Cathie Ryan

Cathie Ryan

Cathie Ryan

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For Cathie Ryan, it's a long, long way back to Tipperary, and the road goes through Michigan. The Detroit-reared singer is a first-generation American; her mother is from Kerry, and her father from Tipperary. Ryan, however, was schooled in Gaelic ways, including sean nos (solo) singing. Ryan's debut (following seven years with the women's group Cherish the Ladies) draws on her heritage and her New World upbringing with effortless grace. Traditionals ("Ned of the Hill," "Dark Moll of the Glen") mix with more contemporary material (Dougie MacLean's "Garden Valley) and three Ryan originals, including the autobiographical "When Detroit Was Burning." It's a formula that serves Ryan well on this vastly promising debut. --Steven Stolder

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The Farthest Wave
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Farthest Wave.........timeless wisdom to beautiful music
  • What a find!
  • Won't You Sometimes Think of Me...
  • Sheer beauty all the way through.
  • SUCH A VOICE
 The Farthest Wave
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Manufacturer: Shanachie
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ASIN: B00008OE0Z
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

  1. What's Closest to the Heart
  2. Rough and Rocky
  3. The Wild Flowers
  4. Follow the Heron
  5. The Farthest Wave
  6. What Will You Do, Love? (w/ Sean Keane)
  7. Dance the Baby (slip jig set)
  8. As the Evening Declines
  9. Be Like the Sea
  10. Peata Beag do Mhathar
  11. Gabhaim Molta Brighde
  12. Home Sweet Home

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In many ways, Ryan personifies Irish-America, a far-flung tribe who love their country yet were born into what their immigrant forebears perceived as exile. Generations later, they still cherish the music, literature and history of their ancestral homeland. Ryan's eloquent soprano keens and soars as her context shifts between ancient peat fires, long ago Appalachian spring-times and the bittersweet romanticism of a modern singer-songwriter. Her heartbreaking duet with Galway native Sean Keane, "What Will You Do, Love?", describes the plight of a loving couple facing separation. On the final track, she breathes new life into "Home Sweet Home?", a ballad which has long and unfairly been consigned to the chestnut barrel. Accompanied by a parlor piano, squeeze-box and a lonely-sounding whistle, frosted with delicately ironic vocal dissonances, the song speaks eloquently of those who feel displaced, even on their own doorsteps. Producer/fiddler John McCusker and team are perfectly in synch with the bandleader¹s haunting vocals. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Farthest Wave.........timeless wisdom to beautiful music.......2006-12-24

My introduction to Cathie Ryan was when the Rochester Philarmonic invited her to perform with them in Spring '06. I have not stopped playing this CD since then. Of the numerous "Celtic Women," Cathie's voice has a depth and clarity that resonates so distinctly. The poetry to her music can be very spiritually inspiring and hopeful. "The Sea" is especially my favorite. The musical arrangement and lyrics are simple, joyful, hopeful, and it beautifully imparts an infinite wisdom we all need to be reminded about time to time. When listening to "Home Sweet Home"..........I'm there. In the world of Celtic music, Cathie Ryan demonstrates that "simpler is better."

5 out of 5 stars What a find!.......2006-02-20

Cathie Ryan has a classic, lilting Celtic sound. The tunes are artfully arranged on the CD to make the entire event full of listening pleasure. The selections are soothing and soulful. Go ahead - buy this one!

5 out of 5 stars Won't You Sometimes Think of Me..........2005-12-12

"Like the sea, the sea, wild and free
We'll swim out past the longing so deep

Down below these waves in the deepest depth
There are echoes sounding true as your breath
The still, small voice in you, the endless open blue
Be like the sea"

Lively music with the delicate nature of a field of flowers is encased in heartfelt lyrics as Irish American Cathie Ryan's voice causes your mind to drift off to places you'd rather be.

The Celtic songs remain in a soul-calming mood throughout in order to set a relaxing mood. Her songs truly speak for themselves through her thoughtful and emotive lyrics.

"What will you do, love, when I am going
With white sails flowing, the seas beyond?
What will you do, love, when waves divide us
And friends may chide us for being fond?
Though waves divide us, and friends be chiding
In faith abiding I'll still be true
And I'll pray for you on the stormy ocean
In deep devotion, that's what I'll do"

Music to play when your heart wants to be held. Cathie Ryan's voice is soothing and nurturing, leading you to a place of peace.

