Cara Dillon

The Haiti Appeal by The High Kings, Wolfe Tones and more…

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I sneaked into The High Kings website to check what the guys are up to. I found out that there’s an album out called “On The One Road” by The High Kings and Wolfe Tones. It is mentioned that all proceeds will go to Goal Haiti Earthquake Appeal. I think this album is worth buying not only for the music but also for the help it can do. Check this link http://www.thehighkings.com/trellis/News for more details.

….The Chieftains and Ry Cooder released San Patricio a new album bridging Ireland and Mexico. Check out the video here: I am so excited to get my hands on this album!.

…..Cara Dillon picked up Best Female Singer and Best Traditional Song on the recent Spiral Awards. She also received Album of the Year award for BBC2’s Folk Awards. This is for her album Hill of Thieves, a follow-up to the highly successful After the Morning. More on her official site….

……The Clannad Newsblog reports updates from Mya Brennan and Clannad. Visit http://www.clannad.nl/ for the latest news on the Brennans..

Seems like my neck is hurting a bit. I need to chill to the music of The Chieftains and hopefully comeback with more news.

Something new from Cara Dillon

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On the recent Celtic Connections, Cara Dillon rendered a new song from her new album Hill of Thieves. The song is called The Verdant Braes of Skreen. She explains that the song is all about unrequited love. Oh I just love her sense of humor. During the first stanza I can’t help but shiver at the beautiful pain which the song is all about. I am posting the lyrics here in case you want to know what it’s all about:

New Album

New Album

You can also watch her performance on Youtube here:The Verdant Braes of Skreen I will be keeping my eye on Celtic Connections on my upcoming posts. Cara is one of the artists I discovered via Myspace.My niece and I fell in love with her catchy melodies and light voice right away.She’s one of those artists who are into traditional music without sounding too formulaic.I doubt if she’s going to make waves on Asian radio but what the heck, she’s the best that Northern Ireland put out there. I just wish that she just continue to shower us with beautiful melodies and wondrous albums in years and years to come.