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Screaming Orphans is a Pop/Celtic Rock band from Co. Donegal, Ireland. The band consists of the four Diver sisters (Joan, Angela, Gràinne and Marie Thérèse) and they play their own melodic pop songs as well as traditional Irish songs. They have released nine albums and two EP's: ''Ballads Rule OK'', ''Toy Theatre'', ''Sliabh Liag'', ''Lonely Boy'', ''The Jacket’s Green'', ''East 12th Street'', ''Belle’s Isle'', ''Circles'', ''Back to Dublin'', ''Screaming Orphans'' and ''Listen and Learn''. ==Career== The band has toured the United States and Europe since mid-1990s. In 1997, the band played as Sinéad O'Connor's opening band and her back-up singers on her Gospel Oak Tour across Europe, America and Canada. They have also toured with Baaba Maal and recorded with the Afro Celt Sound System and contributed backing vocals on the Peter Gabriel track ''When You're Falling.'' The Screaming Orphans also did backing vocals on the Joni Mitchell's track ''Magdalene Laundries'' for The Chieftains' ''Tears of Stone'' album. They also contributed two tracks to the Jeremy Thomas film ''All the Little Animals'', starring John Hurt and Christian Bale. Screaming Orphans then signed to Blue Mountain Music Publishing, and a deal with Warner UK/WEA (Warner Music Group) followed. While they were with Warner UK (WEA), the Screaming Orphans recorded their debut album, ''Listen and Learn,'' in Normandy, France, with Mike Hedges. Moria Bellas, CEO of WEA, subsequently departed from Warner when London Records took over and the album was then exclusively licensed from Warner Music to Mike Hedges' own label 3 kHz Records. In 2001 the band traveled back and forth to New York City to work on music for cartoon pilots with Funny Garbage. They then decided to make New York City their permanent base and started playing Irish festivals, colleges, universities and performing arts centers throughout the US. The Screaming Orphans continue to actively tour throughout the US 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Entertained by some Screaming Orphans )〕 and Europe. In summer of 2011, the band recorded ''Lonely Boy'' (pop album) and ''The Jacket's Green'' (Irish album).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Music On My Mind: The Screaming Orphans )〕 In spring of 2013, the band recorded their folk/Irish album ''Sliabh Liag'' and pop album ''Toy Theatre'' and in winter/spring 2015, the Screaming Orphans recorded their latest folk/Irish album ''Ballads Rule OK''. The band was recently nominated by the Irish Music Awards for Best New Irish CD and have previously won the Top Celtic Rock band category. They were also included on the Ultimate Guide to Irish Folk album, released in 2014, which includes tracks from many of their musical heroes. The Screaming Orphans split their time between New York City and Donegal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Screaming Orphans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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