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Suzanne Vega: Flying With Angels

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On May 2, 2025, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Flying with Angels”, the tenth Suzanne Vega studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “GB’s Juke Joint” in Queens, New York City, and was produced by Gerry Leonard.

Personnel:

  • Suzanne Vega – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Gerry Leonard – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jamie Edwards – keyboards
  • Daniel Mintseris – keyboards
  • Jeff Hill – bass guitar
  • Aaron Johnston – drums
  • Catherine Russell – backing vocals
  • Ruby Froom – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Speakers’ Corner – Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard
  2. Flying with Angels – Suzanne Vega
  3. Witch – Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard
  4. Chambermaid – Bob Dylan, Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard
  5. Love Thief – Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard
  6. Lucinda – Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard
  7. Last Train from Mariupol – Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard
  8. Alley – Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard
  9. Rats – Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard
  10. Galway – Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard

The Waterboys: Room to Roam

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On October 2, 1990, “Ensign” label released “Room to Roam”, the fifth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded February – June 1990, at “Spiddal House” in Galway, Ireland, and was produced by Barry Beckett and Mike Scott.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Colin Blakey – whistle, flute, Hammond organ, piano
  • Anthony Thistlethwaite – saxophone, mandolin
  • Steve Wickham – vocals, fiddle, Hammond organ
  • Sharon Shannon – accordion, fiddle
  • Trevor Hutchinson – bass guitar, bouzouki
  • Noel Bridgeman – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Barry Beckett – piano
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
  • J. Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Kieran Wilde – clarinet
  • Ken Samson – didjeridu
  • John “Turps” Burke – backing vocals
  • Seamus Begley – backing vocals
  • Eileen Begley – backing vocals
  • Diarmuid O’Suilleabhan – backing vocals
  • Tim Martin – engineer
  • Annie Siggins – sleeve design
  • Simon Fowler – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Scott, except where noted.

  1. In Search of a Rose
  2. Song from the End of the World
  3. A Man Is in Love – Mike Scott / Kaliope House – Dave Richardson
  4. Bigger Picture – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite
  5. Natural Bridge Blues – traditional, arranged by Mike Scott, Colin Blakey, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Sharon Shannon, Trevor Hutchinson, Noel Bridgeman
  6. Something That Is Gone
  7. The Star and the Sea
  8. A Life of Sundays
  9. Islandman
  10. The Raggle Taggle Gypsy – traditional, arranged by Mike Scott, Colin Blakey, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Sharon Shannon, Trevor Hutchinson, Noel Bridgeman
  11. How Long Will I Love You?
  12. Upon the Wind and Waves – Steve Wickham
  13. Spring Comes to Spiddal
  14. The Trip to Broadford – Kieran Donnellan
  15. Further Up, Further In – traditional, arranged by Mike Scott, Colin Blakey, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Sharon Shannon, Trevor Hutchinson, Noel Bridgeman, lyrics by Mike Scott
  16. Room to Roam – George MacDonald, arranged by Mike Scott, Colin Blakey, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Sharon Shannon, Trevor Hutchinson, Noel Bridgeman
  17. The Kings of Kerry – Mike Scott, Sharon Shannon, Steve Wickham