Steve Wickham

Steve Wickham studied violin at the Royal College of Music in Dublin and emerged in the early 1980s as one of the most distinctive violinists in contemporary Irish music.

He joined The Waterboys in 1985, helping to shape the band’s defining sound, and has toured and recorded with them extensively ever since.

Over the course of his career, he has also recorded and performed with artists including U2, Sinéad O’Connor, and Shane MacGowan.

Alongside his work in rock and folk music, Wickham has developed a substantial body of work for
theatre. He has collaborated with The Abbey Theatre on productions by Michael Harding and Tom MacIntyre, including Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire and Cúirt an Mheán Oíche.

In 2023, he was nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Awards award for Best Soundscape for Carpet Theatre’s Breath, in which he also performed. He has composed and acted in plays by Deirdre Kinahan,
including Tempesta and Refuge, as well as The Hare by Bob Kelly and Clare Monnelly.

Wickham has released eight albums with his own band, NoCrows, and has composed scores for
films including Prisoners of the Moon, Witness to the Future, and Groundswell for Bandit Films,
directed by Johnny Gogan. His music also appears in international films such as the Oscar-winning
Good Will Hunting and Waking Ned Devine.
Based in the northwest of Ireland, he continues to compose, perform, and exhibit as a visual artist.