Album: A Thousand Hearts by Cara Dillon (2014)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Description: " A Thousand Hearts" is the fifth solo album by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon, released in 2014 on the Charcoal Records label.
Well worth the wait, A Thousand Hearts, follows the acclaimed ‘Hill of Thieves’, released in 2009 and named the Radio 2 Folk Album of the Year in 2010. Produced and arranged by husband Sam Lakeman, the album features guest vocals from Timothy B Schmit (The Eagles), American singer/songwriter Aoife O'Donovan and English folk musician John Smith.
The eleven songs on this new disc are an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary loosely themed around affairs of the heart. These include songs such as ‘Avalanche’ a stunning cover of the Shawn Colvin song, ‘River, Run’ a cover of little known 90’s indie pop act Suddenly Tammy! which is a beautiful song about River Phoenix –and also a number of traditional songs including ‘As I Roved Out’ continuing Cara’s the practice of taking better known folk songs and making them her own. 

Artist Background: 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 Oige 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'. Dillon released her eponymous first solo album in 2001, a mixture of traditional song... Part of the Dungiven, Northern Ireland music scene. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Dungiven, Northern Ireland music scene. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2010s, Album

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" A Thousand Hearts" is the fifth solo album by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon, released in 2014 on the Charcoal Records label.
Well worth the wait, A Thousand Hearts, follows the acclaimed ‘Hill of Thieves’, released in 2009 and named the Radio 2 Folk Album of the Year in 2010. Produced and arranged by husband Sam Lakeman, the album features guest vocals from Timothy B Schmit (The Eagles), American singer/songwriter Aoife O'Donovan and English folk musician John Smith.
The eleven songs on this new disc are an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary loosely themed around affairs of the heart. These include songs such as ‘Avalanche’ a stunning cover of the Shawn Colvin song, ‘River, Run’ a cover of little known 90’s indie pop act Suddenly Tammy! which is a beautiful song about River Phoenix –and also a number of traditional songs including ‘As I Roved Out’ continuing Cara’s the practice of taking better known folk songs and making them her own. 

A Thousand Hearts

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