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Wed 28 December 2011 at 8pm
The Screaming Orphans
Tickets: €15, Friends €10, Special Group rate (10 or more people) €10
The Screaming Orphans are four funny, high-spirited, musically-obsessed sisters with the good fortune to have been raised in the magic of Bundoran in County Donegal.
Their sound has been compared to the Bangles and the Cranberries and their musical influences range from the Beatles, R.E.M., Indigo Girls and Abba to traditional Irish music.
Their first big break came when Sinead O'Connor asked the foursome to be her back-up singers and open her show. This led to a tour across Europe, America and Canada, as well as appearances on David Letterman and other shows.
The following year was spent touring with world music star, Babba Maal, singing at his homecoming concert in Dakar Senegal, and contributing vocals to his album "Nomad Soul." They also recorded with Peter Gabriel and were backing vocalists on the Joni Mitchell track "Magdalene Laundries" for the Chieftains "Tears of Stone" album.
A year later, the girls signed with Warner UK (WEA) and recorded their debut album in Normandy with the legendary Mike Hedges, who has been producer for the likes of Siouxie and the Banshees, U2, Manic Street Preachers, Texas, and Travis.
While their roots remain in traditional Irish music, the Orphans draw on a diverse set of influences ranging from Simon & Garfunkel to REM with a strong focus on melody-driven songs with pop and rocks strains.
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