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Screaming Orphans
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When honey and gravel collide



Bundoran, Donegal
Ireland

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Member Since11/1/2005
Band Websitewww.screamingorphans.com
Band MembersMarie Therese Diver - keyboards, accordion, vocals

Gráinne Diver - guitars, vocals

Angela Diver - bass guitar, fiddle, vocals

Joan Diver - drums, bodhran, vocals

InfluencesTraditional Irish songs and music,Hank Snow,Johann Strauss,Fleetwood Mac,Eric Clapton,The Pixies,80's pop music,REM,Counting crows,Live,Simon and Garfunkel,Rogers and Hammerstein,musicals including Mary Poppins,My Fair Lady,Calamity Jane,Oliver etc.All theme tunes including Black beauty and Little House on the Prairie.
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Record LabelECE
Type of LabelIndie


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IF YOU WANT TO HEAR SOME MORE IRISH SOUNDING SONGS GO TO OUR ALTER EGO PAGE myspace.com/diversisters OR CLICK ON DIVERSISTERS ON OUR TOP FRIENDS LIST.....................but read on first.........

We are 4 sisters who come from Bundoran, Co.Donegal in the Northwest of Ireland. Our mother Kathleen was the singer in her brothers ceili band (The Richard Fitzgerald Ceili Band) so when we were young our uncle Richie would come down to the house every Fri. evening to teach us Irish music. They were still making albums so there was always music in the house.

When we hit our teenage years, we decided that we wanted to play rock music so we formed the Screaming Orphans. At first we played around locally at Surf Festivals (Bundoran is a major surfing destination in Ireland) playing covers of bands such as the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to the Indigo Girls. Then we started writing our own music and we travelled to Dublin to play in the Baggot Inn, Slattery's, Whelans and Mean Fiddler. From there,we started to tour Europe and appeared on numerous T.V. stations and signed a publishing deal with Blue Mountain Music (owned by Chris Blackwell of Island Music). Then Luka Bloom invited us to play at a St. Brigid's day concert in Kildare. There were many of the top Irish artists playing at this concert including Maire Brennan (Clannad), Christy Moore, Liam O'Maonlai and Sinead O'Connor etc. That was our first meeting with Sinead and a couple of months later she asked us to appear on a childrens programme she was making for Channel 4. The following year she asked us to be her back-up singers for her forthcoming 'Gospel Oak 'tour in 1997. We also became the opening act for the show as the "Screaming Orphans" and then returned to sing as part of her band. During this time we toured all over Europe, North America and Canada and we appeared on the "David Letterman" show and "Sessions on 54th St" as well as numerous other T.V. shows.

After that we toured the following year with Babba Maal and sang at his homecoming concert in Dakar, Senegal as well as his recorded concert in the Festival Hall in London. We also recorded with Peter Gabriel and the Afro Celt Sound System and we were the backing vocalists on the Joni Mitchell track on the Chieftains album "Tears of Stone."

The following year we signed a deal with WEA (Warner UK) and went to Normandy, France to record our debut album with legendary producer Mike Hedges (Siouxie and the Banshees, Manic Street Preachers, Texas, Travis, U2). Just before the release of the album the M.D of WEA was sacked (she had worked for Warner for over 20 years and had signed the Pretenders, as was our A&R guy (previously the bass player in Wang Chung) and the head of promotions resigned in protest!!! WEA was then dissolved and East West became the major Warner label in the UK. Needless to say we were the last signed so we were one of the first to go. Undeterred we released a single off the album which made it to the top 10 in Ireland.

America had been a place that we had loved when we first visited it in '97 so we packed a bag, grabbed our instruments, hopped on a plane and landed in NYC on Sept 4th 2001. I know!!!... a great time to arrive but for us that terrible tragedy created a pleasant introduction to a city where we knew no one.People were so kind after 9/11 and we travelled home quite a bit in those first couple of years as we still had a touring circuit established in Ireland.

Since 2003/2004 we have been here on a pretty permanent basis and we love every minute of it although we do get homesick at times. One of our favourite places in the U.S has been Florida where we go almost every month to play. The people of Ft. Myers and the surrounding area have been really supportive. We have sung at many of the Red Sox games in Florida and have met many baseball players (we sadly must admit that we still can't follow the game).

Oh, I nearly forgot, we recorded our 2nd album in 2005 in Nashville, TN with Jay Joyce whose credits include Patti Griffith, Chantal Kreviazuk and it's brilliant!!!

Early in 2009, we recorded and released two new albums -- "East 12th Street" and "Belle's Isle.”

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Screaming Orphans

Screaming Orphans



Nov 11 2009 6:35 PM

During our Tour of Ireland in February, you get to sit in cold rain and drink Guinness and whiskey with us.

We will be leaving on February 20 and returning on February 27 -- http://www.thescreamingorphans.com/bustour/.





