Cara Dillon Concert History

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 Óige 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' (though there do not appear to be any recordings).

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Cara Dillon Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 9)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 01, 2014
Cambridge Folk Festival
"Cambridge Folk Festival" / Sinéad O'Connor / Richard Thompson / Afro Celt Sound System / Fisherman's Friends / Cara Dillon / Michael McGoldrick Band / John McCusker / John Doyle / Pokey LaFarge / Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit / Molotov Jukebox / Hazmat Modine / Brian McNeill / My Darling Clementine / Whapweasel / Megson / Calan / Samantha Crain / The Mae Trio / Georgia Ruth Show all bands
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Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Jul 31, 2014 –
Aug 03, 2014
Cambridge Folk Festival 2014
Van Morrison / Sinéad O'Connor / Newton Faulkner / Ladysmith Black Mambazo / Jason Isbell / Lunasa / Sarah Jarosz / Kate Rusby / Eddi Reader / Aly Bain / Phil Cunningham / Oysterband / Julie Fowlis / The Fisherman’s Friends / Michael McGoldrick / John McCusker & John Doyle / Peatbog Faeries / North Mississippi Allstars / Hot 8 Brass Band / Yves Lambert Trio / O'Hooley & Tidow / Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin / My Darling Clementine / Whapweasel / New Rope String Band / The Rails / Old Swan Band / Megson / The Young’uns / The Mischa Macpherson Trio / Richard Thompson / Afro Celt Sound System / Cara Dillon / Pokey LaFarge / Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita / Skinny Lister / Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson / Rosanne Cash / Loudon Wainwright III / Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit / David Bromberg & Larry Campbell / The High Kings / Hudson Taylor / Moulettes / Molotov Jukebox / Hazmat Modine / Ezio / Calan / CrossHarbour / Naomi Randall with Tom Gaskell / Keston Cobblers Club / Lady Maisery / Maz O'Connor / Adam Holmes and the Ember / CC Smugglers / The Full English / Fay Hield / Seth Lakeman / Martin Simpson / Martin Carthy / Eliza Carthy / Nancy Kerr / Sam Sweeney / Rob Harbron / Ben Nicholls / Brian McNeill Show all bands
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Cherry Hinton Hall Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Jul 04, 2014
Cara Dillon

Hop Farm Music Festival

The Hop Farm Paddock Wood, England, United Kingdom
Jul 04, 2014 –
Jul 06, 2014
The Hop Farm Music Festival 2014
James Blunt / Echo & The Bunnymen / Eliza Doolittle / Scouting for Girls / 10CC / Billy Ocean / Maxïmo Park / Squeeze / Grace Jones / Dr. John / Arrested Development / The Feeling / Midlake / Caro Emerald / Slow Club / Brian Wilson / Sophie Ellis-Bextor / Jukebox the Ghost / Deacon Blue / Nick Lowe / Charlotte Church / The Beat / Curtis Stigers / Tony Joe White / Marc Almond / Meadowlark / Ray Davies / Peter Hook & The Light / Bellowhead / Cara Dillon / The Family Rain / Zara McFarlane / Chas 'n' Dave / Ren Harvieu / Joséphine / Danny & The Champions Of The World / Simon McBride / Coco and the Butterfields / Ian McNabb / Moya / YolanDa Brown / Dave Lambert / azadeh / Lisbee Stainton / Patch and the Giant / Robert Vincent / My Darling Clementine / Elliott Morris / Hannah Robinson / Full English / Ian McLagan / Natasha North / Weave / Dan Clews / The Daptone Super Soul Revue / Ordinary Noise / Tinlin / Kaleidophone / Pacifico Blues / Loyd Grossman and the New Forbidden / Polly and Billet Doux Show all bands
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The Hop Farm Paddock Wood, United Kingdom
May 28, 2014
Cara Dillon Whelans Dublin Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
May 16, 2014
Cara Dillon High Wycombe Town Hall High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom
May 09, 2014
Cara Dillon Farnham Maltings Farnham, England, United Kingdom
Apr 25, 2014
Cara Dillon SaltaireLive, Victoria Hall Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Apr 07, 2014
Cara Dillon The Islington London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 25, 2014
Cara Dillon J2, Cambridge Junction Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Nov 30, 2013
Cara Dillon

