Cara Dillon
The folk singer from Dungiven, Northern Ireland, whose 2001 debut opens with "Black Is the Colour".
Dungiven
Cara Elizabeth Dillon was born on July 21, 1975 in Dungiven, County Londonderry. She sings and plays tin whistle and fiddle, won the All-Ireland traditional singing trophy at 14, and had no formal vocal training, learning songs by listening. She sang with the group Oige from 1991 and with Equation in 1995, replacing Kate Rusby, and then in Polar Star, a duo with Sam Lakeman.
Her debut, Cara Dillon (July 16, 2001 in the UK, Rough Trade), was produced by Sam Lakeman and mixed by John Reynolds; it was recorded in 2000 and 2001 at The Firs in Devon with extra recording in County Donegal. AllMusic's Jason MacNeil gave it 4 of 5 and Mustrad called hers a rare and beautiful voice. Sweet Liberty (2003) reached 34 in Ireland and 116 in the UK, and After the Morning (2006) reached 50 and 124. She later released on her own Charcoal Records, with A Thousand Hearts released with Sony Music.
Albums
- Cara Dillon 2001 · Rough Trade
The debut, which did not chart, and which won her Best Traditional Song at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Songs
- Black Is the Colour Cara Dillon · 2001
A traditional song that Dillon arranged with Sam Lakeman as the opening track of her debut.
Sources
- Cara Dillon, Wikipedia
- Cara Dillon discography, Wikipedia
- Dillonology, Hot Press (2002-06-11)
- Cara Dillon (album), Wikipedia