I’m a trucker & beauty pageant finalist but real dream is be Irish country music star after teaching myself how to play

THIS is the Galway trucker girl who is planning to take the Irish country music scene by storm. And driven Sarah Wiers is no ...
NPR

Irish musician CMAT chats about her new album, 'Euro-Country'

NPR'S Scott Simon speaks to CMAT about her new album, "Euro Country," her U.S. tour, and her particular blend of country, rock and traditional Irish music. Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson has been called ...
Tennessean

Irish culture and folk music's Nashville ties set to expand with Opry connections, flights

Irish folk music has played a significant role in shaping the history of commercial country music in Nashville. Nashville has a long-standing Irish heritage, with a consistent Irish population and ...
NPR

'It's a very Irish thing': CMAT on why making country pop felt inevitable

One of the most talked-about new country artists right now isn't from Nashville. She's from a village outside Dublin. CMAT, born Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, grew up in Dunboyne, where there are "six ...