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| Sam Lakemand & Cara Dillon |
She both
looks and sounds angelic. Dillon and her talented husband Sam Lakeman (brother
to Seth Lakeman) performed a full set at Milngavie town hall stage along with
their top quality folk band - Luke Daniels (accordion), Niel Murphy (fiddle), Ed Boyd (guitar).
With only
Sam on piano, on ‘Bright Morning Star’ Cara encouraged her audience to join her
chorus, with the words ‘Day is breaking in my Soul’. She also sang an intimate version of Beth Sorrentino’s
‘River Run.’
She sang a
moving Tommy Sands ‘There were Roses’ for these turbulent days and a hope
there may remain peace in Ireland. She sang of that the shamrock and thistle
may flourish together.
She
performed an expressive ‘She’s like the Swallow’, and the folk classic ‘Black
is the Colour.’ Along with two new album songs and a couple of Irish language
songs. She does many quality interpretations of folk classics – although I
missed her wonderful take on Dougie MacLean’s ‘Garden Valley’. Her songs touch on themes of love, human
frailty,
Between songs
we enjoyed her friendly chat. There is a special close synergy between Lakeman’s dynamic piano and Dillon’s perfect subtle
floating voice.
Cara also
sang her excellent interpretation of Van Morrison’s
’Crazy Love’ and then she finished her
set with her award-winning song ‘Hill of Thieves’.
An evening
of intimate song and heartfelt honesty, as Cara wished us joy with her encore
song ‘Parting Glass.’
*Luke
Donnelly from her band, was the entertaining support with his ‘Revolve and
Rotate’ from the 1880.
ALBUMS, A Thousand Hearts 2014, Hill
of Thieves 2009, Cara Dillon 2001, Sweet Liberty 2003, Upon a Winters Nights
2016.
http://www.caradillon.co.uk