QUESTION, what do rockers do in times of national crisis? Answer, roll their sleeves up and get stuck in.
It s a surreal prospect, perhaps, when entertainers are more traditionally associated with inflated egos and diva strops, but for Shauna Tohill, the Magherafelt-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist behind rock band Rews, it s been a seamless transition.
A qualified massage therapist, she answered the call of duty just weeks after a shell-shocked nation went into its first lockdown last March, swapping the private clinics she usually freelances for to help out at a brain injury hospital for the NHS. It was amazing, and very emotional, says Shauna.