* full name: Caroline Georgine Corr-Woods
* date and place of birth: March 17th, 1973 in Dundalk, Ireland
* eye colour: blue
* hair colour: brown
* height: 1.62m (5'3")
* martial status: married to Frank Woods
Caroline plays the drums in the band and also sings backing vocals - an exception is the song "No Frontiers" from the "Unplugged" album, which she sang together with Sharon. She can also play the piano what she usually does when performing "Runaway" on stage. On the many wonderful traditional songs which are a Corrs' trademark, Caroline grabs her bodhrán and gives these songs the "Irish" touch.
What is a bodhrán you will ask - first of all you pronounce it a little bit like "baron". A bodhrán is an Irish drum you hold vertically in your hand. While you play it, you hold the other hand against it from behind and stabilize your hits, thus creating the special sound. Caroline's skills with this instrument - she taught herself by watching videos of musicians playing it - can be heard especially on the more traditional songs like "Haste To The Wedding" or "Lough Erin Shore", but also in "What Can I Do", "Head In The Air", "Forgiven Not Forgotten" or "Give me a reason".
Caroline was very shy as a child and even later as teenager; Sharon once said that her younger sister was too occupied with the violin teacher's freckles and red hair to concentrate on playing. Since then, Caroline has put her shyness aside and has developed an outgoing, friendly personality. But because of her being afraid of the violin teacher, Caroline was first only responsible for the bodhrán and then later also for the drums, what she had learned from one of her boyfriends. On the first albums "Forgiven not forgotten" and "Talk On Corners", Caroline still didn't play the drums on the recordings but through constant practice, she was soon a professional on this instrument. One of the greatest moments for her was to play with Mick Fleetwood at the Royal Albert Hall on her birthday in 1998.
Andrea and Caroline, who are only a year apart, were brought up almost as twins and consider themselves to be best friends. They occasionally even spent their holidays together or go to premieres. Andrea was also the first of her siblings Caroline told she was pregnant.
Caroline married her long-time boyfriend and fiance Frank Woods in August 2002 on Mallorca in a small ceremony. Sharon and Andrea were maids of honor, however the greatest attention stirred Bono from U2 who attended the wedding and was found out by the press...
In fall 2002, it was made public that Caroline was pregnant and on February 12th, 2003 she gave birth to a baby boy called Jake Gerard. Jake was joined by a little baby sister only a year later when Caroline gave birth again in October 2004 - her name is Georgina. Caroline returned to the drums by the end of November 2004.
In the time after their 2005 album "Home", Caroline announced her third pregnancy, with the child due in autumn 2006. On December 1st she gave birth to another daughter called Rihann, making her the proud mother of two daughters and one son. She and her husband currently divide their time between Spain and Ireland.
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