John Delaney - Beginner Flute
John is currently a member of Beyond the Pale, a well established Celtic quartet. John plays flute, hammered dulcimer, tinwhistle, English concertina and saxophone and adds his baritone to the band's vocal performances as both a lead and backing vocalist. John has been performing Irish, Scottish and other traditional music for many years with several well known Texas-based groups including Lost Tribe and Rakish Paddy.
Catherine McEvoy - Intermediate & Advanced Flute
Flute and tinwhistle player Catherine McEvoy has her roots in Co. Roscommon, but was born in Birmingham, England. She is one of the most respected female musicians of her generation, and is much in demand for her teaching skills and performances.
She is a regular teacher at the Willie Clancy Summer School Co. Clare and at many festivals around the country. Her day job is teaching children with visual Impairment and special needs.
Catherine moved to Dublin in 1977 and became part of the Dublin music scene. She was a regular in the famous "Four Seasons" pub in Chapel Street where the legendary John Kelly Sr. played, along with John Jr., James, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule and many others.
She was a member of the first all female group "Macalla" which also included Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh (Altan), Mary McNamara the concertina player from Tulla Co. Clare and Maire O'Keeffe (fiddle) from Kerry.
Catherine's music has many influences, but the main one being the music of North Roscommon and South Sligo. The great flute player and bard Josie McDermott, Roger Sherlock, and Seamus Tansey all influenced Catherine to some degree. She is also a lover of the powerful music of Fred Finn and Peter Horan, as well as the more easy going music of the great Clare musicians.
Catherine's first solo album made with piano player Felix Dolan from New York "Flute Music in the Roscommon Sligo Style", was voted number 1 in the best releases of traditional albums in the Irish Voice newspaper in 1996. In 2004, she released an album with her brother and fiddle player John McEvoy, "The Kilmore Fancy," and this recording was voted 3rd best release by the Irish Echo. She is now in the process of making another solo album.
Catherine also features on many other albums including "Flute Players of Roscommon Vol. I" being the only female to feature on this recording. She can also be heard on the "Wooden flute Obsession Series Vol. 1." She can be heard playing regularly in the Cobblestone Pub in Smithfield Dublin.
Catherine resides in Co. Meath with her husband Tom, also a flute player, and her children Jane, Ruairi, and Fergus who are also fine young musicians.