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Paigeyjewel wrote:

MEMORIAL CONCERT FOR MARK SMITH, LONDON, JANUARY 10 To celebrate Mark Smith’s life a number of his London-based musical friends are staging a special tribute show on Sunday January 10th at the 606 Club in Chelsea, running from 5pm to 1am. Though The Waterboys are unable to play, any Waterboys fans who wish to go along are guaranteed an evening of excellent music in tribute to Mark, with performances (in running order) by The Leo Green Experience, The Adam Phillips Band, Tony O’Malley, and finally The Paul Stacey Band featuring ex-Waterboys drummer Jeremy Stacey and his brother Paul, formerly with Oasis. To end the evening there will be a special jam session. For further information visit: http://www.606club.co.uk/

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Paigeyjewel wrote:

SAINTS AND ANGELS DOWNLOAD IS NOW AVAILABLE The Waterboys/Sharon Shannon single SAINTS AND ANGELS, remixed by Mike Scott from the version on Sharon’s current album Saint And Scoundrels, is now available from iTunes Ireland: http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/saints-angels-radio-edit-single/id339743832 The single was due to be released Dec 4th but was mysteriously delayed by iTunes. We apologise to all of you who tried to download it over the past week. Meanwhile, those abroad will soon be able to purchase SAINTS AND ANGELS at the Waterboys own website store.

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Paigeyjewel wrote:

APPOINTMENT WITH MR YEATS SHOWS ALMOST SOLD OUT The Friday and Saturday nights of AN APPOINTMENT WITH MR YEATS, the new Waterboys show running at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre from March 15-20, are sold out. The other 3 nights are following fast with only a few tickets remaining. If you want to see the world premiere of this very special show but haven’t already got tickets, book them online now from the Abbey Theatre at: http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/performances/872 AN APPOINTMENT WITH MR YEATS features an extended Waterboys line-up which we understand will be between nine and thirteen musicians strong. Confirmed members in addition to Mike Scott and Steve Wickham include Irish singer Katie Kim; flute player Sarah Allen (who replaces Mike McGoldrick); pianoman Simon Wallace; Irish singer/guitarist Joe Chester; and Catalan trombonist Blaise Margail.

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akani304 wrote:

Fisherman's Blues: the best vinyl I've got in years. And I spent like $4 for it, not even knowing who they were before listening!! Buying it was the greatest decision I could ever make

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Paigeyjewel wrote:

MIKE'S NADSAT LEXICON Followers of Mike Scott’s Twitter page will know he spent much of Summer 2009 tweeting in Nadsat, the futuristic language invented by Anthony Burgess for his great novel A Clockwork Orange. Mike also invented many of his own Nadsat words and has compiled an illustrated Nadsat-English dictionary, more complete than the lexicon found in some editions of the book. It is available online at: http://mikescottwaterboys.com/nadsat/

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MIKE’S INTRO TO R. OGILVIE CROMBIE’S BOOK Mike has written the introduction to The Gentleman And The Faun, a collection of vintage lectures and articles by the late Scottish mystic R. Ogilvie Crombie, published this month by Findhorn Press. For further information and to purchase the book, click [here] http://www.findhornpress.com/ecology-nature-and-geomancy-14/the-gentleman-and-the-faun-298.html

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SAINTS AND ANGELS SINGLE RELEASE & PLAYLISTED IN IRELAND Saints And Angels, the Waterboys’ collaboration with former member Sharon Shannon on her new album Saints & Scoundrels, will be released as a download single in Ireland by Daisy Discs on 4 December, available from iTunes and other sites. The song has been remixed by Mike Scott from the version on the album and is available for listening at our myspace page at www.myspace.com/mikescottwaterboys The single is already playlisted at Ireland’s national 2FM and a large number of regional radio stations.

