Cara Elizabeth Dillon (born 21 July 1975, in
Dungiven
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,
County Londonderry
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,
Northern Ireland
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) is a
Northern Irish
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folk singer
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. In 1995, she joined the folk supergroup
Equation and signed a record deal with Warners Music Group. After leaving the group, she collaborated with
Sam Lakeman under the name Polar Star. In 2001, she released her first solo album,
''Cara Dillon'', which featured traditional songs and two original Dillon/Lakeman compositions. The album was an unexpected hit in the folk world, with Dillon receiving four nominations at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Dillon's second album, ''
Sweet Liberty'' (2003), entered the Irish album charts and UK Indie album charts. In 2004, Dillon received the Meteor Irish Music Award for Best Irish Female. Her third album, ''
After the Morning'', was released in 2006. The album's opening track “
Never in a Million Years” gained Radio 2 Airplay, while other tracks featured the
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and
Paul Brady. Also in 2006, Dillon sang at the opening of the
Ryder Cup
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in Ireland.
In 2009, Dillon released her fourth album, the award-winning ''
Hill of Thieves
''Hill of Thieves'' is the fourth solo album by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon. It is her first full-length release on Charcoal Records, the label formed in 2008 with her musical partner and husband Sam Lakeman. The album was recorded and produce ...
''. The record marked a return to Dillon's traditional roots with a purer production and arrangement style. The titular track “Hill of Thieves”, a Dillon\Lakeman original, was voted by BBC listeners as one of the “Top 10” original songs to have come out of Northern Ireland. In 2012, Dillon performed two concerts with the
Ulster Orchestra.
Dillon's fifth solo album, ''
A Thousand Hearts
''A Thousands Hearts'' is the fifth solo album by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon. 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 producti ...
'', was released in 2014. Prior to the album's release, Dillon discovered that her music enjoyed a dedicated following in China, where her first album featured in English curriculums. She has since embarked on several popular Chinese tours. As of 2017, Dillon continues to tour regularly and work with her husband, Sam Lakeman, who backs her on piano and guitar. Her most recent release is the album, ''
Wanderer'' (2017).
Dillon is the sister of fellow folk singer
Mary Dillon, formerly of
Déanta
Déanta is an Irish traditional music band from Northern Ireland. The name of the band is the Irish word for ''done'' or ''made''. The band was formed in the late 1980s in County Antrim and played until 1997, then regrouped in 2008. The band comp ...
.
Biography
The early years (1991–1995)
Dillon comes from an area steeped in Irish traditional music. Since she was a schoolgirl she has sung and performed. She learned local folk songs from teachers and workshops held in the town. She can also play the fiddle and whistles. At the age of 14 she won the All Ireland Singing Trophy at
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
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.
In 1991 she formed a band called Óige
(an Irish word meaning 'youth') with school friends Murrough and Ruadhrai O'Kane, bringing her take on Irish traditional songs to Ireland, Scotland and further afield. During this time she also performed with big names such as
De Dannan and
Phil Coulter
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Coulter ha ...
. Óige recorded two albums with Dillon: a studio and a live album. ''Inspiration'' was recorded in 1992 to sell at concerts in Europe. The live album, simply called ''Live'', was recorded at a concert in
Glasgow
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on 15 August 1993. A
cassette tape version also exists under the name ''Live in Glasgow''. Dillon left Óige in 1995 after being asked to replace
Kate Rusby
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in a so-called folk supergroup Equation; however, she guests on their second studio album, ''Bang On'', playing fiddles on the last track, "Maids of Mitchelstown".
Blanco y Negro Records (1995–2000)
Equation comprised five members:
Sean Lakeman,
Sam Lakeman,
Seth Lakeman,
Kathryn Roberts
Kathryn Roberts is an English folk singer, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
Early career
Roberts' first released recordings were on the album ''Intuition'', a collection of songs by various South Yorkshire folk artists which also included he ...
and Dillon. They signed a major record deal with
Blanco y Negro (part of
Warner Music Group
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) and recorded an album at
Peter Gabriel
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's
Realworld Studios in winter 1995–'96. The album, entitled ''Return to Me'', was produced by
David Bottrill. There was a single release, "He Loves Me", with an accompanying promotional video. The band performed on
MTV and
VH1
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, but weeks before the release of the album the record label shelved it. It was not released in 1996, but in 2003 it saw a release under
Rough Trade
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after
Geoff Travis (the band's former manager) bought its rights.
