Cara Dillon
Cara Dillon ( born July 21, 1975 in Dungiven, County Derry, Northern Ireland ) is a Northern Irish folk singer.
Biography
Cara Dillon grew up in the town of Dungiven in County Derry in Northern Ireland and won just 14 years the All Ireland Traditional Singing Trophy. A year later she was a permanent member of the band Oige. In 1995, she took the place of Kate Rusby in the English folk - rock band Equation. There she met Sam Lakeman, with whom she shared makes since traditional Irish folk music and whom she married in 2003.
In 2001, the first joint album Cara Dillon by the label Rough Trade Records was published. Shortly thereafter, in 2002, she won two major music awards, the Horizon Award for Best Newcomer and the Award for Best Traditional Track for the song Black is the Colour at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. She also had numerous appearances in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. She also sang with other bands, for example, the song Man in the rain on the album Tubular Bells III by Mike Oldfield, and supported the band Ghostland. In 2003, her second solo album Sweet Liberty on February 27, 2006, the album After the Morning was released. Was published in 2009 The Hill of Thieves.
Cara Dillon's vocal style is characterized by its clear voice with which she interprets traditional Irish and often melancholic pieces. Many texts and melodies she writes itself, she is supported not only by Sam Lakeman, but also by his brother Seth, her sister Marry Dillon and several other musicians.
Discography
Solo albums
- 2001: Cara Dillon
- 2003: Sweet Liberty
- 2006: After the Morning
- 2009: Hill of Thieves
DVD
- 2008: The Red Castle Sessions
Singles
- 2006: Never in a Million Years ( iTunes)
- 2006: This Time / I Wish You Well ( iTunes)
- 2008: If I Prove False