Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic.

She made a cameo appearance in the 1995 movie Rob Roy singing the song "Ailein duinn".

Matheson also appeared as a guest musician on Spirit of the West's 1997 album Weights and Measures.

Matheson performed a solo in Secret Garden's song "Prayer" in the 1999 album Dawn of a New Century.

[6] On 12 September 2022, Karen Matheson sang a Gaelic psalm as part of a Service of Thanksgiving for the late Queen Elizabeth II, at St Giles' Cathedral in the Old Town, Edinburgh, which was attended by HM King Charles III and other members of the British Royal Family.