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  Sep 12, 07:14 PM

  Videos/ Fisherman's Revisited/ Wickham Shows/ More

  NEW ARCHIVE VIDEOS AND WEBSITE VIDEOS PAGE

  We've added a new Videos page to the main Waterboys website, which includes all the videos that have been posted on the band's Myspace page over the past couple of years, including two newly uploaded ones: the legendary and much-requested film of the band playing FISHERMAN'S BLUES on British TV's The Tube in 1986, and KILLING MY HEART, a rare clip of Mike, Anto and Trevor reunited in a performance on Irish TV in 1998.  To access visit:

  http://www.mikescottwaterboys.com/videos.php

  
  SUNDAY TIMES ROOM TO ROAM REVIEW

  We just read a great review of the new ROOM TO ROAM remaster in British newspaper The Sunday Times, calling the 1990 Waterboys album a "phenomenal work".  To view visit:

  http://mikescottwaterboys.com/mikescottwaterboys/images/news/2008-9-12-times-large.jpeg

  
  UNIVERSAL HALL ON MYSPACE PLAYER

  We've added a beautiful unreleased live recording of the band performing UNIVERSAL HALL to our Myspace player.  The version is from the Midsummer's Eve Stramash at Universal Hall in Findhorn, 2006.  To access visit:

  www.myspace.com/mikescottwaterboys

  
  BELFAST MUSICIANS PLAY "FISHERMAN'S BLUES REVISITED" GIG - SEPT 28

  To mark the 20th anniversary of the release of the Waterboys classic album Fisherman's Blues, a special multi-artist concert is being held at the Oh Yeah music centre, Gordon Street, Belfast on September 28th, at 8pm.  The concert is part of the Open House Festival and is part-organised by journalist Stuart Bailie an old friend of the band's.  When told about the concert Mike Scott said: "I'm thrilled the musicians of Belfast are doing this.  I hope someone sends me a bootleg!".  Tickets price £10 are available from 0044 289024 6609 or online from:

  http://kiosk4.ts.com/k?BWC&fish&ka=oh&promo=oh2008

  For further info about the festival, locations etc go to:

  http://www.openhousefestival.com/2008/index.html

  
  Stuart Bailie will introduce the show and talk about each song.  The performers are:
  Fisherman's Blues - Ken Haddock/Matt McGinn
  We Will Not Be Lovers - Robyn G Sheils
  Strange Boat - John Gribben
  World Party - The Skin We're In
  Sweet Thing - Ken Haddock/Matt McGinn
  Jimmy Hickey's Waltz - Ruby Colley
  And A Bang On The Ear - Gareth Dunlop
  Has Anybody Here Seen Hank? - Ben Glover
  When Will We Be Married? - John McGurgan
  When Ye Go Away - Anthony Toner
  Dunford's Fancy - Donal O'Connor
  The Stolen Child - Scream Blue Murmur
  This Land Is Your Land - Ben Glover, Matt Mcginn, Gareth Dunlop
   

  
  THE NEW TROUDABOURS - ALBUM EDITED BY MIKE SCOTT

  Mike has recently compiled and edited a compilation album of the 1970s Findhorn Community band THE NEW TROUBADOURS.  For further information, purchase details and to hear some tracks, visit the Troubadours' myspace page at:

  www.myspace.com/newtroubadours

  
  The page also includes a blog by Mike explaining how he got involved in the project.

  
  STEVE WICKHAM & NO CROWS - RADIO CONCERT

  Steve Wickham's Sligo band NO CROWS will be playing a concert at the RTE Studios, Donnybrook, Dublin on Friday 19th Sept, for the radio show Roots Freeway.  The band will play a 40-50 minute set and share the bill with the Carter Brothers.  Audience numbers are limited to 200 and free tickets, limited to 4 per application, are available in advance by applying by email to:

  rootsfreeway@rte.ie.

  
  The No Crows portion of the concert will be broadcast on Roots Freeway, RTE Radio 1, on Monday 29 Sept (and Carter Brothers on Tues 23 Sept).
  For further info visit:

  http://www.rte.ie/radio1/rootsfreeway/

  
  STEVE WICKHAM - NOVEMBER SOLO SHOWS IN IRELAND

  Steve Wickham will play 3 solo shows in Ireland backed by fellow Waterboy Richard Naiff on piano.  Dates are:

  
  13 Nov: O'Keeffes Music Club, Clonmel, Co Tipperary.  8.30pm.
  Tickets price €12 from 00353 52 21611.  Further info at:

  www.myspace.com/okeeffes

  
  14th Nov: The Thatch, Rahan, Tullamore, Co Offaly.  8pm
  Tickets price €16 from 00353 57 9355 910.  Further info at:

  www.thethatchrahan.com

  15th Nov: The Stables, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.  9.30pm
  Tickets price €15 from 00353 87 7733 565.  Further info at:

  www.myspace.com/stableslive

  Tickets for all three shows are also available from:

  www.tickets.ie

   
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  Sep 05, 01:21 PM

  Celtic Roots Festival Cancelled

   

  We've been advised that the Celtic Roots festival on Sept 14th at Catton Hall, South Derbyshire has been cancelled. According to the festival website this is due to the continuous bad weather conditions of the past few weeks and the prospect of further heavy rainfall leading up to the show date. Further details including ticket refund information are available from: www.celticroots.tv
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  Aug 16, 05:39 PM

  Homepage / Room to Roam / Album Cover Atlas

  OUR NEW HOMEPAGE

  
  

  We've redesigned our homepage with a selection of new and vintage images of Mike Scott and The Waterboys which appear at random every time you log on (you can also use the arrows under the band's name to view them all at your leisure).  Take a look at: www.mikescottwaterboys.com

  
  