Screaming Orphans

Screaming Orphans



Nov 10 2009 3:50 PM

During our Tour of Ireland in February, our mam and dad want you to come to our house and have a cup of tea with them so they can tell you embarrassing stories from our teenage years. 

Join us today -- http://www.thescreamingorphans.com/bustour/.





Screaming Orphans

Screaming Orphans



Nov 9 2009 4:42 PM

If traveling solo on our Bus Tour of Ireland in February, you get to run away from everyone and then return with the best stories and make everyone jealous. If traveling with a friend, you get to share those stories with your buddy.  And at the end of the trip, everyone will have lots of new friends. Find out more about the trip at http://www.thescreamingorphans.com/bustour/.





Screaming Orphans

Screaming Orphans



Nov 6 2009 8:16 PM

Sign up for our Bus Tour of Ireland in February, so that you get to see what really happens when Gráinne goes out for a pint or 20.  The final day to sign up is December 28 -- http://www.thescreamingorphans.com/bustour/.





DAVID SHELBY

DAVID SHELBY



Nov 6 2009 5:20 PM

Hi ya!! Thanks for the add!
Ed Rekers

Ed Rekers



Nov 6 2009 5:20 PM

So excited for Christmas
John

John



Nov 6 2009 5:20 PM

Have a safe trip back home, miss you already, lol.
Ed Rekers

Ed Rekers



Nov 6 2009 5:18 PM

Merry Christmas,Screaming Orphans.
Screaming Orphans

Screaming Orphans



Nov 5 2009 7:34 PM

We were going to take you to Joan's favourite candy store on our Tour of Ireland in February, but unfortunately this may not be possible as Gráinne came home yesterday with the news that there had been a fire in Mrs. O'Malley’s shop. We still won't take it off our list as we're hoping it may re-open by February.
 
For more information about the trip and to sign up, visit http://www.thescreamingorphans.com/bustour/.

In the meantime, Joan and Marie Thérèse are in a very depressed mood…  Joan due to the lack of cola fizz balls in her life and Marie Thérèse over the absence of apple drops.

 

Screaming Orphans

Screaming Orphans



Nov 4 2009 11:29 PM

Angela promises to smile and chat with you the entire time on our Bus Tour of Ireland in February. Really! Join us -- http://www.thescreamingorphans.com/bustour/.


 

Brett Hunt

Brett Hunt



Nov 4 2009 11:27 PM

Thanks for your add!

Cheers, Brett
Screaming Orphans

Screaming Orphans



Nov 3 2009 8:37 PM

Marie Thérèse will make her button accordion debut on our Bus Tour of Ireland in February! We will depart from and return to New York City --
http://www.thescreamingorphans.com/bustour/.





Screaming Orphans

Screaming Orphans



Nov 3 2009 2:02 AM

We will play three gigs just for you on our Tour of Ireland in February of 2010! Learn more and sign up today -- http://www.thescreamingorphans.com/bustour/.





Alpha Hero

Alpha Hero



Oct 16 2009 5:28 PM

Thanks for your Friendship..!! We appreciate your support..!!
the wHiTe HoRsEs project

the wHiTe HoRsEs project



Oct 14 2009 3:49 PM

Thank you. A pleasure.
Robert Hosbach

Robert Hosbach



Oct 14 2009 3:48 PM

Marie Therese, Grainne, Angela, and Joan,

Just dropping by to say "Hi"
Have a great week :)
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PatMinNYC

Pat Merino



Oct 2 2009 2:10 AM

Just dropped you a line on your last FB posting - this is me outside enjoying a Guinness before your set:

Howard

Howard



Oct 2 2009 2:09 AM

Great to see all of you at the fun show at Ulysses in NYC at the Oyster Festival on Saturday. As promised, here's the picture of Team Screaming Orphans.


Howard
 

Pamela

Pamela Nechville



Sep 23 2009 11:29 PM

Dublin Ohio Irish Fest

mÁiRe*

Mary Frances Slattery



Sep 23 2009 11:21 PM

you guys were awesome at the newport irish festival!!!! cant wait for next years!!!
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BassFingerz

BassFingerz



Sep 23 2009 11:20 PM

Hey there.
Thanks for the add.
I was 1st introduced to u girls, in my Mix labs, at IAR.
My fav track from the songs u let IAR use is "All My Time". I actually chose to use that as one of the songs for my Final Mix Demo Reel, which I just graduated Sep 3rd.
Can't wait to hear the new material u have coming soon, which I know my great instructor Dan Grigsby, is working on.
Keep up the great work, and have a great weekend.

Vince
the perfect Imperfection

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Sep 23 2009 11:19 PM

i loved seeing u guys in newport, i look forward to seeing u guys ever year.  hopefully i can see u in ireland some day
Tatyana Sherman

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Sep 23 2009 11:19 PM

Peace and blessed to you!

All the best!

Life-Music-Love
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Sep 23 2009 11:19 PM

Hi! Just dropping by to say how awesome your music is! Peace
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Sep 2 2009 5:01 PM

greetings & salutations
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