Gráinne's Experience So Far...

Over the years, Gráinne has achieved extensive recording & live performance experience which includes London’s O2 Empire Shepherd’s Bush, Television exposure, CD recordings and her biggest gig to date… drumming at the World Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, London 2012 - a spectacle for the 80,000 people within the stadium and the estimated 4 billion that watched from around the world.

Danny Boyle, Artistic Director for the ceremony, wanted drummers to feature heavily throughout the event and so used drummers to add "drama, movement and intensity to the telling of the history of Great Britain."

Gráinne is not sure if or how she will ever play a bigger gig… Rio 2016 perhaps?!

London Olympics 2012

London Olympics 2012

Gráinne attended numerous auditions in the infamous ‘3 Mills Studio’ in London in late 2011. She was called back on each occasion for further audition, and it was in January 2012 that she realised her dream as a drummer on the big stage - the big stage of the World Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in fact!

Rehearsals began in May 2012 and moved to the old Ford factory in Dagenham in June 2012. The rehearsals were highly demanding, with Gráinne often putting in 14 hour days. But every second was worth it.

On July 27th 2012, the Opening Ceremony was live to world from Stratford stadium. Gráinnes first post on the night was a ‘Pandemonium’ Drummer line leader (depicting the Industrial Revolution in Britain) and later, she was one of the selected Athlete Drum Marshalls, leading the various Countries onto the pitch.

London’s O2 Empire

London’s O2 Empire

Gráinne performed at London’s O2 Empire Shepherd’s Bush - Drummer for combination Live Performance Workshop (LPW) band chosen to perform for Tech Music School (TMS) graduation. Auditions and direction by Erik Stamms (Head of Drums TMS), Svetlana Vassileva (Head of LPW & touring Bass player for Moby) and Victy Silva (Senior Vocal Tutor TMS).

The Irish Hospice Foundation

Irish Hospice Foundation ‘Shine a Light’ CD

In 2009, along with her sister Laura, the duo recorded and released a 4-track CD (’Shine a Light’) with all proceeds made from its sales donated to the Irish Hospice Foundation.

Over €4000 was raised.

The Tracks Were:

• Going Home
• Ae Fond Kiss
• Spanish Lady / Marie’s Wedding
• Love Shine A Light