Crucial Track for May 20, 2025

"The Hill of Thieves" by Cara Dillon

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Artist: Cara Dillon

Album: Hill of Thieves

Track: The Hill of Thieves (youtube, lyrics)

First entry pressure! We'll get to the song that inspired my username here, the song I consider to be the start of having my own individual music taste (rather than listening to whatever my parents played), and others, but for now, this popped into my head as I was walking today and I think it's a fine place to start. Lyrics with love and longing for the land, the Irish whistle and drums, and as always Cara's gorgeous voice make this a highlight of its album for me.

Those perfect moments: at 00:50 when the drums kick in & “murmuring stream;” at 02:35 with the vibrato(?) accent on “I’ve been a stranger here…”