Ian Gilroy

Ian Gilroy is a New Zealand musician who played drums in bands such as The Plague, The Whizz Kids, The Crocodiles[1] (where he replaced Bruno Lawrence), The Swingers,[2][3] and Prime Movers.[4]

In 1975, as a 14 year old, Gilroy won the Premiere Drum Contest.[5]

Films

He appeared in the film Starstruck (1982) as one of the Swingers, who also provided songs for the soundtrack.

gollark: Well, that's more interesting than your idea.
gollark: Ever played (Sid Meier's) Civilization series?
gollark: Well, a small one, yes.
gollark: That's not a civilization. That is a small tribe.
gollark: Go do it. Off you go.

References
  1. "The Crocodiles - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. "Ian Gilroy". The Swingers: Counting The Beat. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. "The Swingers - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. "Prime Movers - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. "Drum contest won by a Northcote boy". New Zealand Herald. 27 December 1975.
  • Dix, John, Stranded in Paradise, Paradise Publications, 1988. ISBN 0-473-00638-3


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