Steve Wickham (The Waterboys)
at Grayshott Village Hall, Hindhead
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Grayshott Folk Club welcomes back:
STEVE WICKHAM (THE WATERBOYS) + RAY COEN
"Fisherman's Blues": www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4UQJwd3awQ
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 so we've had to wait a bit. Their visit this time, coincides with another headline appearance 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.
During lockdown, Steve recorded the optimistic and beautiful song,
"All Will be Well": www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvKyxcMNn-k
Ray Coen is a singer/song writer and guitarist from Sligo. He has been a band mate of Steve's for many years in their occasional, international band NoCrows.
Together, they make beautiful sounds and their acoustic interpretation of "Fisherman's Blues" is simply sublime........
Steve Wickham (The Waterboys)
Steve Wickham is recognised as Ireland’s premier rock fiddler since the mid-1980s. His distinctive playing has been a major contribution to the Waterboys groundbreaking records over the years. Steve Wickham became a member of The Waterboys in 1985 shortly after playing on their seminal album “This is The Sea”. He continues to tour and record with Mike Scott and The Waterboys. Writing songs and music has always been part of his musical life. He continues to explore new musical territory composing for Film and Theatre and other eclectic projects, such as a crossover suite of music with Sligo Baroque Orchestra and Congolese soukous band ‘Tropicana Musica’. Steve Wickham has recorded and performed with U2, Elvis Costello, Sinead O’Connor, Bob Dylan, Sharon Shannon and many other artists in the worlds of rock and traditional folk music. He made his recording debut with U2 in 1982 on their break through album, War, playing on “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Drowning Man”.
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Ray Coen
Sligo-native Ray Coen is an experienced guitarist and fiddle player, and has recently stepped out of the shadows as a supporting musician and into the limelight to perform his own material.
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Grayshott Village Hall
Headley Road, Grayshott
Hindhead
GU26 6TZ
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