It was Raymond Inman who said,

If you're seeking creative ideas, go out walking.

Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.

Well, I don't know about whispering, but today's Focon foot guest will be singing,

and some say she has the voice of an angel. For this folk on foot, we're in Northern Ireland, in a small town called Dungiven, not far from Derry, London Derry.

That's where the multi-award winning singer Kara Dillon grew up.

It's a place steeped in myth and history, and much of that myth and history has seeped into her music.

Kara and her husband and musical collaborator Sam Lakeman now live in Somerset, but her family are still here in Dungiven,

and the couple are staying here before playing a gig in Derry tonight. Somebody once said that

Kara Dillon's voice is beautiful, even when she's just breathing. For folk on foot, she's going

to show us the places that shaped her and sing the songs that have followed her around the world

from this little town of

Dungiven.

Karu, good morning.

Good morning, Matthew.

Come and say hello over here.

Love to see you, say hello. So listen, Matthew. Come and say hello over here. Love to see you.

Hello, hello. So listen, we're in Dungiven. This is your town where you were born? Right. It's not a big town, is it? No, it's a small town. Some people say a one-horse town. It's a road through from Belfast, right through to Donegal. So when I was growing up, we would have lots of musicians and singers stopping off. Sessions would be happening all during the week.

Somebody would get a phone call saying, oh, such and such is in town.

And everybody would pack up their instruments and head to the pub.

That's the thing about this town is it's saturated with culture and history and music and

there's no escaping it. It's a way of life. So when I went to primary school, you're handed a

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