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Cara on SONGS OF PRAISE ............
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10.05.12
Cara will be appearing on the next episode of BBC's "Songs Of Praise" on Sunday May 13th. She's performing Shakespeare's Sonnet "Shall I Compare Thee To A Summers Day?" which was released recently on a groundbreaking new album of 11 of Shakespeare's Sonnets set to music. She is joined by some of the musicians from the album although the arrangement is a more scaled down version. As with all BBC broadcasts it will be available on the BBC iPlayer for seven days following it's airing. Here's a picture taken from the filming. (click picture for more info or to purchase the album)
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Cara with the ULSTER ORCHESTRA ............
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08.05.12
The Ulster Orchestra will be joining Cara for a very special concert in The Grand Opera House in Belfast on Sunday June 3rd. Needless to say this will be a spectacular and breathtaking concert and will surely be one not to miss if you have the opportunity to attend as we can't foresee it happening again any time soon. It will be Cara's first visit back to the Opera House since the filming of her celebrated DVD "Live At The Grand Opera House".
In addition to her regular band (and the orchestra) she will be joined by John McSherry on Uilleann Pipes and Zoë Conway on Fiddle, both of whom are virtuosos on their instruments. (click the logo below for more info or to purchase tickets)
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DISNEY DREAMS PREMIER! ............
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02.04.12
Cara, Sam and the kids have just returned from a magical weekend at Disneyland Paris where they were hosted to celebrate the Park's 20th anniversary. They walked the red carpet and attended a Gala dinner along with other celebrities including Shakira, Salma Hayek, Zinedine Zidane and Jonathan Ross and were then treated to a private World Premier of the new nighttime spectacular show "DISNEY DREAMS" featuring a new song performed by Cara and Sam which was recorded in Abbey Road earlier this year.
The show will run every night for a year and possibly beyond. You can catch a video of the premier HERE. Cara's song starts after about 20mins and is called "Come Dream A Dream"...
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Shakespeare, The Sonnets ............
posted:
19.03.12
400 hundred years in the making, no less! Cara's singing possibly one of the worlds most famous poems, "Shall I Compare Thee To A Summers Day" (Sonnet 18), on a new album featuring 11 of Shakespeare's Sonnets that have been set to music in a groundbreaking new project set to be released on April 23rd (Shakespeare's birthday) and as part of the Cultural Olympiad 2012.
In tribute to Shakespeare's time, all the instruments used on the album are authentic instruments from early 17th century. These include the Lirone, Theorbo, Viol, Cornett, Sackbut, Curtal, Shawm, Lute, Harpsichord, Virginals, Dulcimer and early Trumpet. However, all the musical arrangements are of a very contemporary nature and are really quite breathtaking. There'll be more info to follow this as the release gathers pace, but for now you can pre-order the album Here.
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Disney DREAMS! ............
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18.03.12
Cara and Sam were thrilled to have been invited to record a brand new song to form part of a new spectacular show to mark the 20th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris in April 2012.
They went to the legendary Abbey Road Studios back in January to record the song with a 96 piece orchestra and to listen to the rest of the music being recorded for the show. Joel McNeely, who composed the music for Tinkerbell 3, wrote the beautiful new song and conducted the orchestral sessions.
Here's a little more about the show:
From 1st April 2012, Disneyland Paris celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a whole year of special events. The park will stay open later for longer throughout the year with Extended Hours, in preparation for the main event of the whole year: Disney Dreams! — a magical, immersive new nighttime spectacular show. This world premiere nighttime show will feature state-of-the-art HD projections, fountains, fire, lasers, pyrotechnics and numerous other special effects to completely immerse guests in a magical tale that takes you from the Second Star to the Right through some of the greatest Disney stories ever told! It’s the biggest spectacle ever witnessed at Disneyland Paris and, in an exciting move, will be performed every single night of the year as the park’s landmark entertainment event.
Click the photo for a behind the scenes video.
