IRISH folk performer Cara Dillon will be appearing in the Lake District this autumn, with a Keswick date announced for September.

The multiple award-winner, who has performed with renowned bands De Dannan and Oige, appears live at the Theatre by the Lake on Sunday September 10.

Born in Dungiven in 1975, she was brought up in a close musical family immersed in the rich cultural heritage of her native County Derry. Having won the All Ireland Traditional Singing Trophy aged only 14 she went on to sing with Oige, De Dannan and then Equation.

It was in this band that she met her husband and musical collaborator Sam Lakeman and the combination of Cara's expressive vocals and Lakeman's rippling piano and fresh production squeezed new life into ancient material.

Interspersed within their musical journey together, Cara and Sam have had the privilege to have been asked to guest on some remarkable projects: in the late 90s they worked on tracks with the likes of Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, Richard Hawley and Robin Millar, and Cara recorded the lead single, Man In The Rain, on Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells III, and was a featured vocalist alongside Sinead O'Connor on the Ghostland album.

She guested on the title track to the hit movie Keeping Mum, and sang live to a televised audience of several hundred million at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Ryder Cup.

More recently, the pair have performed live with orchestras as they explore and introduce new flavours to their back catalogue. To date they have shared the stage with the prestigious Scottish Symphony Orchestra, The Ulster Orchestra, The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Concert Orchestra and The Orchestra of Ireland.

Whether she's singing her native traditional songs of lost love and emigration, or their original compositions, you will be hard pressed to find a more emotive and captivating performer.

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Dillon has won countless awards and accolades including Album Of The Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, The Meteor Music Award for Best Irish Female, and Tatler’s Woman Of The Year in Music, and has appeared in prestigious concert halls and at festivals the world over.

Nominated for Folk Singer Of The Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, she has also appeared at the London Folk & Roots Festival and at Glastonbury - where she also made an appearance in session for the BBC.

Cara Dillon appears at the Theatre by the Lake on Sunday September 10, and tickets are available from the venue's box office.