Tá Cathy Jordan, arb as Ros Comáin di, ina príomhamhránaí leis an ngrúpa traidisiúnta Dervish le beagnach 30 bliain anuas. Tá 16 albam taifeadta aici le Dervish agus tá na mílte ceolchoirm curtha i láthair acu i mbeagnach 40 tír ar fud an domhain. I measc na léirithe is suntasaí a rinne sí bhí ceolchoirm ag Balla Mór na Síne agus ag an bhféile rac-cheoil is mó ar domhan, Rock in Rio, ag a raibh lucht féachana 250,000 duine i láthair.

Sa bhliain 2014, ghlac sí ról an láithreora ar Fleadh TV ar TG4. Tá Cathy ina hambasadóir ar son chultúr agus cheol na hÉireann le breis agus 25 bliain, agus tá tuiscint dhomhain aici ar amhráin agus ar an amhránaíocht thraidisiúnta. Tá na céadta amhrán bailithe agus tugtha slán aici. Tá cuirí faighte ag Cathy agus ag Dervish dul in éineacht le hUachtaráin agus Taoisigh na hÉireann mar ambasadóirí cultúrtha ar chuairteanna oifigiúla go dtí an tSín, an Laitvia agus an Liotuáin.

Tá go leor gradam bainte amach aici thar na blianta as a cuid oibre ar son cheol traidisiúnta na hÉireann, lena n-áirítear Gradam Saoil BBC 2019, Ambasadóir Cultúir Shligigh 2018, Gradam Annie McNulty 2014, agus Saoirse na Cathrach i Sligeach 2010. Ag Gradam Folk RTE 2025, ainmníodh an t-albam is déanaí le Cathy, The Crankie Island Song Project, i measc albaim na bliana agus bhí Cathy í féin ina measc siúd a ainmníodh sa chatagóir Amhránaí na Bliana. Bronnadh gradam Amhránaí na Bliana uirthi ag Gradaim Ceoil TG4 i mí an Mhárta 2025.

Roscommon born Cathy Jordan has been a professional singer with traditional group Dervish for nearly 30 years. With Dervish, she has performed thousands of concerts in hundreds of cities in nearly 40 countries and has 16 albums under her belt. Among the most notable performances were The Great Wall of China and the biggest rock music festival in the world – Rock in Rio to over 250,000 people.

In 2014, she took up the role of presenter of Fleadh TV with TG4. Cathy has been an ambassador for Irish culture and music for over a quarter of a century, and has a deep understanding of traditional Irish songs and singing and has collected hundreds of songs which otherwise may have been forgotten. Cathy and Dervish have been invited to accompany Presidents and Taoisigh of Ireland as cultural ambassadors to China, Latvia and Lithuania.

Over the years Cathy has picked up many awards for her contribution to traditional Irish music including BBC Lifetime Achievement Award 2019, Sligo Cultural Ambassador 2018, Annie McNulty Award 2014 and The Freedom of The City of Sligo in 2010. Her 2024 album, The Crankie Island Song Project was nominated in the Best Album category at the 2025 RTE Folk Awards, and Cathy was among those nominated as Best Folk Singer. She was named TG4 Singer of the Year in March 2025.