Greetings Waterpeople!
FISHERMAN’S BLUES - 1986 REHEARSAL TAKE ON
MYSPACE
Last
week was the twentieth anniversary of the classic Waterboys’ album
Fisherman’s Blues, and to mark the occasion we’ve uploaded to
our
myspace page a previously unheard rehearsal take of the title track,
recorded twenty minutes before the master version, complete with Mike
Scott playing piano and calling out the chords to the band. Hear it at: www.myspace.com/mikescottwaterboys
MIKE CO-WRITES TRACK ON NEW ALBUM BY NOVASTAR
Mike has co-written the song Miles on Almost Bangor, the new album
by
top Belgian band Novastar. Lead singer Joost Zweegers and Mike
collaborated on the lyrics for Miles. Almost Bangor was released in
late September by EMI Belgium and is available on iTunes. For more info
visit: www.novastar-music.com
WATERBOYS MENTIONED IN NEW WEST END PLAY 'THE DREAMERS OF
INISHDARA'
The
Waterboys are mentioned in a new romantic comedy called which runs from
24 November to 13 December at the Jermyn Street Theatre, central
London. The play, set in Connemara, Ireland, and dealing with intrigues
between the Faery world and the material world, was written by Peter
Dunne, a friend of Mike Scott's. For further info visit: www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk.
Tickets, priced £20 or £15 if purchased before
20 Nov, are available from the box office, phone 0044 207 287 2875.
Meanwhile....
Steve Wickham has just finiushed
a short tour of switzerland with his 'other' band, No Crows, and next week
Steve
heads off on a short Irish tour of his own, accompanied by Richard Naiff
on
piano (see our website news page for concert and ticket details).
Mike is busy
at home secretly working on music for the next Waterboys project.
And at Mike's
request we've uploaded to the Waterboys' myspace page a powerful short
video of
Barack Obama speaking in Ohio this week.
Love and light
from all of us at www.mikescottwaterboys.com
www.myspace.com/mikescottwaterboys
