When Cathy Jordan sings, the whole room falls silent, and rightly so! Here’s Cathy singing Dan O Hara… | Niall Murphy

Cathy Jordan presents The Crankie Island Song Project An artistic archive of stories and songs from Ireland's rich musical tradition. Celebrated singer Cathy Jordan, of traditional powerhouse Dervish, brings these tales to life with music, sound, and visuals, preserving them for future generations. Using a 'Crankie box'—a unique storytelling device with scrolling illustrations—this project beautifully marries song and art. Featuring a selection of music from an archive of 32 songs, one from each

Classic clip # 88 Late Late Show 1993 Dervish Cathy Jordan/bodhrán 🌹 Liam Kelly/flute Brian McDonagh/mandola Shane Mitchell/accordion Michael Holmes/bouzouki Shane McAleer/fiddle dancers: Louise and Bernadine Cresham reels: the sandmount / the virginia 'ace stuff'

The folk band Dervish will play the Great Irish Songbook with others including Brian Kennedy and Cara Dillon - at a special concert in Belfast's Grand Opera House tomorrow night. The event will be broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster. They will be joined by a very special local choir, as our Arts Correspondent Robbie Meredith has been finding out. | BBC Newsline