| According to my sun sign, (Scorpio), I am determined, emotional, resourceful, suspicious, jealous & secretive... that's pretty accurate, but then, I was born one of triplets & could take or leave the star sign stuff, though that could just be my suspicious Scorpio nature talking! I'm a driven woman, I know my goals & give my all once committed. My priorities are to play drums to the best of my ability & have fun at the same time. If I can inspire and help people along the way, or make them laugh, then I'm living my dream.. |
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| Ever since I was young I wanted to play the drums, but it wasn't until 1999 that I convinced my parents I was destined for rock..up til then I had spent my time listening to Michael Jacksons & imitating his dance moves. My first band made up of my sisters and a friend, was a singing group called Mystery-we were signed to a small indie label, but the deal soon went sour as we wanted play our own instruments. Once I began drumming, I took lessons and started joining bands, one of my irst was conTRast, the first band formed by D*. During our time together I began to develop, & formed a close bond with D*. That time still remains close to my heart. When I left it was to continue developing my drumming abilities. I joined a metal band & got into my double pedal! I played with as many bands as possible to gain experience with different styles of music & working with different people. |
| Ciara & sister Fionnuala pic taken by D* 1999 |
| A dozen bands later, a degree & seven years passed, & I have found myself come full circle & am back playing with D*, drumming in Judy Fights Back. Throughout my years in bands - from pop, metal, prog and punk, one thing I have treasured most aside from music, is the bands bond. JFB is a creative outlet for me, aswell as a time to push myself to play my kit using all skills I've learned in the past 8 years.. Being in JFB feels like family, & has taught me that nothing feels greater than playing awesome music with people that you love. |