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  • Donna C... keeps the beat for the Bay-area teenage punk phenomenon The Donnas.

  • Regina C... lives in Tampa Florida and is the mother of two children aged 19 and 17. She started taking lessons over 3 years ago at age 45 from a pro heavy metal drummer. Regina plays and composes Christian music and she also plays drums and percussion at her church. Email.

  • Francoise Cactus... plays high hat and snare for the popsters of Stereo Total, who sing in French, German, Japanese and English!

  • Sera Cahoone... lives in Seattle and currently drums for Carissa's Wierd, but will be going on an upcoming tour with Patrick Park. Sarah is 28 and has been playing drums since she was 12.

  • Charity Calderon... started playing drums with cans at age seven. She first tried playing a real drum set at eight. She joined the church praise and worship team at 9 years of age and she's still in the band but switched to playing bass guitar in 1999. Charity participated with her high school in Battle of the Bands (drums *band leader) in 2001, winning 3rd place. In 2002 they came 3rd in the district and 5th in interschools.

  • Tara Caldwell... is in San Diego's punk outfit Better Than You.

  • Iris Campo... is 17 years old and although she has never been in a band she says that music is her life. Check out her cool new site or send email.

  • Brit Conley... has been the girl-drummer for the Beatnik Flies for the past 20 years. Brit started playing drums over 30 years ago with her first professional gig in 1981.

  • Micaela Cano... is the percussionist for SHANUPA, Oklahoma's World Groove Connection. Check out their site or send them email.

  • Emmanuelle Caplette... has played the snare drum since she was 9 years old. Emmanuelle played snare for the Drum and Bugles Corps of Quebec and she studied pop and jazz drumming at Drummondville College. Emmanuelle has played twice at the Montreal Drum Fest (2002 & 2003). She likes to play funk, pop and latin music. Email.

  • Eveline Carels... is one of the funkiest drummers in the Netherlands, but don't take our word for it. Here's a direct quote: "De E. C. Band is een begeleidingsband onder leiding van Nederlands funkiest drumster Eveline Carels." If you understood that, then check out this site. Otherwise, here's something for you English-speakers.

  • Rachel Carns... used to be in the Olympia, Washington duo, Kicking Giant, and is currently part of The Need. From what we understand, Rachel plays with a kick drum right side up (like a tom), and uses a cordless mic/headset to be able to jump around, sing, and bang the hell out of her drums all at the same time.

  • Caroline... lives in Ontario, Canada and she has a very special girlfriend - a djembe from Ghana with a deerskin head. They are both involved in a womyn's drum circle in Waterloo, Ontario called LUNA. If there are any likeminded women out there you can join them each Wednesday at 8pm to celebrate the feminine spirit. Email.

  • Karen Carpenter... needs no introduction. If you don't know her, do not pass Go, do not collect $200 and go straight to the very informative and well-done Karen Carpenter Website. Also check out The Carpenters Online.

  • Cathy Carrell... used to drum for Inside Out, the first female band to play Eastern Europe after the wall came down. She is now with the Detroit band The Civilians.

  • Terri Lyne Carrington... is a world-class jazz drummer and has played with everyone from Herbie Hancock to Cassandra Wilson.
  • Ashley Carter is a tenor player for her high school drumline. She has grown up around drums since she was a baby. She plans on joining Impulse, a professional drum and bugle corps in Southern California.

  • Mercedes Carvajal... plays percussion and sings for San Diego's Orchid.

  • Amanda Casanellas... is in the Swedish "experimental, psychedelic punk/rock...something" band Electric Mistress.

  • Neko Case... has a successful solo singing career, but she also drums for Canada's fierce, all-girl trio Maow, whose funny and fabulous page you must check out right now. She was also a part-time drummer for the now-defunct cuddlecore band cub.

  • Monica Castellanos... Monica Castellanos from NYC plays drums in the drunk
    rock duo Rawles Balls.

  • Bodhráness Catherine... is a 'Fetish Goth Princess of Percussion' from the New Forest, Hampshire, UK. Specialising in the Bodhrán, she plays with local Celtic and Folk bands, as well as managing the global resource site she founded in 2001 - Bodhránii.

  • Alicia Cattaneo... drums in the Santa Clara Vanguard and is the Drum Captain of her high school band.

  • Laura Caughey... 4 years in the business...and only 15 years old. From Northern Ireland, Laura is the drummer for the 3 piece girl punk rock/grungey band Technicolour Glitter Knickers (comedy name - also go by the name Peter). Email.

  • Paige Cecil... loves drummin'! She plays snare in Greenwood High School's Drumline in Bowling Green, KY (which, by the way, is #1). She also plays in the school's concert band. Outside of school, Paige plays congas for the praise team at her church and likes basketball, softball, streetball, Australia, and hangin' out wit friends. She loves God, her family, and friends.

