- Richard Naiff
Richard Naiff is a pianist and flautist from
London ,England who has performed with the bandsSoulsec , The Catacoustics,The Waterboys and TheIcicle Works . Naiff is a classically trained musician, having joined theGuildhall School of Music at age ten. TheIrish music website Cluas.com describes Naiff as "phenomenally talented"ref|Cluas.Naiff was invited to participate on The Waterboys' album "
A Rock in the Weary Land " after the group's leader Mike Scott heard his piano work in a studio next to one where the recording sessions for "A Rock in the Weary Land" were taking place. Naiff joined the band officially in June 2000ref|Who. Along with Mike Scott andSteve Wickham , Naiff makes up the core of the post-2000 Waterboys band.Former Waterboy
Ian McNabb described Naiff as Scott's "find of the century"ref|KTBrep. Not coincidentally, while keeping his membership in the Waterboys, Naiff also joined McNabb's touring band in 2004, and became a member of a revived version of McNabb's old band The Icicle Works in 2006.Naiff's
rock and roll influences includeThe Damned ref label|Who|2|a.Notes
# cite web | title=Universal Hall, Findhorn, Scotland, January 2002 | work=Gig Reviews on Cluas.com | url=http://www.cluas.com/music/gigs/waterboys.htm | accessdate=October 30 | accessyear=2005
# note label|Who|2|a cite web | title=Weary Land Who's Who | work=mikescottwaterboys.com | url=http://www.mikescottwaterboys.com/mikescottwaterboys/rock/who.htm | accessdate=October 30 | accessyear=2005
# cite web | title=Karma to Burn reports | work=mikescottwaterboys | url=http://www.mikescott.com/mikescottwaterboys/karmatoburn/karmareports.htm | accessdate=November 3 | accessyear=2005External links
* [http://www.soulsec.com/bio/richard.htm Soulsec biography]
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