Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter's Night

Cara Dillon brings her Christmas show, Upon A Winter's Night, to Assembly Hall on Tuesday 15 December, starting at 7:30pm. It's part of a tour marking ten years since the show first went out in 2016, when the album entered at number one on the Indie Album Charts. Since then, it's become a regular fixture for many people's Christmas, and this year it's back on the road.

The set is built around carols and Christmas songs, drawing from Celtic hymns, ancient carols, traditional folk songs and original material. Alongside those, she'll be playing new songs from Coming Home, her 2024 album, which was shortlisted for the Northern Ireland Music Prize. So you'll get the older carols that have made the show a tradition, with the newer material from the latest record woven in.

Dillon is a towering figure in Irish music, born in Dungiven, County Derry. She won the All Ireland singing trophy at 14 and later signed to Rough Trade, citing De Dannan and Óige as influences. She works alongside her husband and musical partner, the composer and producer Sam Lakeman, and together they blend traditional and contemporary Irish music. Her accolades include a Meteor Award for Best Irish Female, four BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and Tatler's Woman Of The Year in Music.

Tickets are £34.00, and the night kicks off at 7:30pm at Assembly Hall on Tuesday 15 December.