- Cara Dillon( Cara Elizabeth Dillon )【 59 songs in total 】
- Cara Elizabeth Dillon (born 21 July 1975, Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish folk singer. 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 in Ireland.
In 2009, Dillon released her fourth album, the award-winning Hill of Thieves. 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, 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.
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As I Roved Out
2014
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2
Black Is the Color
Cara (arr) Dillon, Sam (arr) Lakeman
2001
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Black Is the Colour
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4
Blackwater Side
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5
Blue Mountain River
2001
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6
Bonny Bonny
Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman
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7
Both Sides the Tweed
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8
Bright Morning Star
2014
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9
Broken Bridges
Cara Elizabeth Dillon, Samuel Charles Lakeman
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10
Come Flying With Me
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11
Craigie Hill
Cara (arr) Dillon, Sam (arr) Lakeman
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12
Donald of Glencoe
Cara (arr) Dillon, Sam (arr) Lakeman
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13
Dubhdara
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14
Eighteen Years Old
2014
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15
Erin the Green
Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman
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16
Everywhere
Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman
2003
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17
Eirigh Suas a St¢ir¡n
2014
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18
Falling Like a Star
Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman
2003
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19
False, False
2009
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20
Fil, Fil A Run O
2009
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21
Garden Valley
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22
Green Grows the Laurel
Cara (arr) Dillon, Sam (arr) Lakeman
2001
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23
He's Young But He's Growing
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24
High Tide
Edward John Bigham, Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman
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25
I Am a Youth That's Inclined to Ramble
Cara (arr) Dillon, Sam (arr) Lakeman
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26
I Wish I Was
Cara (arr) Dillon, Sam (arr) Lakeman
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27
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
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28
Jacket So Blue
2014
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29
Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor
2009
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30
Johnny, Lovely Johnny
2009
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31
Moorlough Mary
2014
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32
My Donald
2014
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33
P Stands For Paddy (Lament For Johnny)
2009
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34
P Stands for Paddy
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35
River Run
2014
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36
She Moved Through The Fair
2009
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37
She's Like the Swallow
Cara (arr) Dillon, Sam (arr) Lakeman
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38
Shotgun Down The Avalanche
2014
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39
Spencer The Rover
2009
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40
Standing On The Shore
Paul Cotton
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41
T imse im' Chodladh
2014
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42
The Banks of the Bann
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43
The Emigrant's Farewell
Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman
2003
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44
The Faughan Side
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45
The Gem Of The Roe
Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman
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46
The Hill Of Thieves
2009
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47
The Lass Of Glenshee
2009
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48
The Leaving Song
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49
The Lonesome Scenes of Winter
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50
The Maid Of Culmore
2001
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51
The Other Side
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52
The Parting Glass
2009
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53
The Shores Of Lough Bran
2014
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54
The Verdant Braes Of Skreen
2009
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55
The Winding River Roe
Cara Elizabeth Dillon, Samuel Charles Lakeman
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56
There Were Roses
Cara Dillon
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57
Upon a Winter's Night
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58
When the Music Starts to Play
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59
Where Are You
Cara Elizabeth Dillon, Samuel Charles Lakeman