Karen Peck & New River was founded by Karen Peck Gooch. Her immediately recognizable soprano voice was introduced to Southern Gospel during the ten years she sang with the Nelons. In 1991, she organized Karen Peck & New River with her husband, Rickey Gooch, and her sister, Susan Peck Jackson.

Karen Peck and New River has won numerous Singing News Fan Awards and received a Grammy nomination and several Dove Award nominations. They have had numerous #1, top 5, and top 10 radio hits. They have appeared at many prestigious venues, including Gaither Homecoming concerts, Dollywood, the Grand Ole Opry, and Opryland Theme Park. Their television appearances include numerous appearances on the Gaither Gospel series, and on TBN's Praise the Lord and the Grand Ole Opry Live.