~The Rebecca Review

5 out of 5 stars Sheer beauty all the way through........2005-06-04

I am new to Cathie Ryan's music, and bought this CD after hearing her perform some of it live recently. I am not new to Celtic music, however, and have a decent collection of particularly female Celtic artists (some of whom I like more than others). It is against this background of experience, and admittedly passion for the beauty of this kind of music, that I make these comments. This CD is indeed a jewel, clearly an album of striking beauty that I (uncustomarily) listen to all the way through. I would describe the overall tone as sort of elegantly beautiful, a mature and very classy work by Cathie and a group of superb professionals. Which is not to say it's stuffy or ethereal or all of one sound (some of the songs are fast and spirited, some slower). It is just extremely well-executed work consisting of very tuneful Celtic music in the folk idiom. Cathie's voice is one of sheer ability--it's just cleanly beautiful and totally competent in every musical place on this album. Luxurious. The musicianship is equally superb, very tasteful, and rich while not overdone. The overall sound and style of the songs I would describe as more contemporary than traditional, a balance that suits my taste. As mentioned above, the whole album is a pleasure to listen to, but some of the songs are of the kind that put you into that affective space of hypnotic beauty--the kind that obviously carve out their own place in the musical world, and that you hope to find on every album you buy, and sometimes do. You know where they are in your collection. I can't resist naming three of these on this CD: The title song "The Farthest Wave", "As the Evening Declines", and "Be Like the Sea". To sum up, this is a gorgeous piece of work by a truly top talent that I believe will be extraordinarily enjoyable to anyone who likes this genre of music, and very likely to many who think they don't. One seldom gets their hands on a CD of this sheer quality.

5 out of 5 stars SUCH A VOICE.......2005-05-15

If there is a more engrossing and beautiful album out this year, I'd be amazed. No naval-gazing song writing, no fascination with unhappiness. Cathie Ryan has an Irish/American voice to die for - perfectly suited for her own lovely compositions and for doing full justice to traditional songs from Ireland, Scotland and England. After two great records as lead singer with Cherish the Ladies, she has just come out with her fourth solo cd. THE FARTHEST WAVE is the second produced by the great John McCusker and both are beautifully buoyed by the many talents of the Rusby clan-John is the husband of the peerless Kate Rusby-and all those at the aptly named Pure Records in Yorkshire. Cathie seems unable to utter anything but the most lovely phrasing when she sings. That would be enough to please any listener. But, here she has forces aplenty assisting her. The guitar work is matchless throughout-especially John Doyle's and Kris Drever's. The multi-instrumental John McCusker brings that beautiful work he's displayed to such great effect on all of Kate Rusby's cds: fiddle, whistles, and cittern. He's also written a great jig and a smashing reel for this collection. Phil Cunningham's accordion has a personality all its own and appears throughout. Backing vocals are splendid-especially Karine Polwart's. The songs are so good that it's difficult to pick favorites-I won't try. Notable, however, is the traditional ROUGH AND ROCKY which Cathie heard originally on Emmylou Harris's great early album, BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL. If you can imagine one of the most beautiful voices in the world singing the following verse from the traditional (and by Dermot Henry), "As the Evening Declines," you may get the idea how great this work is:

You can have all your gold, the high king of all metals
With soft talk and kisses we'll never want better
And the west of a ditch is the best of all settles
Glory o, glory, glory when the evening declines
Glory o, glory, glory as the evening declines
Somewhere Along the Road
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent! Wonderful voice - great songs!
  • Don't pass this up!
  • Beautiful Voice
  • A Wonderful CD !
  • The Best Ryan yet
 Somewhere Along the Road
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ASIN: B00005Q44S
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

  1. Carrick-a-rede
  2. Rathlin Island (1847)
  3. Somewhere Along The Road
  4. Raking And Roguing: O Boro Braindi Braindi/Eirigh A, Shineid
  5. In My Tribe
  6. Ta Se 'Na La
  7. Cailin Deas Cruite Na mBo
  8. High On A Mountain
  9. Grace O' Malley
  10. Wave Up To The Shore
  11. So Here's To You

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent! Wonderful voice - great songs!.......2006-04-16

I really enjoy this CD. I was especially happy to hear her Grace O'Malley song. Grace has been a heroine of mine for years so it was terrific to come across such a great song about her on this CD. (Sinead O'Connor's fierce "?r? S? Do Bheatha 'Bhaile" from her Sean Nos Nua album is also a favorite.) This CD was worth every penny!

