Upon a Winter's Night

Upon A Winter's Night
Studio album by Cara Dillon
Released 18 November 2016
Genre Folk, holiday, Celtic
Label Charcoal Records
Producer Sam Lakeman
Cara Dillon chronology
A Thousand Hearts
(2014)A Thousand Hearts2014
Upon a Winter's Night
(2016)
Wanderer
(2017)Wanderer2017

Upon A Winter’s Night is the sixth solo album and first Christmas album by folk artist Cara Dillon. The album, produced by Dillon's musical partner and husband Sam Lakeman, features eight arrangements of traditional carols and three original compositions. The titular track “Upon a Winter’s Night” was written by Sam Lakeman and the couple’s son, Noah,[1] while “Standing by My Christmas Tree”[2] and “Mother Mary”[3] were written by Dillon and Lakeman.

The track “O Holy Night” is an a cappella duet featuring Dillon’s sister Mary Dillon, who is also a folk singer.

Track listing

  1. "Upon a Winter's Night"
  2. "The Wexford Carol"
  3. "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly"
  4. "The Holly and the Ivy"
  5. "O Come, O Come Emmanuel"
  6. "Standing by My Christmas Tree"
  7. "O Holy Night"
  8. "Rug Muire Mac Do Dhia"
  9. "The Darkest Midnight"
  10. "The Huntsman"
  11. "Mother Mary"

References

  1. McMillen, Robert. "Cara Dillon accentuates the positive in exquisite new Christmas album". The Irish News. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  2. CharcoalRecordsUK (2016-11-21), Cara Dillon - Standing By My Christmas Tree (with lyrics, full song, official), retrieved 2017-01-16
  3. "Trad singer a sell-out hit in china - The Irish World Newspaper". The Irish World. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
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