  • April Centrone... is 21 and has been playing drums for 12 years. She led her school's jazz, marching, concert, and pit bands. She currently plays all over NJ and NY with SNACK and recently started playing with Damsel (all-girl rock/soul trio from Queens). She also plays in a side project where she can explore all styles of drumming. April plays anything from jazz to African to Middle Eastern to Latin to rock. She listens a lot to John Zorn, and if you know who he is, then you know her playing transcends all gender barriers because she pushes to be the best. She also plays tablas on the side. If you could handle it from a chick, she also gives lessons. Email.

  • Lisa Cervantes... is a percussionist with Mi Terra in Sydney, Australia. Email.

  • Renee Chambers... plays country from the 30s and 40s with Pete Charles and Ridin' High. Plus, she's a ballerina.

  • Nina Chavez... has been playing drums for approximately 15 months. She plays with the TuneCats, a variety band in Wichita, Kansas. Nina is 37 and a mother of seven. Her husband is in the band with her and he teaches her everything she doesn't know!

  • Isabel Cheung... is 17 years old and although she is not part of a band, she drums for her church and has performed in many different shows. Isabel also plays the piano and guitar and she loves to sing. Email.

  • Jen Chouinard... plays in the Boston-based band, The Kitty Kill. She also has her own site for teaching lessons.

  • Christina... drums for Subtonix who are from the Bay Area.

  • April Clark... is 13 years of age and she is already on grade 4-5 drums. She lives in Southampton, England and is going to get a full drum kit for her birthday.

  • Chez Clarke... drums for the band Enigma and is a proud owner of some Silver Session Pro Drums. She started playing a while ago and is brilliant. She's got big dreams and hopes for her drumming career and is one hell of a drummer girl!!! Email.

  • Gemma Clarke... plays in an all-girl band from London, England called The Suffrajets. Aged 19 years, she has played drums for four years. The Suffrajets have recently signed a deal with Sony/Poolside records and recorded their debut album in Los Angeles. It will be released in early 2002.

  • Jude Clarke... is the drummer/songwriter in They Call Me Snail, a quirky all-girl riot grrl band from London UK. Email.

  • Dani Claussen... is a snare drummer for the Martin County West Mavericks drumline in southern Minnesota. Dani also plays drumset in her family's country band, the Bee Kays (who released an album back in 1996 and play various shows around the Minnesota/Iowa/SD area). Since Dani plays guitar and bass, she is also hoping to start a band of her own. Email.

  • Nancy Clayton... has been a rudimental drummer for 41 years and her qualifications include a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Southwest Texas State University '71. In addition to directing high school bands, drum line instructing and judging, Nancy also gives Civil War drum programs for schools (100,000+ kids). Nancy has written 2 children's books - Strange But True Civil War Stories and Civil War (Draw History) and an interview with Nancy can be found at this site. Nancy also restores and builds snare drums and old style marching drums.

  • Sheila Cloud... has been playing the Las Vegas strip with various lounge bands for the past 15 years!

  • Liz Clough... is the boston-based drummer for Pornbelt and Stories of Mary. Email

  • Anna Coffman... was the Bass Section Leader and Top Bass for 2 years and she is now the Tenor Section Leader at Bay High School in Panama City, Florida. Email.

  • Connie Coghlan... is the principal percussioninst for the US Coast Guard Band (how cool is that?) as well as the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra.

  • Rachel Cohen... a high school student in Abington, PA, has been playing drums for about four years and recently played with the band Redefined. She is currently looking to form another group, possibly an all-female rock act. Email.

  • Nina Cole... is the drummer in La Dolce Beat, a 60's inspired rock n' roll band from Southern California. Her previous bands were The Cover-Ups, an all-girl ska band, and The Laurels, an all-girl reggae band.

  • Bridget Coleman... Plays for the crazy mocca-metal band, Matramuta, hailing from Melbourne Australia. If you like your music brutal, you'll love Matramuta. Email.

  • Cora Coleman... won the Guitar Center drum-off in 2003.

  • Victoria Coleman... is 42 years old and lives in Frederick, MD. A friend gave Victoria his old drumset when she was a kid of about 11 years of age. It wasn't in the greatest shape, but ever since then she has wanted to play the drums. Victoria never thought that, being a woman, she could. When Victoria grew up she was told she could be a teacher or a nurse. Three months ago she bought a used set and started taking lessons. Victoria also jams with a bass player friend. Just goes to show, it's never too late to follow a dream. She loves playing the drums, and only wishes she had been playing them for the past 30 years. Email.

  • Nichole Collins... is a 21 year old drummer from Mississippi. She plays drums at her church and also in the marching band at her college where she plays in the Front Ensemble, which they like to call "The Pit". Nichole plays a variety of percussion instruments. Email.

