''A Thousands Hearts'' is the fifth solo album by Irish folk singer

Cara Dillon Cara Elizabeth Dillon (born 21 July 1975, in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish folk singer. In 1995, she joined the folk supergroup Equation and signed a record deal with Warners Music Group. After leaving t ...

. It was the second release on her own label Charcoal Records and was released in partnership with Sony Music. ''A Thousand Hearts'' features more traditional production and arrangements than her first three albums. The album contains traditional songs (including two sung in

Irish Gaelic Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigeno ...

) as well as two modern covers, "Shotgun Down the Avalanche" by

Shawn Colvin Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1997 Grammy Award-winning song "Sunny Came Home". Early life Colvin was born Shawna Lee Colvin in Vermillion, South Dakota, and ...

and "River Run". The album was produced by Sam Lakeman, Dillon's musical partner and husband. "Shotgun Down the Avalanche" and "Bright Morning Star" were recorded for the Transatlantic Sessions 6 in 2013.''Transatlantic Sessions 6'' (DVD). pp. (Inside cover, DVD booklet). Both tracks were also shot as promotional musi
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Track listing

All tracks traditional/arranged by Cara Dillon & Sam Lakeman except 5 (

John Leventhal John Leventhal (born December 18, 1952) is an American musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for William Bell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Sarah ...

) and 6 (

Beth Sorrentino Elizabeth Sorrentino is an American pianist and singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She lives in Los Angeles. Suddenly, Tammy! In the early 1990s, Sorrentino, her brother Jay (drums), and high school friend Ken Heitmueller (bass) f ...

) #"Jacket So Blue" #"Bright Morning Star" #"My Donald" #"Moorlough Mary" #"Shotgun Down the Avalanche" #"River Run" #"Éirigh Suas a Stóirín" #"Eighteen Years Old" #"Táimse Im' Chodladh" #"The Shores of Lough Bran" #"As I Roved Out"

References

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