caption associated_acts birth_name birth_place image_size background instrument genre image article_title name occupation
steve wickham , 2012 . the waterboys steve wickham dublin , republic of ireland 250 solo_singer vocals saxophone piano guitar , fiddle violin , mandolin tin whistle concertina rock country , folk , folk rock , soul , the - 040.jpg waterboys - festival du bout du monde 2012 steve wickham
 steve wickham singer-songwriter , musician
steve wickham

steve wickham is an irish musician described by mike scott as `` the world 's greatest rock fiddle player '' and by `` new musical express '' as a `` fiddling legend . ''
originally from marino , dublin , but calling sligo home , wickham played violin on the classic u2 song `` sunday , bloody sunday '' , as well as recordings by elvis costello , the hothouse flowers , sinéad o'connor , and world party .
he is a long-standing member of the waterboys .
wickham plays both rock and roll and traditional irish music , and has developed a rock music technique for violin he calls the `` fuzz fiddle '' .
wickham is also accomplished with the mandolin , tin whistle , concertina , saxophone , piano , guitar and bones .
he identifies lou reed , van morrison , toni marcus , and mozart as musical influences , amongst others , and mick ronson .
