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14th Apr 2018

11-year-old Dublin girl played a Taylor Swift cover on the drums and she was amazing

Dave Hanratty

This is terrific work.

Eyebrows are usually raised when an established act attempts to rework a recognised classic song not normally associated with their given style.

Still, off-beat covers are a music staple, which is why Michigan metalcore outfit We Came As Romans opted to give Taylor Swift’s I Knew You Were Trouble a fresh coat of paint in 2014.

One for the ‘guilty pleasure’ pile, perhaps.

Four years later, a young girl from Dublin has stepped up with an incredible individual turn all of her own as she looks to conquer the opposition in the 2018 edition of the Hit Like A Girl contest.

Hit Like A Girl is a global drumming competition designed to spotlight female drummers and percussionists while encouraging a lifelong love for drumming regardless of age or playing level.

At just 11 years old, Dublin native Sophie Tracy has been mastering the drum kit for the past five years, and her take on We Came As Romans’ Swift heroics is seriously impressive stuff.

She’s particularly mean with the ‘ol double-bass pedal, too…

Sophie has twice reached the finals of Hit Like A Girl and has previously featured on The Late Late Toy Show, too.

If you think she has what it takes to triumph in this year’s Hit Like A Girl smackdown, you can vote for her at this here link.