The Waterboys

Six-piece regular band show at Katalin And All That Jazz, Uppsala, Sweden on 18th August: www.katalin.com or www.ticnet.se

New to Mike's Soundcloud: SVENGALI BLUES, I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY and BURLINGTON BERTIE AND ACCRINGTON STANLEY http://bit.ly/b7l3VZ

Some seats still available for Mr Yeats in Liverpool (Feb 1), Warwick (Feb 2) and London Barbican Theatre (Feb 3 & 4). http://bit.ly/90J86m

The Waterboys will appear at this summer's festivals as a six-piece, with new lap steel and guitar player MELVIN DUFFY augmenting the band.

WBS to play BEARDED THEORY, Kedleston Park, Derbyshire, UK. 14 May Tickets from www.quaytickets.com and 08432 081835 Regular full band show

WBS to play KARTFESTIVALEN, Gvarv, Telemark, NORWAY. 19 Aug. Tickets from 0047 815 33133 or www.billettservice.no Regular full band show

WBS to play MAALROCK FESTIVAL, Aardalstangen, NORWAY. 20 Aug. Tickets: from 0047 815 33133 or www.billettservice.no Regular full band show

English musician and composer Kate St John will join the upcoming Mr Yeats shows in the UK (Jan 30 - Feb 4) on oboe, sax and cor anglais.

WORD mag invited visitors to their website to write their own verses for The Waterboys' classic And A Bang On The Ear: http://bit.ly/icBKxe

Check out the four latest Christmas crackers up on Mike's Soundclould at:http://soundcloud.com/mickpuck