Cathie Ryan
Encyclopedia
Cathie Ryan is a singer and bodhrán
player from Detroit, Michigan
. Her parents came from Ireland
and she is generally seen as an Irish or Celtic music
ian.
She moved to New York City
at age seventeen in order to attend Fordham University
. After her divorce her music career began and she joined Cherish the Ladies
in 1987. She acted as lead singer at times and in 1995 she started her solo career. Most of her albums were released by Shanachie Records
.
Bodhrán
The bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side...
player from Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. Her parents came from Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and she is generally seen as an Irish or Celtic music
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
ian.
She moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
at age seventeen in order to attend Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
. After her divorce her music career began and she joined Cherish the Ladies
Cherish the Ladies
Cherish the Ladies is an American all-female Irish-American super group. The band began as a concert series in New York in January 1985, the brainchild of Mick Moloney who wanted to showcase the brightest female musicians in America in what had been a male-dominated scene...
in 1987. She acted as lead singer at times and in 1995 she started her solo career. Most of her albums were released by Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar , it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as a label that specialized in fiddle music, they began releasing work by Celtic...
.
Discography
- 1997 Cathie Ryan (Shanachie Records)
- 1998 The Music of What Happens (Shanachie Records)
- 2001 Somewhere Along the Road (Shanachie Records)
- 2005 The Farthest Wave (Shanachie Records)
Collaborations & Other Appearances
- 1998 "Mother" (North Star Records) with Robin Spielberg and Susan McKeown
- 2002 "Narada Presents: The Best of Celtic Christmas" (Narada Records) various artist
- 2003 "A Woman's Heart - A Decade On" (Dara Records) various artist