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Gig review: THE WATERBOYS – Auditorio Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, 28 June 2019

If the legend that is Andy Nathan can report on an AOR convention from Sweden, surely, I can cover The Waterboys from Spain… This outdoor arena on the outskirts of Valencia was a steeply banked affair with a rigid cantilevered roof open … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 June 2019, Burjassot, gig, live, Mike Scott, review, The Big Music, The Waterboys, The Whole of the Moon
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Album review: FREDDIE STEVENSON – The Darkening/The Brightening

[Release date 18.09.15] Co-produced by Mike Scott, this release by British/American songwriter and guitarist Freddie Stevenson comprises 18 short stories written in the Scottish Borders and arranged in two song montages. Originally conceived as just The Brightening following breaking up … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Freddie Stevenson, Mike Scott, review, singer, songwriter, The Brightening, The Darkening, The Waterboys
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Album review: THEA GILMORE – Ghosts & Graffiti

Full Fill [Release date 11.05.15] We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – Thea Gilmore is one of the finest contemporary singer songwriter gracing these fair isles. In another era she would have packed theatres the length and … Continue reading
Book review: STRANGE BOAT: MIKE SCOTT AND THE WATERBOYS by Ian Abrahams

Gonzo Multimedia www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk [Published 23.06.14] This is a comprehensive overview of the career of Mike Scott from his early days in bands like Another Pretty Face through to the Waterboys and his various solo work, although to be fair the … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Celtic, Gonzo Multimedia, Ian Abrahams, Mike Scott, singer songwriter, The Waterboys
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Gig review: CROPREDY, 7-9 August 2014 featuring STEVE HACKETT, MARILLION & FAIRPORT CONVENTION

It’s that time of year again when the time village of Cropredy opens its fields in preparation for the little party that Fairport Convention throws every year. Some 38 years ago they decided to have a shindig with 750 people … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events
Tagged 7-9 August 2014, acoustic, Blackbeards Tea Party, Cara Dillon, Chas & Dave, Cropredy, Deborah Rose, Edwina Hayes, Fairport Convention, festival, folk, gig, Marillion, Mischa Macpherson Band, Oxfordsgire, prog, progressive, review, Steve Hackett, The Australian Pink Floyd, The Churchfitters, The Waterboys, THE WONDERSTUFF
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Gig review: SOLFEST – Cumbria, 24-26 August 2012

SOLFEST, Cumbria 24-26 August Three days of brisk Cumbrian air and artists including KT Tunstall, The Waterboys and Big Country Read more… The latest Facebook Live session from Canadian singer-songwriter Josh Taerk Sunday 24 January, 16:00 EST, 21:00 GMT … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-26 August 2012, Big Country, Cumbria, festival, KT Tunstall, Larkin Poe, music, rock, Saint Jude, Seth Lakeman, Solfest, The Waterboys
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