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Amy

"see i'm smiling...that means i'm happy that you're here"

About Me


most times when i'm not with the fam i'm either at the theatre or playing music...especially now that i'm in an irish trad band. heather, jeff and i started one up in june of '05; our name is áthas (meaning joy/happiness in gaelic) and we're on myspace at: www.myspace.com/athas also check out our official site at: www.athasmusic.com. i provide all the lovely percussion for áthas.
i love to travel. i actually just returned from ireland where myself and my bandmate heather competed in the all ireland! other places i've traveled to and loved were england, new york and boston. in may of '05 i graduated from uw-milwaukee w/a ba in the theatre and a certif. in celtic studies, and now i'm working full time at the milwaukee repertory theatre. i've come to find that my true passion is playing irish music; particularly on the bodhran, but working in the theatre is still a blast. i love being involved in any kind of area in the arts: theatre/dance/music/photography.
i've been known to come off as quiet/shy...but only initially :). i've learned alot about myself in the last couple years and have made some friendships that i know will last a lifetime. i truly love helping others; seeing their smiles, is one of life's greatest rewards for me.

My Interests

playing irish trad on the bodhran, downtown milwaukee, theatre, concerts, a christmas carol, ireland, england, new york, traveling, my family, traditions, jogging/working out, cereal, laughing till my tummy hurts, hearing my brother crack up my sister, being loved & loving others, making others smile, photography, african & irish music, performing in an irish band, playing for dancers, dancing, playing for athas & making memories

I'd like to meet:


my grandma ... after the miracle that makes her able to walk and talk again.
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Music:

rusted root, lunasa, peter gabriel, frank sinatra, the rat pack, norah jones, jack johnson, tracy chapman, the indigo girls, nickel creek, nick drake, the dave matthews band, solas, the chieftains, flook, afrocelt soundsystem, van morrison, bob marley, david gray, ryan adams, imogen heap, sigur ros, sarah mclachlan, U2, frou frou, the corrs, kila, simon &, garfunkel, jewel, coldplay, the gufs, fleetwood mac, colin hay, the shins, emer mayock, athas, gan bua, comas, the warsaw village band, matt & shannon heaton, john whelan, ray lamontagne, vasen, gipsy kings, salsa celtika, michael mcgoldrick, nusrat fateh ali khan, anish, ceili bandits, johnny b connolly, the string sisters, different drums of ireland, dave munnelly band, le vent du nord

Movies:

waking ned divine, love actually, bridget jones' diary, lost in translation, roman holiday, muppet christmas carol, mr, magoo's christmas carol, my fair lady, say anything, anchorman, the great outdoors, vegas vacation, while you were sleeping, to kill a mocking bird, it's a wonderful life, back to the future, garden state, sabrina, notorious, and any james cagney film ;)

Television:

no time for tv other than late nite w/conan o' brien!! oh and i almost forgot rick steves on pbs; can't miss rick!!

Books:

the bodhran makers by john b keane and I read a lot of plays, of mice and men being one of my fav's and of course dickens' a chirstmas carol

Heroes:

my grandma bunny, my dad and my brother scotty