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Championed by Geoff Travis (who discovered The Smiths and manages Pulp
and Beth Orton), Cara Dillon has one of the most beautiful voices to
emerge from the Celtic scene in recent years. Her latest effort, After
The Morning (her first release in the US) establishes her uncanny
ability to wed traditional influences to contemporary folk sounds and
themes. The album was produced by Sam Lakeman (both were former members
of the group The Equation) and features an appearance from Paul Brady
on the duet The Streets of Derry. After The Morning’s first single,
Never In A Million Years, garnered heavy airplay from BBC2 in the UK,
was the single of the week on BBC Radio Ulster and earned Cara a spot
at this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival. Dillon is no stranger to
success. In 2002 she was nominated for four and walked away with two
BBC Awards: Best Traditional Track (for Black is the Colour) & the
Horizon (Best Newcomer) Award. In 2004 she was honored with the Irish
Meteor Award for Best Female Singer and the Irish Tattler Woman of the
Year Music Award. It comes as no surprise that Q Magazine would assert
that "…Dillon’s vocals, expressive beyond her years, are right on the
money."
Born in 1975 and raised in Dungiven, Co. Derry, Cara
comes from a family steeped in traditional Irish music. At 14 years old
she won the acclaimed All Ireland Traditional Singing Trophy and from
there went on to earn her reputation as an outstanding vocalist with
the young Irish band, Oige. In 1995 Cara replaced singer Kate Rusby in
the new folk super-group, The Equation. It was as a member of The
Equation that Cara’s musical partnership with Equation co-founder Sam
Lakeman began, and since the mid-90s when the two left the band that
partnership has developed at a rapid pace. Unusually sophisticated and
yet completely unpretentious, their music reveals refreshing
imagination and considerable flair and it belies the fact that they are
both in their early 30s. While Cara Dillon is still relatively unknown
on this side of the pond, After The Morning is sure to make her a
favorite of North American folk music fans.
"Cara Dillon, is without exaggeration, amongst the very finest to be heard today."
– Folk Roots
"Blessed with a voice of unearthly beauty" – Sunday Herald
"Every
so often a singer comes along and stops me in my tracks making me look
at music in a slightly different light." – The Living Tradition
1. Never In A Million Years
2. I Wish You Well
3. Here’s A Health
4. Brockagh Braes
5. Garden Valley
6. October Winds
7. Bold Jamie
8. The Streets Of Derry
9. This Time
10. The Snows They Melt The Soonest
11. Walls
12. Grace
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