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The Great Northern Songbook ............
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17.03.12
Cara and Sam will be performing in a special concert to celebrate 150 years of musical excellence in Belfast's legendary venue The Ulster Hall on May 22nd.
The Ulster Hall is the home of the Ulster Orchestra and the BBC have decided to stage a concert with some of Northern Irelands top artists taking turns to not only perform one of their own songs but also to perform a song chosen by the public with the Ulster Orchestra.
From Friday 16th March music fans can log on to BBC Radio Ulster to vote for their favourite song. The public vote will run for two weeks until Friday, March 30. A total of 32 songs by Northern Irish artists have been shortlisted by BBC Radio Ulster’s specialist music presenters. Included in the list is Cara's original song "The Hill Of Thieves". Please drop by to cast your vote.
Ticket applications for the concert can be made from noon, on Friday, March 30, until 5pm on Friday, April 13 at BBC TICKETS A maximum of four tickets will be allocated per household address using a random draw.
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CARA on TG4 on BOXING DAY ............
posted:
23.12.11
Irish TV Channel TG4 are broadcasting a 50 minute selection of songs taken from Cara's DVD "Live At The Grand Opera House". The programme is at 14:50 (GMT) on Boxing Day and will be the first TV broadcast of her amazing show which was filmed in September 2009 shortly after she released her multi-award winning album "Hill Of Thieves".
Visit Cara's official Online Store to purchase a full length copy of the concert.
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Re-Release Marks 10th Anniversary of Cara's Debut Album ............
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30.10.11
July 2011 saw the 10th anniversary of the original release of Cara's debut solo album "CARA DILLON". For any of you who've only switched on to Cara's music in the last few years and have only heard her more recent albums, it was this record that launched her (quite rightly) to the very top of the folk and acoustic scene and gained her some extremely high profile fans and huge critical acclaim.
The album was nominated for 4 BBC Radio Folk Awards and went on to win 2 of them, it won the prestigious Hotpress Magazine award for "Best Roots Act" and led to Cara and Sam touring all over the world winning a legion of fans both near and far. The album includes their arrangement of "Black Is The Colour" which has gone on to be covered by mainstream artists the world over and spawned a top ten dance remix.
To mark the occassion Cara and Sam have decided to re-release the album on Monday the 24th October in Digipack format (although they stress that's the only thing that's changed). It is an absolute "must have" for any fan of Cara's music and we're sure that many of you are already on your 2nd or even 3rd copy after overplaying the originals. For many of us it brings back some very happy memories of when we "discovered" Cara for the first time...Visit Cara's official Online Store to purchase a copy.
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The Guardian - Live Review ............
posted:
09.03.11
Here's a couple of lines taken from The Guardian's glowing 4 star review of Cara's wonderful concert in The Queen Elizabeth Hall in March.
"...her voice is a thing of wonder: a warm yet precise tool that locks into the expansive humanity at the heart of these ancient songs. On Johnny, Lovely Johnny and Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór, she superbly evokes the hollow ache of unrequited love, while her gentle reworking of the old standard P Is for Paddy is captivating... these songs hang in the ether, and Dillon's best moment comes when she stands alone on stage to croon the haunting a capella air Fil, Fil A Run Ó. In taking a step back to her roots, Dillon has made a creative great leap forward."
★ ★ ★ ★
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B & W "Society of Sound" ............
posted:
19.11.10
We're extremely proud to announce that Bowers & Wilkins, the exclusive and world renowned speaker manufacturers, have chosen 11 songs from Cara's latest DVD to feature in their Society Of Sound monthly music club. Subscribers receive two hand-picked albums a month to download in stunning high-quality lossless audio. Curated by Peter Gabriel and Real World Studios and the London Symphony Orchestra, once downloaded the albums can be played on your computer, media player or iPod. The idea behind the Society is to showcase a fine selection of the very best music recordings in their highest quality so users of B&W speakers can experience the very best their products can offer.
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