Bonny Bonny - Music

Cara Dillon Born 21 July 1975 In Dungiven County Derry Northern Ireland Is An Irish Folk Singer. In 2001 She Launched Her Career As A Solo Artist In The UK With The Eponymous Cara Dillon Album. Prior To This Dillon Had Been A Member Of The Folk Groups Óige And Equation. She And Sam Lakeman Whom She Married In 2002 Left Equation And Signed To Blanco Y Negro Records Going Under The Name 'Polar Star' Though There Do Not Appear To Be Any Recordings . Dillon Released Her Eponymous First Solo Album In 2001 A Mixture Of Tradtional Songs With Two Original Compositions. This Album Garnered The Best Newcomer Award And The Best Song For 'Black Is The Colour' At The 2002 Radio 2 Folk Awards. The Follow Up 'Sweet Liberty' Was Released In 2003 With Her Third Album 'After The Morning' Following In 2006. In January 2008 Dillon And Her Band Recorded A DVD The Redcastle Sessions In County Donegal Which Led To An Extensive Tour Starting In The May And Continuing Through The Folk Festival Season To The Winter Of 2008/9. This Tour Took-In Venues Across Ireland Great Britain And The USA And Introduced Guitarist John Smith As A Duet Partner On The Single If I Prove False This Single And A Fourth Album Hill Of Thieves Released 26 January 2009 Saw Dillon Move To Her Own Label Charcoal Records. read less