  ROOM TO ROAM WEB PAGES

  
  

  ROOM TO ROAM was reissued on August 11th as a 2CD set with fabulous new remastered sound and 17 previously unavailable tracks.  You can purchase the album at:

  
  

  http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/sites/waterboys/index.php?productId=10003031&pTypeId=1

  
  

  Also check out our new Room To Roam web pages, including Mike Scott's sleevenotes on how the record was made and the full lyrics to both CD1 and CD2 by visiting:

  
  

  http://mikescottwaterboys.com/mikescottwaterboys/roomtoroam/

  
  

  We've spotted a printing error in the album's booklet.  On pages 22 and 23 is a photo of the entire cast - band and crew - that worked on the record at Spiddal House, with an accompanying key picture of numbered silhouettes to identify them all.  Only thing is, the silhouettes aren't numbered.  To see the correct image, visit:

  
  

  http://mikescottwaterboys.com/mikescottwaterboys/Images/Discography/room-to-roam-whos-who.jpg

  
  

  TWO WATERBOYS ALBUMS FEATURED IN WORD MAGAZINE ‘ALBUM COVER ATLAS'

  
  

  See if you can find ‘em....here: http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/album_atlas/

  
  

  MEANWHILE.....

  
  

  The band are halfway through their schedule of summer festivals.  They just played storming shows at Belladrum in Scotland and Villamoura, southern Portugal and are off to Austria this weekend to play with Neil Young at the Lovely Days Festival.  
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  Aug 05, 04:30 PM

  Room To Roam Out In Six Days, Song On Myspace

  The 2CD remastered edition of Room To Roam will be released by EMI this coming Monday, August 11th, containing the original album in improved sound plus seventeen fascinating bonus tracks selected and edited by Mike Scott and featuring the magical 1989-1990 line-up of The Waterboys, with Steve Wickham, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Sharon Shannon and others.  You can listen to one of the previously unreleased songs, Sunny Sailor Boy, on our myspace page at: www.myspace.com/mikescottwaterboys

  
  

  and pre-order the album from our online store:

  
  

  http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/sites/waterboys/
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  Jul 28, 04:35 PM

  UK Festival Added, Irish Festival Show Cancelled

   ENGLISH ‘CELTIC ROOTS' FESTIVAL ADDED - 14TH SEPT

  
  

  The Waterboys will play the Celtic Roots Festival at Catton Hall, Walton On Trent, South Derbyshire on Sunday September 14th.  This looks like being the only full-band Waterboys show in England this year.  Support acts are Hothouse Flowers and Biblecode Sundays.  Saturday's bill features Van Morrison, Amy MacDonald and Seth Lakeman.   Tickets priced £35.00 (one day) or £70 (both days) are available at:

  
  

  http://www.ticketstogo.co.uk/ticketstogo08/tickets/site08/cart.asp?eventref=005

  
  

  Please note ticket prices will increase in mid August.

  
  

  WATERBOYS WILL NOT NOW PLAY AT ELECTRIC PICNIC

  
  

  The Waterboys are sorry to announce they will no longer be playing the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland on Friday 29 August due to contractual problems.  The band agreed a deal in good faith with POD, the festival promoters.  However, after having made press announcements and advertising The Waterboys on their festival website, the promoters substantially reduced the agreed fee to a figure that didn't make economic sense and then declined any further negotiation.  It is with much regret therefore that The Waterboys' appearance has been cancelled - and the band hopes fans who have bought tickets will understand that circumstances were beyond their control.
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  Jul 17, 03:26 PM

  Austria / New Video / Cali / Photos

   

  
  

  AUSTRIA / NEW VIDEO / CALI / PHOTOS  

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  AUSTRIAN SHOW WITH NEIL YOUNG, 17th AUGUST 

  
  

   

  
  

  The Waterboys have been added to the bill for Neil Young's show at the Lovely Days Festival, Festivalgelanda, Wiesen, Burgenland, Austria on August 17 (Sunday).  It's the Waterboys' first Austrian show in eight years, and second gig with Neil this summer.  Tickets are available from 0043 196096 or online from: www.musicticket.at ; Tickets €52 for the day.  Other bands playing include Adam Green and Wishbone Ash.  Further info: www.lovelydays.at

  
  

   

  
  

  ROOM TO ROAM VIDEO UP ON MYSPACE PAGE 

  
  

   

  
  

  Jacques Coetzer's film of Mike and musicians and singers from the town of Huntly, Scotland performing Room To Roam has just been posted on our myspace page.  To view the video please visit:

  
  

   

  
  

  http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu

  
  

  seaction=vids.showvids&friendIDq722921&nq722921&MyToken4fee3-4d18-4de3-9771-01a5d58fb681

  
  

   

  
  

  We've also posted the soundtrack of the song on our myspace MP3 player.  

  
  

   

  
  

  NEW PHOTOS ON MYSPACE

  
  

   

  
  

  We've uploaded a motherlode of new photos at our myspace page and to make viewing them easier, we've divided them into seven different albums.  Alongside live photos, artwork, vintage and miscellaneous photos, you can now view a set of twenty pictures from the recent Huntly Room To Roam project, and an extended selection of cartoons drawn by various Waterboys over the years.  To view the photo albums you must be logged into myspace. 

  
  

   

  
  

  MIKE APPEARING WITH CALI AT FRANCOFOLIES FESTIVAL, 21st JULY

  
  

   

  
  

  Mike will guest with his friend the French star Cali at the chanson festival Francofolies, in Spa, Ardennes, Belgium on Monday 21st July.  Mike (and Steve Wickham) previously guested with Cali at shows in Paris this spring and Mike collaborated on two songs on Cali's recent number one album L'Espoire.  For further festival visit:

  
  

  http://www.francofolies.be/