ABOUT

KAREN DAHLSTROM is a performing songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. Her original songs are rooted in traditional folk and Americana styles. Karen performs both as a solo artist and as a member of the alt-folk band Bobtown. She’s won songwriting awards at the Mid-Atlantic Song Competition and is a two-time finalist in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition. Her debut EP, Gem State, includes songs inspired by her home state of Idaho. Her 2019 release, No Man's Land, is an intimate collection of songs recorded with just voice and acoustic guitar.

Read New York Music Daily’s review of No Man’s Land.

ACCOLADES

2019 Kerrville New Folk Competition - Finalist
2019 Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival - Showcase Artist
2019 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival - Emerging Artist Showcase
2019 New York Music Daily - Included in 100 Best Songs of 2019 (“No Man’s Land” and “After the Flood”)
2019 New York Music Daily - Included in 50 Best Albums of 2019 (No Man’s Land EP)
2019 New York Music Daily - Included in 30 Best NYC Concerts of 2019 (@ The Scratcher Sessions, 12/8)
2019 Mid-Atlantic Song Competition - Honorable Mention, Acoustic Folk (“No Man’s Land”)

2018 Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival - Showcase Artist

2014 Mid-Atlantic Song Competition - Gold Award, Acoustic Folk
2014 Mid-Atlantic Song Competition - 2nd Place, Overall
2014 Mid-Atlantic Song Competition - Honorable Mention, Acoustic Folk
2014 New York Music Daily - Included in Best New York Concerts of 2014
2013 SWRFA Conference - Formal Showcase Artist
2013 NERFA Conference - Folk-DJ Showcase Artist
2013 Kerrville New Folk Competition - Finalist
2013 Cape May Singer-Songwriter Conference - Showcase Artist
2011 New York Music Daily - Included in 100 Best Songs of 2011

#2 and #18 on Folk-DJ Song Chart (Feb 2012)
#18 on Folk-DJ Album Chart (Feb 2012)
#23 on Folk-DJ Artist Chart (Feb 2012)