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'Talk On Corners', the Corrs' second album, is full of pop-friendly tunes led by Andrea Corr's lead vocal and the harmonising of her three sibling bandmates.
"We try to write pop and rock songs," explains twenty-five year old drummer Caroline Corr, "but always have traditional Irish music incorporated into the
so that they have that flavour." songs. Indeed, |
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while the Corrs start with typical pop instrumentation, their incorporation of tin whistle, bodhran, violin, and other traditional instruments gives the songs a unique texture.
Caroline Corr began her music career behind the piano, and didn't take up drumming until much later. "We didn't have a drummer in the band," she explains,
"but my boyfriend had a kit, and I started fooling around on it. He showed me a few things, and then I went for lessons."
Though she's only been drumming for six years, Caroline Corr has already had several memorable moments. She played along with Steve Gadd at a Luciano Pavarotti performance in
Japan, and, a little closer to home, with Mick Fleetwood at the Albert Hall in London. (Caroline originally met Fleetwood when her band covered "Dreams" for a recent Fleetwood
Mac tribute album.)
Despite such high falutin company, Caroline says, "I never get too intense about my drumming. Perfection is impossible; it will never happen. I just do the gig, and if it
goes well, great. Hopefully it does go well!" |
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