Steve Wickham is still getting a buzz from his music

From U2 to The Waterboys, the ace fiddler has played on some iconic tracks. Now settled in Sligo, he’s named his new album after his beekeeping hobby, writes Ed Power.

Steve Wickham had waited and waited and when the call finally came he knew his life would never be the same again.

“I was living at home at the time — my father knocked on my door to say some guy was on the phone, calling himself ‘The Edge’.”