Dillon left Equation with original band member
Sam Lakeman because of musical differences and together they immediately signed a separate deal with the same label. The duo was known as ''Polar Star''. During this time Dillon formed a strong musical partnership with Lakeman. They recorded several albums with top songwriters and producers in the UK and San Francisco, but none of their work was released. Dillon provided the vocals to the song "
Man in the Rain
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" on
Mike Oldfield
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's 1998 album ''
Tubular Bells III
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'', where she was credited as "Cara from Polar Star". By 2000, Dillon and Lakeman had decided that they would never be able to give the label what they wanted. Circa summer 2000, Dillon and Lakeman ended their five-year relationship with
Warner Music Group
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and signed to
Indie label
Rough Trade Records
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.
Rough Trade Records (2001–2007)
Dillon recorded her first album in The Firs, Lakeman's parents' house. There were also recordings made in
County Donegal
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, Ireland. The album was produced and recorded by Lakeman and mixed by John Reynolds (
Sinéad O'Connor
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and
Damien Dempsey). It contained nine traditional songs Dillon had since her schooldays and also had two original Dillon/Lakeman songs "Blue Mountain River" (which became a single in her native land) and "I Wish I Was". The album was released on 16 July 2001, to critical acclaim. The reaction to the album, according to Dillon, was very unexpected. The opening track of the album is "Black is the Colour". The track was given a more modern arrangement by Lakeman with Hammond organs and bass playing combined with a piano riff. Dillon's vocal earned her comparisons to
Kate Bush
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. Throughout 2001 and 2002, Dillon toured the album extensively in the UK, Ireland and Europe and her fan base grew steadily. The album won many awards and got very positive reviews. The couple ended 2002 on a high with their marriage in December.

The follow-up album, ''
Sweet Liberty'', was released on 22 September 2003. In terms of sales and airplay, the album was a bigger success. Sales were helped by the inclusion of Dillon's popular version of "
There Were Roses
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It was first recorded in 1985 by Robbie O'Connell, Mick Moloney and Jimmy Keane as the title track of ...
" (notably featured on the BBC series
Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales). The album entered the Irish album charts and the UK indie album charts. The album was promoted with songs "High Tide", "There Were Roses" and "Everywhere". The album also had a more balanced mix of traditional and original material, including another Kate Bush-esque track, "Falling Like a Star" and "Broken Bridges". Both songs showed Dillon and Lakeman's songwriting could successfully cross musical borders. The album was again produced by Lakeman and mixed by John Reynolds and Alan Branch and was recorded "at home in
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In January 2004, Dillon travelled to Japan on a promotional tour of the album. Cara's solo career up this point was polished with her receiving ''The Meteor Irish Music Award'' for Best Irish Female. With two albums under her belt, Dillon's music was showcased on an international scale. Her relationship with
WOMAD
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History
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played a crucial part in this. The couple returned to the studio again in summer 2004 to record their third album.
Her third album, ''
After the Morning'', was released on 27 February 2006. The album was the longest in the making to date and featured several guest appearances. The
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra recorded for two tracks on the album, ''Garden Valley'' & ''The Snows They Melt The Soonest'';
Martin Simpson, the acclaimed blues guitarist featured on ''Grace''; two of Ireland's finest traditional musicians Mairtin O'Connor and Cathal Hayden perform on ''Bold Jamie'' and Cara duetted with
Paul Brady on album highlight ''The Streets of Derry''.
The album gave Dillon her most successful radio hit to date, ''Never in a Million Years'', garnering a good amount of airplay on radio stations in the UK and Ireland. The song featured on the Radio 2 playlist for six weeks and was record of the week on BBC Radio Ulster and RTÉ Radio 1. Despite the encouraging reception of the song, an official single release was never given to the song and it was released on download-only by iTunes a week prior to the album release and climbed into the top 40 most downloaded songs that week. An official single release was planned for after the album came out but it did not happen. The next single to be released from the album was a double A side: ''This Time/I Wish You Well''. It featured a new radio mix of ''This Time'' with added vocals and guitars. The single generated some airplay on Radio 2 in July 2006 and was scheduled for release on 14 August, however Rough Trade cancelled it, citing a lack of airplay.