5 out of 5 stars Don't pass this up!.......2002-01-24

This is one of the best Celtic CD's ever! The mix and the content are just beautiful. Cathie will be well-known someday wait and see.

If you love beautiful Celtic music, Cathie's music is for you.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Voice.......2001-12-12

If you like Celtic and folk and appreciate a truly beautiful singing voice, you will probably enjoy this CD. I "discovered" her through my Cherish the Ladies CD's, all of which I like but especially 2 early ones ("The Back Door" and "Out and About")where she sings lead. I enjoy her mix of new originals and traditional. Her band is great also. Now that I have this one, I will be buying her other 2 solos as soon as I can!

5 out of 5 stars A Wonderful CD !.......2001-11-02

Cathie Ryan sings with such a beautiful voice, it instantly captivates the listener. And each song tells a heartfelt and deeply honest tale of love, family, loss and dignity. It is an amazing feat since she accomplishes all this with a mix of her own penned songs as well as renditions of traditional celtic ballads.

I see from her website ... that she has just started a national tour, and I look forward to attending her concert in San Juan Capistrano. I hope you trust my review and give her CD a try. I am sure you will find it as beautiful and captivating as I have.

5 out of 5 stars The Best Ryan yet.......2001-10-31

This is Cathie Ryan at her best. As in her other albums, what's lacking is more of her own compositions, those fine ballads of life as it's lived; but there's time for more. This album has probably her best mix of songs and is the best technical mix yet. The songs have an elegant simplicity that allows her own artistry to stand out on top of the accompaniement as if on a pedestal. If I had to have one of her disks, I'd have this one, but I would sorely miss the rest. So I have them all.
Mother: Songs Celebrating Mothers & Motherhood
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great background music for my classroom
  • Mother; A Celebration of Motherhood
  • a real treat!
  • from Wind and Wire, Issue 11
  • One Song Worth the Price
 Mother: Songs Celebrating Mothers & Motherhood
Susan McKeown , Cathie Ryan , and Robin Spielberg
Manufacturer: North Star
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I6NG
Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

  1. Mother Of Mine
  2. Rock Me To Sleep, Mother
  3. Walk With Me
  4. Peata Beag Do Mhathar
  5. Ancient Mother
  6. Jennie's Song
  7. Circle Of Life
  8. Grandma's Song
  9. Mother's Celebration
  10. Real Pretty Mama
  11. Seothin Seo-H-O
  12. Thanks
  13. A Song For Jennie
  14. Baby's Lullaby

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As mothers we would kill or die for our children. As daughters we learn from our mothers to love with ferocity, navigate long division and city streets, to apply lipstick and plow gardens, and build lives that are beautiful and strong. And as we together grow gray, mature into our aging bodies, and weather the various storms of life, we depend on one another, often reversing the role of caretaker, holding fast when one precedes the other in death. This tender cyclical relationship is chronicled on Mother: Songs Celebrating Mothers and Motherhood by singers Susan McKeown and Cathie Ryan and contemporary New Age pianist Robin Speilberg, each of whom draws on her own evolving experiences. Mother is a lovely record of Celtic traditionals, lullabies, and original compositions: Spielberg's keys are as clear and bright as a full moon, Ryan's sweetly expressive soprano bounces and reverberates like a dance, and McKeown's warm throaty tones are an aural embrace. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great background music for my classroom.......2004-05-17

I recently purchased two of Robin's cds at a conference at my Alumni. There I had the privledge of hearing her play live, and I just fell in love with the feeling. I use the "Mother" cd as naptime music, and the toddlers in my class just love it. I had actually taken it home and when I didn't have it to play for them several of the children asked for the "Mommy songs." I find myself humming along during my tasks as the children nap, and I always look forward to putting the music on. This is a great purchase!!

