''Sweet Liberty'' is the second solo album from

folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk horror ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * Folk taxonomy Arts, entertainment, and media * Fo ...

artist

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 recorded at their home studio in

Frome Frome ( ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills and on the River Frome, south of Bath. The population of the parish was 28,559 in 2021. Frome was one of the largest tow ...

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

. Similar to her debut album, ''Sweet Liberty'' was produced and recorded by Sam Lakeman, her husband and musical partner. Additional production was by John Reynolds, who also plays

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

on the album and mixed it along with

Alan Branch Alan Keith Branch (born December 29, 1984) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football, ...

. The album features Dillon's popular version of Tommy Sands' folk song on sectarianism and

The Troubles The Troubles () were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed t ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...

, "

There Were Roses "There Were Roses" is an Irish folk song based on a true story. It was written by the Northern Ireland folk singer and songwriter Tommy Sands. It was first recorded in 1985 by Robbie O'Connell, Mick Moloney and Jimmy Keane as the title track of ...

", which was recorded especially for Billy Connolly's TV series

Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales ''Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales'' is the third of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly's "world tours" commissioned by the BBC. It was first aired in 2002, and was released on VHS and DVD in roughly a few months later af ...

. The popularity of Dillon's version of the song led to a

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music, with the aim of raising the profile of folk and acoustic music. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by British rad ...

nomination for Tommy Sands in the ''Best Original Song'' category.BBC Folk Awards ''Previous Winners'
link
/ref> Promo 1-track

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

of "High Tide", "

" and "Everywhere" were sent to radio to encourage airplay of the album. A 4-track album sampler was also released prior to the release of the album, including "

Black Is the Colour "Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)" (Roud 3103) is a traditional ballad folk song known in the US as associated with colonial and later music in the Appalachian Mountains. It is believed to have originated in Ireland / Scotland, as it ...

" and "Blue Mountain River" from ''

'' and "There Were Roses" and "Everywhere".

Track listing

All songs traditional/arranged by

Dillon Dillon may refer to: People *Dillon (surname) * Dillon (given name) *Dillon (singer) (born 1988), Brazilian singer * J. J. Dillon, primary ring name of American professional wrestler James Morrison (born 1942) Places Canada * Dillon, Saskatchewa ...

/ Lakeman, except: 3, 5, 9, 10 (written by

/ Lakeman); 1 (written by

/ Lakeman/Bigham); 4 (written by Sands); 11 (written by Moynihan/Woods) #"High Tide" – 3:40 #"The Winding River Roe" – 4:28 #"Everywhere" – 3:24 #"

" – 4:56 #"Where Are You" – 5:15 #"The Gem of the Roe" – 2:49 #"Bonny Bonny" – 4:29 #"Erin the Green" – 3:42 #"Broken Bridges" – 6:44 #"Falling Like a Star" – 4:36 #"Standing on the Shore" – 4:46 #"The Emigrant's Farewell" - 5:58

Chart performance

Notes and references

{{Authority control Cara Dillon albums 2003 albums Blanco y Negro Records albums Albums produced by John Reynolds (musician) Albums produced by Sam Lakeman