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Capercaillie

Past Performances

October 5, 2003

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Capercaillie ("Kap-ir-Kay-lee"), one of Scotland’s most popular traditional music groups, is a major force in bringing Celtic music to the world stage. Karen Matheson's singing of both traditional songs and the group’s pop-influenced work has been widely acclaimed.

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About the Artist

From their homeland roots of Argyll in the highlands of Scotland, Capercaillie have been credited with being the major force in bringing traditional Celtic music to the world stage and inspiring the great resurgence so evident today.

Since the band’s first innovative recordings of 1984, they have toured in 30 countries across the world (including South America, the Middle East and North Africa), released 8 award-winning albums (notching up a million sales world-wide), performed and appeared in the United Artists movie, “Rob Roy,’ and had the first Gaelic top 40 single.

Capercaillie includes some of the finest musicians on the scene: Manus Lunny (bouzouki), Charlie McKerron (fiddle), Donald Shaw (keyboards/accordion), plus while touring, Ewen Vernal (bass), Michael McGoldrick (flute/pipes), David Robertson (percussion), and Karen Matheson (vocals).