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Trusting Your Creative Process, with Cathleen Ireland, award-winning singer, songwriter
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- Your World of Creativity
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- Apr 13, 2026
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- 1302
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Summary
Cathleen Ireland is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer whose work blends warm pop, soul, and coastal R&B with emotional depth and authenticity. Throughout this conversation, we’ll be playing excerpts from four of Cathleen’s songs: “Coastin’” “Golden Sienna” “In the City” “Do You Care” A longtime fixture in Pittsburgh’s music scene, she has earned international recognition for both her music and visual storytelling, with songwriting honors from the USA Songwriting Competition, the UK Songwriting Competition, and the International Acoustic Music Awards, along with more than 70 film festival selections for her music videos worldwide. In 2024, Cathleen was awarded Best Adult Contemporary Song by The Artists Forum Music Competition in New York City for “DRIVE,” a track she co-wrote and co-produced with multi-platinum producer Ryan M. Tedder . She kicked off this year with the release of an uplifting new single “Coastin’,” from her latest album In The City — a sunlit, groove-driven anthem rooted in gratitude, presence, and self-acceptance. As both a songwriter and producer, Cathleen remains deeply hands-on in shaping a sound that feels modern yet personal—polished yet unmistakably human. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the Pittsburgh-based band Hot Weather Holiday . Cathleen's Website Cathleen on YouTube @cathleenireland on Instagram Cathleen's Facebook page LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathleen-ireland-68513550/ 1) “Coastin’” and the Moment After the Climb Cathleen, “Coastin’” feels like a deep exhale — a moment of calm after pushing through uncertainty. What season of life were you in when you wrote this song, and what did “coastin’” represent for you personally? 2) Gratitude Without Platitudes The lyrics celebrate gratitude, presen…