If you, like we, have always wanted a solo album from Capercaillie's lead singer, at long last here it is! Karen helped form the Celtic group while still in high school in western Scotland; since then, Capercaillie has become one of the foremost Celtic bands in the world, Karen's vocal talents highly lauded in the process. On this 1996 solo debut, her stunning voice is fully displayed in all its range and color. About half of the songs on this album are sung in Gaelic and the other half in English, creating a beautiful blend of contemporary and traditional sounds. Includes Evangeline, Rithhill Aill, 'Ic Iain 'Ic Sheumais, the title track, and more.

The Dreaming Sea is the debut solo album by Karen Matheson, lead singer of the Scottish band Capercaillie. The album was released in 1996 by Survival Records and reissued in North America by Valley Entertainment in 2000.

References

Category:Karen Matheson albums

Category:1996 albums

Category:Debut albums

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Artist/Band Information

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'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, and they have a son named Hector.

Solo discography

* The Dreaming Sea (1996)

* Time to Fall (2002)

* Downriver (2005)

* TBC (Spring 2010) Hebridean Celtic Festival 2009

References

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