Charcoal Records (2008–present)
In January 2008, Cara and her band recorded a DVD ''
The Redcastle Sessions'' in
County Donegal
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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
"If I Prove False" is a single by folk artist Cara Dillon. The single was released in conjunction with the release of her first full-length DVD ''The Redcastle Sessions''. The song became a live favourite for the singer during 2007 when she toured ...
'', this single and a fourth album ''
Hill of Thieves
''Hill of Thieves'' is the fourth solo album by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon. It is her first full-length release on Charcoal Records, the label formed in 2008 with her musical partner and husband Sam Lakeman. The album was recorded and produce ...
'' (released 26 January 2009) saw Cara move to her own label
Charcoal Records
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.
Despite being diagnosed with
Type 1 diabetes
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in 2008, Dillon has continued touring, recording and performing interviews throughout the world. She announced her illness and her strong
Roman Catholic
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faith on
Aled Jones
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' radio show in 2009.
Notable events, collaborations and guest appearances
Throughout Dillon's career she has ventured into many successful collaborations with a range of artists. In 1998, she was guest vocalist (credited as "Cara from Polar Star") for
Mike Oldfield
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...
on the single from his ''
Tubular Bells III
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'' album, "
Man in the Rain
"Man in the Rain" is a pop rock song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. It was included on the album ''Tubular Bells III'' and released as a single on 5 October 1998 by Warner Music. The vocals were performed by ...
". In 2001, she featured on two tracks on the
John Reynolds project ''Interview with the Angel'', an album by ''Ghostland''. Cara sang on the tracks "Faith in Love" and "Sacred Touch of Beauty", the former being the album's lead single. 2005 saw her guest on the soundtrack to ''
Keeping Mum'', a British comedy. In 2003, she performed at the
Belfast Festival at Queen's Opening Ceremony with the
Ulster Orchestra.
Also on the dance scene, Dillon's award-winning version of ''Black Is The Colour'' was remixed by DJ Pete Devine (2Devine/Coco & Green) and became an instant hit on the dance floors in 2005. Over the next year, the popularity grew steadily and the track topped many polls and became a favourite of the top DJs on the scene. Following legal difficulties with the clearance of the track the release on the
Anjunabeats dance label was not until 19 March 2007.
The year 2006 Dillon was honoured with the invitation to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2006
Ryder Cup
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at the
K Club in Ireland. She sang the Irish song ''
Mo Ghile Mear'' to an audience estimated at 500 million worldwide with
Afro Celt Sound System vocalist
Iarla Ó Lionáird, a 60 piece choir and 23 piece band. In October 2006, she performed at the re-opening of the prestigious
Grand Opera House in Belfast. In 2006,
Judge Jules released his debut album, to which Cara provided vocals on the lead UK single ''Ordinary Day''. The trance track was a big club hit and entered the UK dance charts at 3. 2006 also saw Dillon involved with the BBC Radio 2 Radio Ballads, and her vocals feature on the episode ''Thirty Years of Conflict''. This was released on CD and an album of songs from the radio ballads has also been released (see Discography).

In 2009, Cara recorded the official
Children in Need single, ''All You Need Is Love'' alongside
Peter Gabriel
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,
Terry Wogan,
Hayley Westenra
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and others at
Abbey Road Studios. In September she also recorded a live DVD called "Cara Dillon – Live at the Grand Opera House" in the Opera House in Belfast with the line up from her award-winning album Hill of Thieves. Acclaimed loudspeaker manufacturers
Bowers & Wilkins
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used 11 songs from this recording in their Society of Sound music club which showcases ultra high quality audio recording for audiophiles. The live recording of "The Hill of Thieves" was also used by
Bowers & Wilkins
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as a demonstration song in-store throughout the world on their Zeppelin Air iPod Speaker.
