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She is a singer, flautist, concertina player and internationally
known artist who specialises in Celtic art and music. She is a member of the Celtic band,
Silver Arm, who have appeared and recorded with artists such as the
Cincinatti Pops Orchestra, Kieran O'Hare and Liz Knowles. In an organising capacity she is a director
of the Cincinnati Celtic Music and Cultural Festival, a founder of the American
Celtic Exhibition and gives regular master classes in Cincinatti. Giving solo exhibitions with her
artwork, which are often large Celtic oil paintings, she has appeared at
venues such as the Irish Cultural Heritage Center in Milwaukee and she is
also writing a book for children. She is an inductee into the Irish
Traditional Music Hall of Fame.
Cincinatti Pops Orchestra recordings
Thomas Moore and Sir John Stevenson
The Last Rose of Summer
Telarc CD-80571 (CD: A Celtic Spectacular)
Conductor - Erich Kunzel
Arranger- Leroy
Anderson
Tenor - John
McDermott
Fiddle - Liz
Knowles
Silver Arm Celtic Band
Pipes - Kieran
O'Hare
Sources:
- http://www.detroitima.org/hall_of_fame/2003/matyi/index.html
- http://www.matyiart.com/
- http://www.silverarmmusic.com/band.html
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