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MARK SMITH – FACEBOOK MEMORIAL PAGE A memorial page for Waterboys bass player Mark Smith has been set up on Facebook, where people can read and leave messages about Mark. Several of Mark’s Waterboys colleagues have posted memories. Visit here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Mark-Smith-Memorial-Page/326780975331

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ARTICLE ON MIKE SCOTT’S MUSIC ROOM Mike has written a short piece for an Irish website about the room where he writes and works. To read, click on the following link: http://musicalrooms.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/musical-rooms-part-93-mike-scott/

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Paigeyjewel wrote:

MARK SMITH 1960-2009 We’re very sorry to inform you all that our friend and colleague, Waterboys bass player Mark Smith, has died unexpectedly at his home in London. We don’t yet know the cause of death, but are told Mark was found dead on his sofa and as far as we know, he died peacefully. No foul play is suspected. Mark played on stage with Mike Scott only a few weeks ago at the Groucho Club in London and had been active since then, playing with various bands, musicians and friends around London. We will all miss Mark very much, not just for his fabulous bass playing but for his friendship and his wonderful, dry humour.

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vogelvider wrote:

Waterboys fans!! Have a GREAT day!

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SilentPoet82 wrote:

Stop complaining about the bad taste of other people! Final round of the first season and the qualifying for the Rock Cup has just started! Join the Irish Rock League now an decide with your vote!

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Paigeyjewel wrote:

MIKE'S GLASGOW SHOW - DATE CORRECTION Mike's solo show as part of the Glasgow Homecoming celebrations is on Saturday the 28th of November, not the 8th as mis-stated in the previous news item. We apologise for the error.

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MIKE, STEVE, ANTO AND SHARON ON IRELAND’S LATE LATE SHOW, FRIDAY The trio of Mike Scott, Steve Wickham and Anto Thistlethwaite will be reunited when they perform with Sharon Shannon on this week’s edition of Ireland’s Friday night TV programme, The Late Late Show. The ensemble, also including members of Sharon’s band, will perform a live version of the Waterboys’ song Saints And Angels, which is featured on Sharon’s new album of collaborations Saints And Scoundrels. Sharon will also be performing on the show with Galway band The Cartoon Thieves. Transmission time is 9.30pm and people outside Ireland can watch the show after broadcast at: http://www.rte.ie/tv/latelate/index.html

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MIKE SCOTT TO PLAY SOLO SET AT SCOTLAND’S HOMECOMING FINALE Mike will play a unique 30 minute set at the finale of Scotland’s Homecoming year of concerts, on 8th November at Clyde Auditorium, part of Scotland’s SECC complex in Glasgow. Mike will be backed by Steve Wickham and the musicians of Eddi Reader’s band, and other featured artists playing sets on the night will be Eddi Reader, Evelyn Glennie and Dougie MacLean, composer of the famous Scottish song Caledonia. Tickets cost £35, £30 & £27.50 from http://www.homecominglive.com/ or by phone from See Tickets (44) 871 2200260. Mike will play a Scottish themed set, including at least one interpretation of a poem by national bard Robert Burns. The Homecoming events are a celebration of the 250th anniversary of Burns’ birth. For more information visit: http://www.homecominglive.com/

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Paigeyjewel wrote:

Hey guys- There's now an alternate take of Strange Boat with long end up on The Waterboys' Myspace page www.myspace.com/mikescottwaterboys.com

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Paigeyjewel wrote:

WATERBOYS PLAY ‘SAINTS AND ANGELS’ ON NEW SHARON SHANNON ALBUM A new version of the classic but never officially released Waterboys song Saints And Angels is featured on Sharon Shannon’s new album of collaborations, Saint And Scoundrels, issued on Sept 25 (Ireland) and Sept 28 (UK) by Daisy Discs. The reunited trio of Mike Scott, Steve Wickham and Anthony Thistlethwaite are joined by Sharon for the track which was recorded last summer in Co. Galway. Other guests on the album include Imelda May, Shane MacGowan, Jerry Fish, Carol Keogh and The Cartoon Thieves. The album will be available from all usual outlets and from iTunes.

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Paigeyjewel wrote:

MIKE’S ONLINE INTERVIEW WITH CULCH.IE Mike was interviewed recently at Dublin’s Odessa Club by Darragh Doyle of culch.ie. They discussed the upcoming Waterboys show An Appointment With Mr Yeats and much more. To view visit: http://www.culch.ie/2009/08/29/mike-scott/

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