Nominated for ‘Folk Singer of the Year’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018

Cara Dillon occupies an enviable position at the very top of her genre. This extraordinary Irish singer has been captivating audiences and achieving exceptional acclaim for over 20 years. She has (according to Mojo magazine) ‘Quite possibly the world’s most beautiful female voice’. Alongside a selection of favourites from her previous releases, Cara will be performing material from her new album Wanderer which is a collection of beautiful and moving songs recorded in an intimate setting with her husband and musical partner Sam Lakeman. Every note and word sung with a passion and confidence earned through a life of experience singing traditional songs. Legions of fans will attest to their impassioned performances with Cara’s warm and natural stage presence something to savour.

The extraordinary Irish singer, Cara Dillon, makes music that transcends genres and crosses barriers. She has picked up many awards throughout her career, but confesses to being no purist, making music that reaches beyond the constraints and limitations of tradition. Raised in the small village of Dungiven, Northern Ireland, Cara has been singing all her life. At the end of the 1990s, Cara and Sam left folk supergroup Equation and major label Warner Brothers to sign to Rough Trade and home record her 2001 debut, Cara Dillon. It went on to be the breakout folk success of the year. In 2007, after two more outstanding albums, they left Rough Trade to form their own Charcoal Records. The resulting 2009 album, Hill of Thieves, proved her most successful yet, top ten in the UK indie charts and number one on iTunes Folk and Amazon World and Folk charts.