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Mini-Festival with STEVE WICKHAM (ex-The Waterboys) & RAY COEN
Grayshott Folk Club welcomes back:
STEVE WICKHAM (THE WATERBOYS) + RAY COEN
Fisherman's Blues: www.youtube.com/watchv=a4UQJwd3awQ
Wickham Festival 2013: www.youtube.com/watchv=3zEvq5wLHNw
Steve and Ray have visited Grayshott Folk Club twice before; in November 2022 and again in May 2024. On both occasions, they played to spellbound full houses at Grayshott Village Hall so we couldn't wait to invite them back again. Living as they do in the far West of Ireland, it is essential they have plenty of work over here, in order to make their occasional visits worthwhile. Their visit this time, coincides with another headline appearance they are making at Wickham (yes, Wickham) Festival, near Fareham in Hampshire.
Steve is a masterful Fiddle player who has performed with the very best that music has to offer; Bob Dylan, U2, Sinead O'Connor and of course, The Waterboys for nigh on forty years. His influence on their hit albums This Is The Sea, Fisherman's Blues and Room To Roam is easy to hear.
In addition to the Fiddle, Steve also plays a wide range of other instruments and he has always maintained his own side projects. Over the years he has released two brilliant solo albums; Geronimo (2004) and Beekeeper (2017). Geronimo is actually the name of his treasured favourite Fiddle. Beekeeper is an album that is permanently on my turntable at home and is marked out by its variety and diverse styles of music. Steve was described by Mike Scott of The Waterboys, as the world's greatest rock fiddle player but nowadays, Steve is playing and promoting his own tunes and songs and is currently working towards his third solo album.
During lockdown, he recorded the optimistic and beautiful song,
All Will be Well: www.youtube.com/watchv=WvKyxcMNn-k
Ray Coen is a singer/song writer guitarist from Sligo.
STEVE WICKHAM (THE WATERBOYS) + RAY COEN
Fisherman's Blues: www.youtube.com/watchv=a4UQJwd3awQ
Wickham Festival 2013: www.youtube.com/watchv=3zEvq5wLHNw
Steve and Ray have visited Grayshott Folk Club twice before; in November 2022 and again in May 2024. On both occasions, they played to spellbound full houses at Grayshott Village Hall so we couldn't wait to invite them back again. Living as they do in the far West of Ireland, it is essential they have plenty of work over here, in order to make their occasional visits worthwhile. Their visit this time, coincides with another headline appearance they are making at Wickham (yes, Wickham) Festival, near Fareham in Hampshire.
Steve is a masterful Fiddle player who has performed with the very best that music has to offer; Bob Dylan, U2, Sinead O'Connor and of course, The Waterboys for nigh on forty years. His influence on their hit albums This Is The Sea, Fisherman's Blues and Room To Roam is easy to hear.
In addition to the Fiddle, Steve also plays a wide range of other instruments and he has always maintained his own side projects. Over the years he has released two brilliant solo albums; Geronimo (2004) and Beekeeper (2017). Geronimo is actually the name of his treasured favourite Fiddle. Beekeeper is an album that is permanently on my turntable at home and is marked out by its variety and diverse styles of music. Steve was described by Mike Scott of The Waterboys, as the world's greatest rock fiddle player but nowadays, Steve is playing and promoting his own tunes and songs and is currently working towards his third solo album.
During lockdown, he recorded the optimistic and beautiful song,
All Will be Well: www.youtube.com/watchv=WvKyxcMNn-k
Ray Coen is a singer/song writer guitarist from Sligo.
Saturday 2 August
Grayshott Village Hall
Headley Road,
Grayshott,
Nr. HINDHEAD, Surrey GU26 6TZ
Doors 7.15pmMusic starts 8.00pm
Tickets £20
Available from Grayshott Post Office (in person only)
Reservations by phone from: 01428 607096
Online from Ents 24 at:
www.ents24.com/hindhead-events/grayshott-village-hall/steve-wickham-the-waterboys/7292954
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