Cara Dillon, possessed of one of the most celebrated folk voices to have come out of Ireland, will be touring her Christmas show “Upon a Winter’s Night” for the third year running from this Friday (Nov 30) and through December.
Cara and her band will once again capture the mystery of Christmas with a collection of songs ancient and modern providing a welcome reminder that the festive season is about more than commercialism (you can find more about the tour in our recent post here).
To mark the occasion, Cara has recorded her own sublime version of Joni Mitchell’s Christmas folk song River, featuring the exquisite John Smith on guitar. Joni recently celebrated her 75th birthday and River comes from her classic 1971 album, Blue.
Says Cara: “River has been a favourite of mine for as long as I can remember and after performing it live on my Christmas tour the past couple of years the response I got each night was incredible. I’m so blessed to be able to sing this and to top it off I’m accompanied by the wonderful John Smith on guitar and John Garrison on keyboards.”
Cara Dillon’s Upon a Winter’s Night Christmas Tour 2018
30 Nov DERRY Millennium Forum 028 7126 4455 /https://www.millenniumforum.co.uk/
01 Dec DÚN LAOGHAIRE Pavilion Theatre 01 231 2929 / https://www.paviliontheatre.ie/events
02 Dec BELFAST The Ulster Hall 028 9033 4400 / https://www.ulsterhall.co.uk
06 Dec SHEFFIELD Firth Hall https://www.wegottickets.com/event/437108
07 Dec GATESHEAD Sage 0191 443 461 / http://www.sagegateshead.com
08 Dec EDINBURGH The Queens Hall 0131 668 2019/ https://www.thequeenshall.net
09 Dec MANCHESTER Stoller Hall 0333 130 0967 / https://stollerhall.com/whats-on/
12 Dec BROMSGROVE Atrix 01527 577330/ https://www.artrix.co.uk/whats-on/
13 Dec MILTON KEYNES The Stables 01908 280800/ https://stables.org/
14 Dec LONDON Union Chapel – See Tickets 0871 220 0260/ https://www.unionchapel.org.uk/
15 Dec SOUTHAMPTON Turner Sims 023 8059 5151/ https://www.turnersims.co.uk/
16 Dec FROME Cheese & Grain 01373 455420/ http://www.cheeseandgrain.com/
18 Dec MAIDENHEAD Norden Farm Arts 01628 788997/ https://norden.farm/
19 Dec BRISTOL St Georges Hall 0845 4024 001 / https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/
20 Dec BASINGSTOKE Haymarket Theatre 01256 844244/ http://www.anvilarts.org.uk
21 Dec CANTERBURY Gulbenkian Theatre 01227 769075/ https://thegulbenkian.co.uk
22 Dec SNAPE Maltings Concert Hall 01728 687110/ https://snapemaltings.co.uk/