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. www.stevewickham.ie Joined by multi-instrumentalist Ray Coen He has recorded and performed with U2, Elvis Costello, Sinead OConnor, 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. Ray hails from Sligo and has many years experience as both a guitar and fiddle player. Over the years, Ray has increasingly moved from backing other musicians, to performing his own material. His debut album Out of Sight was released in May 2009 and was described by Hotpress as both; beautifully recorded and arranged and music that is happy in its own skin. Ray has been a regular collaborator with No Crows since 2007 and was welcomed on board as a full blown band member in 2014. Ray has contributed greatly to the No Crows CD Waiting for the Tide, penning one tune Good Times and making a beautiful arrangement of the English trad song Solvay. https://www.stevewickham.ie/

The Acoustic Angels regular gig at the Regent Hotel on the last Thursday of the month !! Dance the night away with the best party band for miles around !! The Acoustic Angels are based in and around Sheffield and have been established for over 20 years. They have a wealth of experience playing gigs up & down the country at a wide array of different venues & functions. The band is made up of some of the areas finest musicians. Collectively they have worked together and individually with the likes of, Take That, The Spice Girls, Paul Carrack, Donny Osmond, Ray Davies, Peter Kay, Blue, Atomic Kitten, 911, Lulu, Five, Will Young, John Mayall, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Long John Baldry, Corrine Bailey Rae, Tony Christie, Hamish Stuart, John Parr, Andy Fairweather Low etc, etc... Hear your favourite songs from the likes of Marvin Gaye, Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, The Zutons, The Temptations, The Average White Band, etc...etc... Not the last Thursday of every month, for 2025 it's July, August, October, November and of course Boxing Day !! Online tickets are 50p cheaper to incorporate part of the booking fee AND they will guarantee a reserved table - what's not to like ? If you prefer to just turn up and pay cash at the door, that's fine too, door price is 10 Here's a showreel of the band playing in Leopold Square, Sheffield [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfrZOWEGOsg]