Take Flight

Our first album, which was published in May 2004

King and Fair Maid

Reels for Hecki

Three Ravens

Sailor Boy

"Throughout this beautifully produced CD, it is the clarity of their musical expression that makes them stand out."
(Sing Out, Volume 51#3 – Autumn `07)

"Cara boasts a combination of superb technical skills, taut discipline and contemporary dynamism."
(Gene Armstrong, Tucson Weekly – USA)

Poisened Peas

The Flying Sofa

Flying Sofa

Frida

Cara’s new album marks an important step in the band’s whirlwind career. With the addition of two new band members, piper Ryan Murphy from Cork, Ireland, and singer/pianist Jeana Leslie from Scotland’s Orkney Islands, Cara finally becomes a multi-national Celtic band.

Sweet William's Ghost

The Loon And His Quine

Grounded

12 - The Spell Of Winter

11 - Milky Way Set

10 - The False Lover Won Back

09 - Jaboozy

08 - The Pretty Girl Milking The Cow

07 - True Thomas

06 - B&B Jigs

05 - Lassie, Lie Near Me

04 - The Grounded Traveller

03 - Lay Down Your Weary Tune

02 - The Windhorse

01 - The Cockle Gatherer

12 The Exploding Case

05 The Elfin Knight

04 Land Of The Midnight Sun

03 Little Musgrave

02 Heroes

01 Leaf For A Sail

Live

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There Will Be Fog

*Irish Music Award „Top Group“*
*Irish Music Award „Best New Irish Artist“*

“They sound like a whole festival wrapped up in one band!”
Bruce MacGregor, BBC Radio Scotland (UK)

A multi-national band with Irish, Scottish and German members, CARA tour worldwide with unique interpretations of Celtic music, firmly rooted in the Irish and Scottish tradition, presenting innovative arrangements of traditional material alongside critically acclaimed original compositions.

“Cara sound like Cara - there can't be a higher recommendation.”
Folker! Magazine (Germany)

Fronted by two female lead singers, CARA combine vocals, piano, fiddle, flute, guitar, bodhrán, uilleann pipes and accordion with a dry-witted and charismatic stage presence. They have headlined some of the largest Irish music festivals and brought audiences to their feet across the USA, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland and Denmark. 2018 saw a line-up change with the addition of Bodhrán World-Champion (2010) Aimée Farrell Courtney from Co.Meath, Ireland. The band also celebrated their 15 year anniversary, with the release of a new live album to critical acclaim: 

“Cara affirms its well-deserved reputation as an outstanding concert band,
and the collective energy is prodigious.”
Boston Irish Reporter (USA)

“German/Scots aggregation Cara work best in the live arena, their amphidexterous [sic] abilities and musical knowhow working to their advantage. The epic ballad Little Musgrave hangs on emotional dexterity while the tune sets blend pastorality and uplift in proportion. Great.”
fRoots (UK)

“Cara Live neatly bookends the band’s recent arrivals, developments and musical evolution with grace and style. Well done all.”
Living Tradition (UK)

With two Irish Music Awards (Best New Irish Artist 2010, and Top Group 2011), the “Freiburger Leiter” 2018 award, five studio and two live albums as well as countless performances under their belts, CARA effortlessly navigate the spaces between trad, singer/songwriter,“nu-folk” and acoustic pop. They sound so blithe and full of verve, hard-core traditional music fans unite with lovers of acoustic music, and in the end they all end up dancing and singing together.

"A world class band in top form.”
Irish Music Magazine (Ireland)

Caramusic

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