Karen Waldrup

When Karen took the stage [at the Bluebird Cafe], everyone in the room instantly perked up and refocused. Tim Carsella, HUSHH Magazine

New Orleans native, Karen Waldrup, is a triple threat musician, songwriter and recording artist known for her thrilling performances and “in your face” style of country music.

She has spent the last few years touring the world performing thousands of shows everywhere from Memphis, TN to Dublin, Ireland and has shared the stage with Josh Thompson, Clay Walker, Sara Evans, Rodney Atkins, Gloriana and Terri Clark.

Karen appeared on Bravo TV’s Platinum Hit with hosts Jewel & Kara Diaguardi, and has music featured on Bravo TV’s reality series My Fab 40. She was a contestant on Season 3 of The Voice, a Nashville Rising Star finalist in 2015 and was previously named a GAC Top 25 Songwriter. Karen has been featured on NASCAR ESPN LIVE, the NFL Experience Superbowl XLVII and hundreds of other outlets world wide.

The video for her hit song “Trashy Crashed the Party” premiered on CMT at #3 and stayed in the Top 3 on CMT Pure Pack for 5 weeks straight.

Look for Karen’s newest release, “I Got That Kind Of Time”, with a music video coming soon.

“Every once in a while an artist and songwriter comes along that needs no coaching or advice, the world just needs to hear and see them. That is Karen.” - Bart Heribson, Executive Director, NSAI

When you looked around the room, every eye was fixated on Miss Waldrup as she moved across the stage with confidence and prowess. Mike Taylor, Examiner Magazine