Screaming Orphans

The Pop/Rock group Screaming Orphans are from Bundoran in County Donegal Ireland. The Sisters Diver are four sisters, Joan Diver - drums, vocals; Angela Diver - bass, violin, vocals; Gr?inne Diver - guitar, vocals; Marie Th?r?se Diver - keys, accordion, vocals they played covers locally for many years. Their break came when they played at a St.Brigid's day concert in Kildare along with Irish artist Sinead O'Connor. O'Connor convinced them to become her back-up singers and open her show for which they went on tour across Europe, America and Canada.

Their break came when they played at a St.Brigid's day concert in Kildare along with Irish artist Sinead O'Connor. O'Connor convinced them to become her back-up singers and open her show for which they went on tour across Europe, America and Canada.

They signed with Warner UK (WEA) and recorded their debut album in Normandy France with the Mike Hedges, who has produced Siouxie, Banshees, U2, Manic Street Preachers, Texas, and Travis.

They relocated to New York City due to the diversity of the American music scene. They tour up and down the East Coast of the US.

If you're wondering about their name, A friend of Joan's (Damien Granaghan) came up with it one night at a pub, it meant leaving their Mom and Dad and so they became "orphans."