From: Martin Snodin
[martin.snodin_at_homecall_dot_co_dot_uk]
Sent: 05 April 2011 21:43
Subject: Acoustic Sussex
Newsletter 2011-04-05 - Cara Dillon last remaining tickets
Newsletter 5 April 2011 |
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"What may
well be the world's most beautiful female voice..." Mojo "Dillon's
crystalline, angelic voice is an instrument of rare beauty capable of melting
the sternest of hearts" BBC "The
Irish, of course, breed prize winning musicians like racehorses, but even
among these Dillon’s a wonder - wide-eyed all-Ireland champion… Dillon’s
vocals, expressive beyond her years, are right on the money." Q |
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19 FEBRUARY) at Chequer Mead Support: James Findlay £17.50 ((£15 conc) |
Returning
two years after her last visit to Chequer Mead, Irish songstress Cara
Dillon has that rare talent that you only come across a handful times in
your whole life. Her staggeringly beautiful voice has the ability to reach
inside the soul of a song and imbue material with not only profound sweetness
but also poignancy and depth. Cara
was brought up in the rich cultural heritage of her native Co. Derry. Having
won the All Ireland Traditional Singing Trophy aged only 14 she went on to
sing with Oige, De Dannan and then Equation. It was in this band that she met
her husband and musical collaborator Sam Lakeman. The combination of
Cara's expressive vocals and Lakeman's rippling piano and fresh production
squeezed new life into the music. Their original songs sit happily alongside
the traditional, reinforcing the debt they owe, whilst pointing to a distinct
and distinguished musical identity all of their own. In
2010, she released independently her widely acclaimed 4th album 'Hill Of
Thieves', which won Best Album in the BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards.
In 2010, a DVD 'Live At The Grand Opera House' was also released, with Cara
performing the album and other selected songs, for one night only in Belfast. Whether
she's singing her native traditional songs of lost love and emigration, or
their original compositions, you will be hard pressed to find a more emotive
and captivating performer. Cara Dillon is at the very top of her field and
one has the feeling she'll be there for a very long time. James
Findlay
won the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award
title in December 2009. Acoustic Sussex was there, and among a stunning group
of finalists, James' amazing voice and distinctive guitar and fiddle-style
impressed everyone, causing judge Jon Boden from Bellowhead to exclaim a
widely-reported“Bloody hell, what a voice!'. James
is influenced by all genres of music, but his love lies in traditional
English folk music and ballads. In a short space of time he's developed a
stage presence all of his own. As
well as the Young Folk Award James was a winner in the ‘New Roots’ national
competition for up-and-coming folk performers in 2008. He's warmly
charismatic with that sparkle of personality that draws a crowd along with
him. His
debut album Sport and Play has just been released on the major folk label,
Fellside. |
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