Cara Dillon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cara Dillon
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Jul 21, 1975(1975-07-21)
Age	49
Birthplace	Dungiven
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Northern Ireland
Horoscope	Cancer

Cara Dillon Biography

Cara Dillon is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on July 21, 1975 in Dungiven, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Folk artist who was awarded the 2010 Best Female Singer Honors at the Spiral Earth Awards.

She was a prominent Irish folk artist, following in the footsteps Moya Burnan.

In 1991 she formed a band called Óige (an Irish word meaning ‘youth’) with school friends Murrough and Ruadhrai O’Kane, bringing her take on Irish traditional songs to Ireland, Scotland and further afield. During this time she also performed with big names such as De Dannan and Phil Coulter. Óige recorded two albums with Dillon: a studio and a live album. Inspiration was recorded in 1992 to sell at concerts in Europe. The live album, simply called Live, was recorded at a concert in Glasgow on 15 August 1993. A cassette tape version also exists under the name Live in Glasgow. Dillon left Óige in 1995 after being asked to replace Kate Rusby in a so-called folk supergroup Equation; however, she guests on their second studio album, Bang On, playing fiddles on the last track, “Maids of Mitchelstown”.

Equation comprised five members: Sean Lakeman, Sam Lakeman, Seth Lakeman, Kathryn Roberts and Dillon. They signed a major record deal with Blanco y Negro (part of Warner Music Group) and recorded an album at Peter Gabriel’s Realworld Studios in winter 1995–’96. The album, entitled Return to Me, was produced by David Bottrill. There was a single release, “He Loves Me”, with an accompanying promotional video. The band performed on MTV and VH1, but weeks before the release of the album the record label shelved it. It was not released in 1996, but in 2003 it saw a release under Rough Trade after Geoff Travis (the band’s former manager) bought its rights.

In December 2002, she married pianist Sam Lakeman; they had twin boys and a girl.

Cara Dillon Net Worth

Cara Dillon is one of the richest Folk Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cara Dillon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At fourteen, she won the All Ireland Singing Trophy.

In 2009, she released Hill of Thieves, her fourth album.

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.

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Who is Cara Dillon Dating?

According to our records, Cara Dillon married to Sam Lakeman. As of December 1, 2023, Cara Dillon’s is not dating anyone.

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The follow-up album, Sweet Liberty, was released on 22 September 2003. In terms of sales and airplay, the album was a bigger success. Sales were helped by the inclusion of Dillon’s popular version of “There Were Roses” (notably featured on the BBC series Billy Connolly’s World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales). The album entered the Irish album charts and the UK indie album charts. The album was promoted with songs “High Tide”, “There Were Roses” and “Everywhere”. The album also had a more balanced mix of traditional and original material, including another Kate Bush-esque track, “Falling Like a Star” and “Broken Bridges”. Both songs showed Dillon and Lakeman’s songwriting could successfully cross musical borders. The album was again produced by Lakeman and mixed by John Reynolds and Alan Branch and was recorded “at home in Somerset”.

Facts & Trivia

Cara Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Cara Dillon celebrates birthday on July 21 of every year.

The year 2006 Dillon was honoured with the invitation to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K Club in Ireland. She sang the Irish song Mo Ghile Mear to an audience estimated at 500 million worldwide with Afro Celt Sound System vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird, a 60 piece choir and 23 piece band. In October 2006, she performed at the re-opening of the prestigious Grand Opera House in Belfast. In 2006, Judge Jules released his debut album, to which Cara provided vocals on the lead UK single Ordinary Day. The trance track was a big club hit and entered the UK dance charts at 3. 2006 also saw Dillon involved with the BBC Radio 2 Radio Ballads, and her vocals feature on the episode Thirty Years of Conflict. This was released on CD and an album of songs from the radio ballads has also been released (see Discography).

Where does Cara Dillon live?

Family. Dillon married Sam Lakeman in December 2002. The couple live in Frome with their three children, twin sons born in 2006 and a daughter born in 2010.

How old is Cara Dillon?

47 years (July 21, 1975)

How many children does Cara Dillon have?

The award-winning artist grew up in Northern Ireland but now lives in England with her husband and manager, Sam Lakeman and their three children, twin sons Noah and Colm and daughter, Elizabeth.