  • Trina Collins - From Wollongong Australia. She is best known mostly for her work with rock band LUdO; she has gathered a reputation for her self and is known to the locals as John Bonham's daughter, playing huge drums wth huge cymbals in veryway possilbe. Email.
  • Jeanie C. Colquitt... is from Luverne, AL and has been drumming for 2 years. Jeanie plays for New Life Band and New Life Center Church. She is 34 and married. Email.

  • Janet Colvin... played drums in the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra in the early 70's. She passed away in 1996.

  • Jocelyn Concepcion... from New York City, is 27 years old and currently studies at Harbor Conservatory (boys and girls harbor) for percussion. She plays congas, timbales, and bongos for church band/worship team. She has also played with Latin and jazz bands. Check out her website.

  • Nikki Copeland... lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and is the drummer for a band called Pink Mascara. She has been in three different bands but this is the most recent. Nikki takes drumming lessons from a profesional drummer who was once in her dad's band. She has a 5-piece Pacific DW set with a ride cymbal.

  • Jodie Copestake... Retired from drumming for a while to sing but when her boyfriend bought her the kit she had always dreamed of (Pearl Export, concorde purple) she decided it was time to dust the stix. Jody is still very much a novice but is learning double bass pedal and in a years time we will be 'the destruction of she', which also happens to be the name of her Female Metal Band. Email.
  • Alise Corbin... is 13 years old and has been playing snare drum for 6 years and drumset for 5. She doesn't have a band yet, but is working on it. She is also the best drummer for her age in her district, meaning she made first chair in Honor Band for Washoe County.
  • Bern Cordova... former drummer from Love,dAriA. Bern, along with L,d bassist (Rio) have formed a new all-girl band called Sputter Doll.

  • Melissa Coronado... is 34 and has been drumming for her church in Sanger for 19 years. She has never been in a band, but says she would rather play for her God. Her favorite thing to do is jam with other musicians. She also plans to learn the violin. She says of all female drummers, "Keep On Drumming. Let's show the world that female drummers rock!!!!!!!"

  • Caroline Corr... plays drums, bodhran, and sings for Ireland's The Corrs. There are a ton of Corrs websites out there, but here is one dedicated just to Caroline, and here is another.

  • Theresa Cote... is a very accomplished drummer who was recently signed as David Cassidy's drummer... she beat out lots of boy drummers to get the gig.

  • Myra Coutts... has been playing drums for about six years, most recently with Edinburgh's all-girl band Penny Hollow.

  • Dana Jo Cox... has been a drummer for more than 36 years, starting her professional playing career at age 6 in her parents club in Oklahoma. She has toured, recorded, and performed with many bands and performed clinics and product seminars all over the country. Dana’s education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance with emphasis in Percussion from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond Oklahoma. Dana has instructed thousands of students with many of them going on to pursue great musical careers.

    In 1995 Dana opened her own rep-firm Central Sales & Marketing, Inc. and is currently representing Zildjian, Ludwig, Musser, Aquarian, and Gator Cases as the territorial representative and clinician. In 1999 Dana relocated to Kansas City where she enjoys performing with Lost Dog Band and teaching.

  • Kristen Coyner... drums with Montana's Pope Jane, one of Femmusic's top indie bands of 2000.

  • Zanna Coyoli... proudly drums for the Corona del Sol marching band. Fellow drummergirl Kasey Goodin describes her as "about as tall as a second bass but she rocks the world!"

  • Susan Craig... is a “30 something” drummer/singer/songwriter in the Austin TX area, currently playing with the Texas show band “Three Finger Jack & The Rest Of The Hand Band”. She’s been playing off & on since she was 12, inspired by her brother who plays the drums. She started with piano, then guitar, but fell in love with drumming. You can visit her website or send email.

  • Emma Cresswell... was born on 23/12/91 and is a punk drummer from Derbyshire, England. She is totally bonkers, loves drumming and chicken korma and hates Britney and S Club 8!
  • Susan Fleming Crisp... is in the London-based band Buddhas of Suburbia. They frequently play the 12-Bar Club in central London.

  • Cristiana... is the drummer and back-up vocalist for W.O.M.B. Warriors of Make Believe.
  • Gem Cristobal... rocks the beat for the alternative New Jersey band Kontrapelo.
  • Laura Cromwell... is an amazing drummer, who has played with the likes of God is My Co-Pilot, Dim Sum Clip Job and Double Zero.

  • Angela Crosby... plays drums for Orange Platypus in Houston, Texas.
  • Cherry Cruz...is the drummer and back-up vocalist for Jaglet, a female band from Atwater, California, in the Central Valley.
  • Sylvia Cuenca... is a top jazz drummer. Visit her site at the Jazz Corner.
  • Roseanna Curtale... has played with the goth-rockers Doppelganger and is currently playing with Dave Vanian of The Damned in his side project, Phantom Chords.
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