5 out of 5 stars Mother; A Celebration of Motherhood.......2000-10-09

I received this CD as a gift when I adopted my son, and feel that it touches me each time I hear it. Having Celtic ties, it is even more special. I have now found a great Christmas gift for anyone who is a mother or will be a mother. I highly recommend it for anyone (especially women) who enjoy lullabies and comforting melodious celtic tunes. MKThomas, Jupiter, Fl

5 out of 5 stars a real treat!.......2000-02-16

this cd just takes me away every time! in it i can feel the celtic blood of my ancestors beating through my heart, and now i know that i am closer to my great grandparents singing in the streets of Ireland. thank you to the artists who made this all come alive!

4 out of 5 stars from Wind and Wire, Issue 11.......2000-01-27

This collaboration between Irish singer/songwriters Susan McKeown and Cathie Ryan, and pianist/composer Robin Spielberg is a celebration of motherhood "for anyone who has ever had a mother, is a mother, or is likely to become a mother!" I'm not sure "Mother"'s appeal will be quite that universal, but since most of the songs have a Celtic feel to them, it should fit into the broad popularity of that genre. All but five of the fourteen tracks are vocals - some of the lyrics are in English, some in Irish; one is a haunting Native American poem translated into Gaelic, "Ancient Mother". All of the vocals have a traditional, "folkie" feel to them, and although this is a celebratory CD, some of the lyrics are tragic or sad - especially "Jennie's Song" and "Rock Me to Sleep, Mother". I know, life is like that!

Robin Spielberg is one of my favorite composers, and, for me, her instrumental contributions are the strongest tracks on the CD. "Walk With Me", "Circle of Life", and "Mother's Celebration" are new, and all are beautiful. Robin also included her tribute to her grandmother, "A Song For Jennie", and wrote a new arrangement of "Amy's Lullaby" with lyrics and a new title, "Baby's Lullaby" (sung by Cathie Ryan) - a very tender and gentle lullaby. "Real Pretty Mama", which is a cute tribute to her own mother, marks Robin's debut as a singer/songwriter!

This is a very interesting project that covers a lot of musical territory as well as many of the various aspects of motherhood and family relationships. The liner notes are full of photos from the three women's childhoods (with their mothers), and the lyrics as well as the backgrounds of the pieces are included. It makes a very nice package.

5 out of 5 stars One Song Worth the Price.......1999-09-25

Just to be able to hear "Rock Me to Sleep, Mother" is reason enough to purchase the CD. It's exquisite in every sense.
The Music of What Happens
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • lasting work
  • Wonderful Voice.. and more.
  • A must for Celtic Music collectors...
  • THIS ALBUM IS WHATS HAPPENING
  • Outstanding!!!!
 The Music of What Happens
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ASIN: B00000AFQ1
Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

  1. At The Foot Of The Knocknarea
  2. Home By Bearna
  3. I'm Going Back
  4. We Dreamed Our Dreams
  5. Love And Freedom
  6. Understanding Love
  7. Lament Of The Three Marys
  8. The Lights Of San Francisco
  9. Mother, Will You Let Me Go To The Fair?
  10. Erin's Lovely Home
  11. Lovely Willie
  12. The Burnt Old Man
  13. The Yellow Bittern

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Cathie Ryan sings with a tragic heart. Her flawless soprano never tightens into stiff professionalism. Instead it wraps itself around notes, wrenching experience from an age-old form. Her repertoire, while a mix of soft originals, aged traditional Irish ballads, and newer songs from songwriters she admires, tends to picture the world in difficult yet hopeful terms. Her second album features Gerry O'Beirne's compact reading of modern politics and private love, "The Lights of San Francisco," and Dick Farrelly's "We Dreamed Our Dreams," which works a haunting melody around a lyric of a lost promise of love. Seamus Egan's spotless production highlights Michael Aharon's sympathetic piano, a web of acoustic guitars, and, of course, Ryan's voice, presented most starkly in the near a cappella "Erin's Lovely Home." --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars lasting work.......2006-06-18

"No one can do what she is doing..." wrote a listener who reviewed this disc in 1999. Seven years on, that's still true. The only one who has matched Ryan since is she herself in subsequent recordings. Reading over the reviews and comments, it seems each has a different favorite. I'll add Lament of the Three Marys and I'm Going Back, the first a traditional song Ryan sings in Irish and the second a song she wrote, a spare and clear evocation of the situations of leaving and returning to Ireland. Those who like Emmylou Harris, Mary Black, and Kathy Mattea should check out Ryan's work, on this and her other recordings.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Voice.. and more........2005-03-10

I bought this CD when I saw her play the Irish Music Festival a few years ago.. I fell in love with the music there.. enough so that I went to all 3 days of the festival, and stayed even when it started to pour. I would like to get the other CD's as well, but this one was a great one to start with. All it's missing is the stories she adds when she is performing.