The Great British Folk Festival

Butlins Resort Skegness Skegness, England, United Kingdom
Nov 29, 2013 –
Dec 02, 2013
Great British Folk Festival
Fairport Convention / Steeleye Span / Judie Tzuke / Barbara Dixon / Cara Dillon / Bob Fox / Billy Mitchell / St Agnes Fountain / Jim Moray / Edward II / Tir Na Nog / Ahab / Slim Chance / Gary Fletcher / Martyn Joseph / Acoustic Strawbs / Richard Digance / Anthony John Clarke & Dave Pegg / Dave Sharp / Bruce & Jamie Watson / Ed Tudor Pole / Take 3 / The Springfields / Reg Meuross / Allan Yn Y Fan / Karac / Luke Jackson / Tom Leary / Common Tongues / Annie Winter / Bailey Tzuke Show all bands
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Oct 26, 2013
Cara Dillon Connaught Theatre Worthing, England, United Kingdom
Oct 24, 2013
Cara Dillon The Union Chapel London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 13, 2013
Cara Dillon / Sam Kelly Birmingham Town Hall Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Aug 15, 2013
Cara Dillon / Orchestra of Ireland Millennium Forum Derry, United Kingdom
Dec 22, 2012
Cara Dillon Don Haskins Center, University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas, United States
Jul 22, 2012
Cara Dillon

Folk By The Oak

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Hatfield House Hatfield, England, United Kingdom
May 22, 2012
The Great Northern Songbook, Radio Ulster celebrate 150 Years of The Ulster Hall
And So I Watch You from Afar / The Answer / Boxcutter / Brian Kennedy / Bronagh Gallagher / Cara Dillon / Ciaran Gribbin / General Fiasco / Katherine Philppa / RAMS' pocket radio / Ulster Orchestra
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Ulster Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
May 19, 2012
Bearded Theory Festival
"Bearded Theory Festival" / The Damned / Dr. Feelgood / Cara Dillon / The Popes / Show of Hands / Hedgerow Crawlers
Kedleston Hall Derby, England, United Kingdom
May 18, 2012 –
May 20, 2012
Bearded Theory Festival 2012
Chumbawamba / The Damned / 360 / Dr. Feelgood / The Selecter / Dreadzone / Terrorvision / Banco de Gaia / Cara Dillon / Doctor And The Medics / System 7 / Show of Hands / The Travelling Band / Mad Dog Mcrea / Ferocious Dog / Imperial Leisure / The Urban Voodoo Machine / Credit to the Nation / 3 Daft Monkeys / Astralasia / The Popes / Gaz Brookfield / The Roughneck Riot / Jack Rabbit Slim / Graveyard Johnnys / Faintest Idea / Sicknote / Back To The Planet / Radical Dance Faction / Mark Chadwick / Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Los Albertos / King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys / Pronghorn / Jemma Johnson / Spaceships Are Cool / Flat Stanley / Cracked Actors / Zetan Spore / Tarantism / Witchdoktors / Leatherat / Zubzub / The Go Go Cult / Kissmet / Twomanting / Bemis / Rasta4Eyes / Ten Pound Suit Band / The True Deceivers / Karl Phillips and the Midnight Ramblers / Hedgerow Crawlers / The Tatsmiths / Boot Hill All Stars / Ed Tangent / Jordan Delap / Carmen Ghia and the Hot Rods / 10 O'clock Horses / Tracy Jane Sullivan / Dan Days Show all bands
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Kedleston Hall Kedleston, United Kingdom

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 Ottery St Mary, United Kingdom
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 Ottery St Mary, United Kingdom
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 Ottery St Mary, United Kingdom
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 Ottery St Mary, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Folk
Singer-Songwriter
Female Vocalists
Celtic
Contemporary Folk
Traditional Folk
Irish
Irish Folk
Traditional British Folk
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Latest Setlist (06/15/2025):

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  1. As I Roved Out
  2. Garden Valley
  3. She's Like the Swallow
  4. The Gem of the Roe
  5. Coming Home
  6. The Tern and the Swallow
  7. Bright Morning Stars
  8. Blackwaterside
  9. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
  10. Éirigh Suas a Stóirín
  11. The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
  12. The Water Is Wide
  13. Giving
  14. There Were Roses
  15. The Parting Glass

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 1 concert
2026 11 concerts
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2024 8 concerts
2023 13 concerts
2022 8 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 22 concerts
2018 29 concerts
2017 18 concerts
2016 8 concerts
2015 16 concerts
2014 17 concerts
2013 6 concerts
2012 8 concerts
2011 21 concerts
2010 9 concerts
2009 51 concerts
2008 66 concerts
2007 8 concerts
2006 13 concerts
2005 16 concerts
2004 3 concerts
2003 9 concerts
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2001 2 concerts
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