Scotland's premier gaelic vocalist hits the road for some rare solo performances with her band - (James Grant on guitars,Ewen Vernal on double bass and Donald Shaw on piano).
Much of the material will be drawn from her last album release ''Downriver'' - a stunning acoustic based project which provided the perfect platform for her typically emotional vocal delivery that has stunned audiences around the world and made her a household name in the UK music scene.
Widely recognised as the haunting vocals of Celtic super-group Capercaillie, Karen was given an OBE in the 2006 New Years Honours list, an astonishing achievement to add to her award of "Best Gaelic singer" from the inaugural Scottish folk awards - just two of many plaudits earned from a career which began with her performing as a child in her local village hall on the West coast of Scotland.
As a solo performer, Karen has been involved in various projects of collaboration including the award winning BBC series Transatlantic Sessions, where she recorded tracks with Emmylou Harris, The McGarrigle Sisters, Nanci Griffith, Rufus Wainright and a host of respected musicians.She has been a regular performer at the sold out live shows of this event at the annual Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow.
With Capercaillie, described as: "the most exciting and vibrant band in the field of Celtic music today" (Billboard), Karen has enjoyed a stellar career. Capercaillie have sold more than a million albums across the world, performed in over thirty countries and written and starred in the blockbuster movie 'Rob Roy', with Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange, in which Karen performed a solo rendition of a Gaelic lament.
''..has the ability to inject pure emotion into a song.The kind of voice that can leave you shell-shocked''
The Sunday Times
"[Downriver is] a gorgeous, understated gem"
HMV Choice
"A glorious capturing of a singer in her prime"
Irish Times
"...remarkable in English but breathtaking when she draws on Hebridean roots to sing in Gaelic."
The Daily Telegraph
"Karen Matheson has a throat that is surely touched by God"
Sean Connery
Karen Matheson
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