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 organisational 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
The Last Rose of Summer (Thomas Moore and Sir John Stevenson)
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
She performs here with Silver Arm…
Sources:
- http://www.detroitima.org/hall_of_fame/2003/matyi/index.html
- http://www.matyiart.com/
- http://www.silverarmmusic.com/band.html