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Cathy Jordan (born in Scramogue, County Roscommon in 1972) [1] is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, bodhran, bones and bouzouki. [2] She has been the lead vocalist for the traditional Irish music band Dervish since 1991, and is a solo performer as well.
Cathy Jordan is a versatile and acclaimed performer of traditional and contemporary folk music. She is the lead singer of Dervish and has released a new album with Feargal Murray, Storybook, featuring the songs of Brendan Graham.
Roscommon born Cathy Jordan has been a professional singer with traditional group Dervish for nearly 30 years. She is a self-taught guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán and bones player. She has led Dervish as front woman through thousands of concerts in hundreds of cities in nearly 40 countries and has 18 albums under her belt.
Apr 4, 2013 · Dervish singer Cathy Jordan, with harmony from Eleanor Shanley of Dé Danann, singing 'Eileen Óg' (Percy French) during a traditional Irish music session at Dickie Beirne's Pub in Eastersnow, Co...
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- Growing Up in A Musical Family
- A Natural Star and Entertainer
- A Fresh Feel to Traditional Songs
- Key Performances at Iconic Sites
- Representing Ireland at The Eurovision Song Contest
- Radio Appearances in The USA
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She was born in Scramogue, Co Roscommon and grew up on a small farm. She came from a very musical family. Both her parents were singers, and so were her brothers and sisters. Cathy was the youngest of seven children and grew up surrounded by music and singing from an early age. From as early as three years old she could perform a repertoire of song...
At school she appeared in musicals and was always in the starring role. She played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Ado Annie in Oklahoma. She would also perform at weddings and Christenings at the weekend when she was young. When she was a teenager she performed in several venues throughout the midland counties of I...
She joined folk band Dervish in 1991 when she was 19. Dervish had a reputation for giving traditional songs a fresh and modern sound. Jordan became their lead singer and bodran player. They released an album, Harmony Hill, in 1993. It was the first album Dervish recorded with Jordan and it was very popular with critics.
Since Jordan joined Dervish, they have performed thousands of concerts together. They have played at iconic sites such as the Great Wall of China and the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. They performed to 250,000 people at the Rock in Rio festival. In 2000, Jordan performed a show called Waves with the National Concert Orchestra. Waves was composed by Ch...
Dervish are so well known for their traditional music that they have become a symbol of Irish culture. They are often asked to represent Ireland and Irish music. On one occasion they went to China for a trade exposition to try to improve business relations between the Irish and Chinese. In 2007, Dervish represented Ireland in the Eurovision song co...
There was better news for the band that year as they performed on Garrison Keillor’s US radio show. Keillor fronts ‘The Prairie Home Companion’ which is the longest running radio show in America. Two million listeners heard Dervish perform on the show. The band also made a series of radio shows in the US that were presented by Jordan and featured m...
Cathy Jordan is a folk singer from Ireland who has performed with Dervish for over three decades. She has also released a solo album, All the Way Home, and represented Ireland in the Eurovision song contest.
Jan 30, 2012 · Singing the rousing 'Old Ballymoe', here's Cathy Jordan and a gang of great musicians during the launch of 'All The Way Home', Cathy's new solo CD. The follo...
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Roscommon born Cathy Jordan has been a professional singer with traditional group Dervish for over 25 years now. She is a self-taught guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán and bones player, and has led Dervish as front woman through thousands of concerts in hundreds of cities in nearly forty countries.