5 out of 5 stars A must for Celtic Music collectors..........2004-11-29

Cathie Ryan has a pure, clear soprano that's one of the most powerful and evocative voices I have heard since Joan Baez. Her collection addresses everything from Ireland to lost love. Not a bad song in the bunch.

5 out of 5 stars THIS ALBUM IS WHATS HAPPENING.......2001-10-17

THIS ALBUM IS MY FAVORITE! CATHIE HAS A PURE,MELODIC VOICE.
THEE ISN'T ONE SONG THAT I CAN SAY DOESN'T BELONG THERE. THEY ALL ARE JUST GREAT!
CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT RELEASE!

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding!!!!.......2000-08-05

I have seen Cathy Ryan in concert twice, in a small outdoor setting, and she was wonderful. She has a beautiful voice although she seems to think that Irish women are shy and retiring. I've never met any like that! Both of her CD's are well worth buying, as well as her work with Cherish the Ladies.
Cathie Ryan
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000000E5K
Release Date: 1997-02-18

Tracks:

  1. Garden Valley
  2. Slan Abhaile
  3. Eveline
  4. The 12th Of July (Lament For Children)
  5. When Detroit Was Burning
  6. You And I In The One Bed Lie
  7. Ned Of The Hill
  8. White Dress
  9. Shades Of Gloria
  10. Dark Moll Of The Glen
  11. Sheain Bhain
  12. It's A Long Road That Has No Turn
  13. Oro Mo Bhaidin

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For Cathie Ryan, it's a long, long way back to Tipperary, and the road goes through Michigan. The Detroit-reared singer is a first-generation American; her mother is from Kerry, and her father from Tipperary. Ryan, however, was schooled in Gaelic ways, including sean nos (solo) singing. Ryan's debut (following seven years with the women's group Cherish the Ladies) draws on her heritage and her New World upbringing with effortless grace. Traditionals ("Ned of the Hill," "Dark Moll of the Glen") mix with more contemporary material (Dougie MacLean's "Garden Valley) and three Ryan originals, including the autobiographical "When Detroit Was Burning." It's a formula that serves Ryan well on this vastly promising debut. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Irish Performer.......1999-10-13

I have listened to the "The Soul of Christmas", "Cathie Ryan", and "The Music of What Happens". I have enjoyed them all. "Cathie Ryan" is Cathie's first album on her own since Cherish the Ladies. Each song on this album has an interesting celtic origins which Cathie has related at her performances. I consider Cathie to be one of the top performers in Irish Music performing today. This album is a testament to that. I have met Cathie and seen her in performances and she puts everything into bringing the right atmosphere to a performance getting herself and the audience really into the music. She has actually lived through much of her music which makes it special. My favorites from the album are Ned on the Hill and White Dress. I am looking forward to another album by Cathie Ryan.

1 out of 5 stars Disappointment.......1999-07-14

I LOVED Cathie Ryan on "The Soul of Christmas", but was sorely disappointed with this CD. It sounds very Country, instead of Celtic/Irish, in my opinion. I don't know if I'll purchase any more of her CDs.

5 out of 5 stars A Rave Review!.......1999-02-17

Cathie Ryan's debut solo album is not only a "must-have" for Celtic and Irish music lovers, but for anyone who would appreciate her tender vocals and haunting scores. Particularly impressive is "The 12th of July". The album carefully weaves traditional songs with her own contemporary ballads, producing a mix of titles that is sure to reach a wide audience.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.......1998-09-15

Cathie Ryan's debut Album is a triumph. Known to many fans from her days with "Cherish the Ladies", Ryan proves that she is one of the most exciting talents in the Celtic World today. I have listened to this album many times, and never tire of it. Her voice is clear and wonderful to hear. Pick up a copy as soon as you can, and enjoy! I look forward to her next album.

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