caption website associated_acts years_active image_size article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
matheson performing with capercaillie in 2013 -lsb- http://www.karenmatheson.com www.karenmatheson.com -rsb- capercaillie 1980s -- present 200 karen matheson
 solo_singer 11 february 1963 vocals folk music fil 2013 - capercaillie - 8628.jpg taynuilt , argyll , scotland karen matheson singer
karen matheson

karen matheson obe -lrb- born 11 february 1963 -rrb- 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'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 '' .
