Vicki comes from a musical family, where singing and playing instruments was very much a part of her upbringing. From an Irish family; but born and raised in Canada; her culture was nurtured in her by her fathers love of singing and playing guitar to her from birth. Rebel songs to Rolling Stones to The Beatles were all on the usual set list.
Vicki had voice coaching and was part of her school choir from the get go, then she picked up a guitar when she was 13. This was the start of her passion. Playing at school, and writing songs even back then. Her biggest regret is not concentrating as devotedly to perfecting her guitarmanship as she did her vocal skills. 
She studied Drama and Theatre in College and eventually realised her talent was in fact with her voice and with her songs. She formed a band with some friends and started gigging in different venues around Dublin at the age of 23. At 25 she joined a band with Derek Duggan called "The 42s"(a fun high energy punk band with a sense of humour!). This band held strong for 5 years.
Then in Hong Kong Vicki started her own performing arts school called "Fusion Academy" and also a Creative Agency called "Pied Piper Agency". She started playing gigs again, and writing more songs, with the aim for an acoustic album. Her style is singer songwriter stuff that is rocky and edgy and has a little flash of folk thrown in for soul!
On the side of this, Vicki is an animal rights activist, and a Cove Monitor for The Ric O'Barry Dolphin Project. She goes to Taiji, Japan, to document and share with the rest of the world the slaughter and capture of 1000s of dolphins every year. She trains new Cove Monitors there, and also runs a very special program for children who want to speak out for and protect dolphins. These kids come to Japan with Vicki as "Mini Cove Monitors" and they learn how to monitor the cove, just like the adults do. Their voices ring the loudest and her work with the kids and Dolphin Project has become a major part of her life; so much so that she is writing her debut album for Dolphin Project and majority of the proceeds will go this organization that she is so deeply involved with and believes so much in. Please find out more at www.dolphinproject.net 

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