In 2010, Cara recorded the opening song "Summer's Just Begun" for Disney's
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue as well as narrating the opening sequence. She also sang a lullaby called "Come Flying With Me" featured during the credits for the movie. It reached the Box Office Top 10 upon its national cinema release in the UK in August 2010 and is the third instalment of Disney's highly successful franchise.
In January 2012 Cara recorded the vocals on a song called "Come Dream A Dream" which forms the closing sequence of the nighttime spectacular show,
Disney Dreams!, which was designed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Disneyland Paris. In the summer of 2012 Cara performed two concerts with the Ulster Orchestra. The first was to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Ulster Hall at an event called the Great Northern Songbook where "Hill of Thieves" was voted by BBC listeners as one of the "Top 10" original songs to come out of Northern Ireland. The second was a concert where the Ulster Orchestra joined Cara and her band in the Grand Opera House in Belfast.
Family
Dillon married
Sam Lakeman in December 2002. The couple live in
Frome
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with their three children, twin sons born in 2006 and a daughter born in 2010.
Awards and accolades
Awards and nominations
* 2002 Won the
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award – Best Traditional Song (for "Black Is the Colour")
* 2002 Won the
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award – Horizon Award (Best Newcomer)
* 2002 Nominated for
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award – Folk Singer of the Year
* 2002 Nominated for
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award – Best Album (for ''
Cara Dillon'')
* 2002 Won the
Hot Press Award – Best Roots Act
* 2002 Won the Big Buzz Magazine Award – Best Traditional Act
* 2003 Won the Big Buzz Magazine Award – Best Traditional Act
* 2004 Won the
Meteor Music Awards
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– Best Irish Female
* 2004 Nominated for
Meteor Music Awards
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– Best Folk Act
* 2004 Won the Irish Tatler Woman of the Year – (Music category)
* 2005 Won the Big Buzz Magazine Award – Best Traditional Act
* 2007 Nominated for
Meteor Music Awards
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– Best Irish Female
* 2007 Won the Indie Acoustic Project Best Celtic Album of 2006
– (for ''
After The Morning'')
* 2010 Nominated for
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award – Best Traditional Song (for "Spencer The Rover")
* 2010 Nominated for
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award – Folk Singer of the Year
* 2010 Won the
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award – Album of the Year (for ''
Hill of Thieves
''Hill of Thieves'' is the fourth solo album by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon. It is her first full-length release on Charcoal Records, the label formed in 2008 with her musical partner and husband Sam Lakeman. The album was recorded and produce ...
'')
* 2010 Won the
Spiral Earth awards – Best Female Singer
* 2010 Won the Spiral Earth Awards – Best Traditional Song – (for "Jimmy Mó Mhilé Stor")
* 2015 Nominated for
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award – Folk Singer of the Year
* 2018 Nominated for
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award – Folk Singer of the Year
Other accolades
* 2001
BBC Radio 3
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/
FRoots Critics Poll No. 7 (for ''
Cara Dillon'')
* 2001
HMV Choice Reader's Poll No. 12 Best Albums (for ''
Cara Dillon'')
* 2004
HMV Choice Reader's Poll No. 9 Trad/Folk Section (for ''
Sweet Liberty'')
* 2006
Mixmag
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History
The first issue of ''Mixmag'' ...
No. 1 Trance track of 2006 (for Cara Dillon vs 2Devine – "Black Is the Colour")
* 2006
Mixmag
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History
The first issue of ''Mixmag'' ...
No. 21 Top 100 Tunes of 2006 (for Cara Dillon vs 2Devine – "Black Is the Colour")
* 2006
Radio 2 Folk No. 4 Top 10 Albums of 2006 (for ''
After The Morning'')
* 2010 ''
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue'' she sings "Come Flying With Me" and "Summer's Just Begun"
* 2012 Great Northern Songbook – "The Hill of Thieves" voted in the Top 10 original songs to come out of Northern Ireland by BBC Listeners
Discography
Notes and references
External links
*
Folk Radio UK Interview
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1975 births
Living people
Folk musicians from Northern Ireland
Rough Trade Records artists
People from Dungiven
People from Frome
21st-century women singers from Northern Ireland
Musicians from County Londonderry
Equation (band) members