Pittsburgh singer-songwriter Cathleen Ireland timed her new single for Veterans Day. “How American Is That?” arrived on November 6 with a music video and alongside a new acoustic album, Roots & Wings. EV readers know her from earlier Found in the Inbox features on “Coastin’” and “Breathe.”
The song is a roll call of people whose courage changed the country. According to the release from her label, MTS Records, it moves from Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s moon landing to Ira Hayes, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Captain “Sully” Sullenberger and Dr. Jonas Salk, and it is meant as a tribute to the military, first responders, innovators and everyday heroes. The video sets those stories to pictures.
Roots & Wings gathers new recordings, previously unreleased material and acoustic selections from a career that MTS puts at four decades. The label also lists recent recognition: three 2026 Iron City Rocks Awards including Best Singer-Songwriter, more than 105 international film festival selections and 38 awards for her music videos, and recognition from the USA and UK Songwriting Competitions and the Global Music Awards.
Read the full announcement from MTS Management Group.
