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(2001 – present)
Cara Dillon was born in 1975 in Dungiven, County Derry, Northern Ireland. She has formerly been a member of the folk groups ‘Oige’ and ‘Equation’. She and Sam Lakeman (whom she married in 2002) left Equation and signed to Blanco y Negro records going under the name ‘Polar Star’.
Dillon released her eponymous first solo album in 2001, a mixture of tradtional songs with 2 original compositions. This album garnered the best newcomer award and the best song for ‘Black is the Colour’ at the 2002 Radio 2 folk awards.
The follow up ‘Sweet Liberty’ was released in 2003 with her third album ‘After The Morning’ following in 2006.
n January 2008 Cara and her band recorded a DVD The Redcastle Sessions in County Donegal which led to an extensive tour starting in the May and continuing through the folk festival season to the winter of 2008/9. This tour took-in venues across Ireland, Great Britain and The USA and introduced guitarist John Smith as a duet partner on the singleIf I Prove False, this single and a fourth album Hill of Thieves (released 26 January 2009) saw Cara move to her own label Charcoal Records.
Dillon released her eponymous first solo album in 2001, a mixture of tradtional songs with 2 original compositions. This album garnered the best newcomer award and the best song for ‘
Black is the Colour’ at the 2002 Radio 2 folk awards.
The follow up ‘Sweet Liberty’ was released in 2003 with her third album ‘After The Morning’ following in 2006.
n January 2008 Cara and her band recorded a DVD The Redcastle Sessions in County Donegal which led to an extensive tour starting in the May and continuing through the folk festival season to the winter of 2008/9. This tour took-in venues across Ireland, Great Britain and The USA and introduced guitarist John Smith as a duet partner on the single
If I Prove False, this single and a fourth album Hill of Thieves (released 26 January 2009) saw Cara move to her own label Charcoal Records.
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BROttawaMetal wrote:
I don't care if all of my friends consider this "gay music" it's wonderful and calming music and that's why I listen to it.
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bikeybike wrote:
porcupine tree listener when they touring again
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bikeybike wrote:
porcupine tree listener when they touring again
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MoTel180 wrote:
Craigie Hill<3
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Habacookie wrote:
I love her voice... *-*
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whhs wrote:
Thank you for this wonderful track!
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bsayzly wrote:
she's just an angel
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MyMusicMyDivas wrote:
the hill of thieveS <3
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angel_clipped wrote:
i think cara dillon just unseated sinead o'connor as my favorite irish female vocalist
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mzy0420 wrote:
i just don't understand,i insist than <Sweet Liberty> should be her best album.
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cjcourtenayuk wrote:
Love Cara dillon i first saw her in broadstairs folk week and loved her ever since
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JojoHarris wrote:
Bonny Bonny is my favourite track of hers ever- the irish pipes are fantastic on that song
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rewwr wrote:
I wish you well is such a good song.
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eastleighfest wrote:
Getting very excited about Cara's upcoming performance here at Eastleigh Music Festival in Hampshire on Saturday 10th july 2010. We're really easy to get to and tickets are just £18/£16 so make sure you come along. Cara will be supported by the extremely talented Lau and Jim Moray. Join us for an ale and a great night of live music, check www.eastleighmusicfestival.co.uk for info x
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lisamuzik wrote:
beautiful voice..amazing...！
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MR_JAY104 wrote:
beautiful voice beautiful face and shes irish...what more can you ask for?
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Bose-Man wrote:
wow,beautiful voice!
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revolution_II wrote:
wow beautiful eyes!
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DiogoNobre wrote:
Incrível! *o*
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the-honey wrote:
Craigie Hill and Bold Jamie are my favorites for ever and more,
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Cara Dillon
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News
No 7 in the UK Indie Album Chart
7 Feb 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/caradillon
Thanks a million to everyone who's got a copy of Cara's new
album "Hill Of Thieves".It went straight into the Official UK INDIE
ALBUM CHART at No 7 being the second highest new entry after Franz
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28 Dec 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/caradillon
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