'The Drowsy Maggies' are made up of Emilie Kirwan (fiddle), Nicola McLaughlin (button accordion, banjo, guitar, bodhran, whistle), and Ciara Lane (vocals, guitar, bodhran). Fiddler Emilie Kirwan is from Ballynacally in County Clare. Emilie spent some time studying at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick where she received a MA in Irish Traditional Music Performance. Martin Hayes and Siobhan Peoples were two of her instructors. Emilie regularly performs, teaches, and hosts Irish music sessions in Calgary. Multi-instrumentalist Nicola McLaughlin learned Traditional Irish Music through the Coventry branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (in the UK). Nicola’s enthusiasm for Irish music brings a wonderful energy to Irish traditional music sessions across Calgary. Lastly, vocalist and guitar/bodhran player Ciara Lane hails from Dundalk, Co. Louth, and grew up in a house where trad music, the Dubliners, the Clancy Brothers, Christy Moore, and Mary Black were all household staples. She is self-taught on the guitar and her vocal style is influenced by the softer tones of Christy Moore, Sinead O’Connor, and Dolores O’Riordan. More Information: https://www.facebook.com/thedrowsymaggies/