Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter's Night

A seasonal folk concert by Cara Dillon, presented at Union Chapel in London during its tenth anniversary year. The show is built around Christmas songs and carols.

Upon A Winter's Night is a Christmas programme led by the singer Cara Dillon, now marking ten years since it began. The project was released in 2016 and entered the Indie Album Charts at number one. Over the decade it has returned each winter and has become a regular part of the festive season for many of its listeners.

The music draws on Celtic hymns, ancient carols, traditional folk songs and original material. Rather than relying on the most familiar seasonal tunes, the programme looks further back to older melodies. Dillon's voice is accompanied by her band, and the songs turn on the darkness of winter, the hope of returning light and the idea of birth and renewal. The sacred and secular sides of the season sit side by side throughout.

Union Chapel is a chapel on Compton Terrace in London that also hosts concerts, mainly pop, rock and indie music. The evening suits listeners who enjoy folk-based music and who want a reflective, seasonal programme rather than a conventional Christmas concert.