Concert Review: Cathie Ryan soars over Wind and Rain

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How It's New York: Cathie Ryan lives on the East Coast now and we expect to see her often locally. The concert took place in a studio at Lincoln Center.
How It's Irish: Cathie is an Irish-American singer, of Irish parents, and sings Irish music.

Cathie Ryan launched her much-awaited CD Through Wind & Rain last month, on a very cold day in October. The evening had a family feeling, and Cathie's sweet voice filled the beautiful room with charm and grace.

A version of this article was first published in Irish Examiner USA, Oct. 16.

Irish-American singer Cathie Ryan launched her new CD Through Wind & Rain at the Clarke Studio Theater at Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 13, to an appreciative audience in an event that Cathie said was like "family night. I think I know everyone here."
The handsome young man who introduced her, Cathie explained, was her son. The beautiful woman taking tickets was his wife. Cathie's ex-husband, Dermot Henry, was in the audience.
"We're a happy modern family," the curly-haired singer said with a smile.
Cathie, a native of Detroit, was recently inducted into the new Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame in Michigan.
Cathie sang with the female Irish trad group Cherish the Ladies from 1987 to 1995, and is about to begin a small tour with them this week.
It was an intimate, special night of beautiful music. Cathie told stories, often smiling and saying "yes," in her calm, somewhat breathy voice. 

She played bodhrán at times to accompany herself and often swayed to the rhythm of her knockout band, featuring Matt Mancuso on fiddle, Patsy O'Brien on guitar, and Brian Melick on percussion.



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