lunes, 10 de enero de 2011

Summer Festivals, Kate St John and New Verses to "And a Bang on the Ear"


Greetings Waterpeople!
SUMMER FESTIVALS 2011
Three summer festivals have just been announced. The Waterboys will appear as a six-piece, with new lap steel and guitar player MELVIN DUFFY augmenting the band. These will be regular shows, NOT "Mr Yeats" performances.

14 May: BEARDED THEORY, Kedleston Park, Derbyshire, ENGLAND
Tickets (Adult: £68, 12-16: £32, 5-11: £22, Under 5: Free) available from www.quaytickets.com and Festival Box Office: 08432 081835
Further info: www.beardedtheory.com

19 August: KARTFESTIVALEN, Gvarv, Telemark, NORWAY, billed as the world's first organic music festival. Tickets: £50 from 0047 815 33133 or www.billettservice.no

20 August: MAALROCK FESTIVAL, Aardalstangen, NORWAY. Tickets: from 0047 815 33133 or www.billettservice.no

KATE ST JOHN JOINS
English musician and composer Kate St John will join The Waterboys for their upcoming performances of Appointment With Mr Yeats in the UK (Jan 30 - Feb 4). Kate was invited to join the ensemble by Mike Scott and will play oboe, sax and cor anglais. Kate has played with Van Morrison, Damon Albarn, Philip Glass, Marianne Faithful and many other artists.

A HUNDRED VERSES TO "AND A BANG ON THE EAR"
WORD magazine invited visitors to their website to write their own verses for The Waterboys' classic And A Bang On The Ear. A lot of people did and you can read their stories in verse here

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