THERE WAS 'a dream come true' for one Wrexham singer-songwriter last weekend as she performed a set at Glastonbury.
The talented Cara Hammond first began writing songs when she was just 11 years old.
She then went on to self-release three EP’s independently and a series of singles through the indie label, Oswaldo.
During the pandemic, the 27-year-old learnt how to produce, leading to her first self produced EP ‘twenty four hours’.
Influenced by female artists such as Lianne La Havas and Lana Del Rey, Cara's music can be described as an 'eclectic mix of alt pop, indie folk and neo soul'.
Cara's music has also been featured on 7 Spotify New Music Friday’s across Asia, been A listed on national BBC Radio and featured in the BBC Introducing's Hotlist.
And her career reached another significant milestone last Saturday (June 29) as she performed a set at the world -famous Glastonbury festival.
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More than 200,000 people descended on Worthy Farm in Somerset to see acts like Dua Lipa and Coldplay perform.
Cara meanwhile took to the Bread and Roses stage to perform a stunning 40-minute set.
Taking to social media to reflect after the gig, she said: "saying “hello Glastonbury” was a dream come true. Thank you @glastonbury & @BreadandRosesSL."
She added: "Hearing Glastonbury Festivals singing along to my song about Wrexham was a dream come true!"
And, as if that wasn't enough, Cara then returned home to north Wales to support Sir Tom Jones as he took to the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod stage on Tuesday (July 2).
saying “hello Glastonbury” was a dream come true. Thank you @glastonbury & @BreadandRosesSL NOW I’m so excited to announce that TOMORROW night I will be supporting @RealSirTomJones at his sold out @llangollen_Eist show 😍😭🏴 You can catch me at 5.15pm on the Oakleigh stage! pic.twitter.com/WjGPQuXly0
— Cara Hammond (@carahammond_) July 1, 2024
The Welsh superstar, renowned as one of the most accomplished musicians of all time, proved his legendary status when the entire audience gave him a standing ovation as he walked out.
Commenting on supporting who she labelled the 'King of Wales', Cara said: "This year just keeps on getting more mad x"
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