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11-Sep-08, 11:15
Orgers and Organisms,
I might have mentioned this on here before, but, finally, the book I've ghost-written on Jim Watters and his Irish showband, The Viceroys, is set for a Guy Fawkes Night release. It's called So Near Yet So Far and the launch will be held - hopefully - at the Waverly Bar in Edinburgh.
For those who don't know, the book is about Jim's life spent performing, managing and touring with the band during the 60s and 70s. Full of ups and downs, near brushes with fame and fortune, as well as experiencing tragedy along the way, for anyone interested in the showband era, or just a passing interest in music, it's a sweet, easy-to-follow book.
There is a chapter within the book where Thurso and Orkney are the main focus - you should be able to find it over on his website www.freewebs.com/theviceroys. Perhaps someone here remembers the band?
Here is a link to a piece I did with Jim recently:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-...86908-20729682/
Jim is self-publishing the book via Lulu.com (big thumbs up to James McVean there for all his help, by-ra-way!), so once it's officially online I will provide the weblink to the storefront, should anyone be interested in buying the book.
Cheers. Spam over. :)
I might have mentioned this on here before, but, finally, the book I've ghost-written on Jim Watters and his Irish showband, The Viceroys, is set for a Guy Fawkes Night release. It's called So Near Yet So Far and the launch will be held - hopefully - at the Waverly Bar in Edinburgh.
For those who don't know, the book is about Jim's life spent performing, managing and touring with the band during the 60s and 70s. Full of ups and downs, near brushes with fame and fortune, as well as experiencing tragedy along the way, for anyone interested in the showband era, or just a passing interest in music, it's a sweet, easy-to-follow book.
There is a chapter within the book where Thurso and Orkney are the main focus - you should be able to find it over on his website www.freewebs.com/theviceroys. Perhaps someone here remembers the band?
Here is a link to a piece I did with Jim recently:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-...86908-20729682/
Jim is self-publishing the book via Lulu.com (big thumbs up to James McVean there for all his help, by-ra-way!), so once it's officially online I will provide the weblink to the storefront, should anyone be interested in buying the book.
Cheers. Spam over. :)