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Watch: Saoithe - flute player Catherine McEvoy's life in music

In an in-depth interview with ITMA Director Liam O'Connor, flute player and TG4 Gradam Ceoil Musician of the Year 2019, Catherine McEvoy shares tunes and insights into a lifetime of playing, recording and teaching. Watch above...

Catherine McEvoy was raised in Bermingham of Roscommon parents. Returning to Ireland in the 1970s, she soon came to prominence as one of the ground-breaking female flute players of her generation.

Saoithe is an extension of ITMA's online archival series Drawing from the Well - find out more here.

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