‘Since joining us as our regular on-the-road bassist in 2008 Nick has been and is an essential part of our band when we play together. Not just a great bass player but also when required, a very good backing vocalist on many of the songs we perform.’

Ray [Gilbert] O’Sullivan, Songwriter, Artist and band leader

NICK SCOTT BASS PLAYER…

…turned professional in 1992 and since then has toured, recorded or performed on television, radio and other media with many artists including but not limited to the following, in various genres of music …

Professional Profile

2008-2022: Touring upright bass player for Mary Black and her Band [also studio recording], Four Men & a Dog [also studio recording], and Gilbert O’Sullivan, encompassing tours in Ireland, Europe, The United States of America, The Middle East, Great Britain, Australasia and Japan.

In the period 1988 - 2022, I performed as upright and electric bass guitarist on numerous other freelance recordings/performing/touring projects for numerous other artists including:

Sinead O’Connor, Juliet Turner, Mahoney, Rory Faithfield, Paul Brady, Brian Houston, Bap Kennedy, Sir Van Morrison, Michael Weston King, Ben Castle, Brendan Quinn, Paul Campbell, The Henry Girls, Howard Keel, James Yorkston, Johnny Mathis, Gretchen Peters, Rosie Flores, The Chieftains, The National Concert Orchestra of Ireland, Sir Tom Jones, Patti Griffin, Eleanor McEvoy, Phil Coulter Orchestra, ‘Riverdance’ Lagan Touring Production, Tabitha Agnew, Henry McCullough, The Ulster Orchestra Limited, Foy Vance, Tom Roger Aadland, McPeake Family, Eddi Reader, Don Felder [ex-The Eagles], Midge Ure [ex-Ultravox, Slik, record producer 'Band Aid' 1986], Frances Black, The Four of Us, May Kay, George Hutton, ‘Celtic Thunder’ touring production, Bronagh Gallagher, Paul Casey, Joby Fox, The John Anderson Big Band, Ricky Lynch, Janet Henry, Jimmy McCarthy, Jude Johnstone, Daniel O’Donnell, Georgette Jones [daughter of George Jones and Tammy Wynette], The Adventures, Gareth Dunlop, John Wilson’s Taste of Rory, Christy Hennessey, Peter Corry, Duke Special, BBC Television [including ‘Do You Come Here Often’, ‘The Show’, ‘The Blackstaff Sessions’ 2009 and 2011 [performing as house-band bassplayer on BBC Northern Ireland ‘Roots’ music production, backing artists such as P.P. Arnold, Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, Andy White, Michael Weston King, Cora & Breda Smyth, Lashifhirona, Anthony Toner etc - seasons 2006-2007], ‘The Jimmy Kennedy Songbook’ 2019, Ulster Television [various productions 1984 - 2019 including two seasons as bassplayer with the in-house band on ‘The Gerry Kelly Show’, 1995-96, performing in-studio live performance broadcasts every week, for many musical acts incuding artists such as Neil Sedaka and Tony Hadley]; many theatre musicals including: ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘South Pacific’, ‘West Side Story’, ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Miss Saigon’, ‘Grease’, ‘Dancing Shoes’ touring production [2010-13], ‘Comedy of Errors’ [2013], ‘Twisted’ [2019] and ‘Strive’[2020] at Theatre at the Mill, Newtownabbey; four seasons in Pantomime for Qdos Productions UK Limited 2016-19 at The Grand Opera House, Belfast; also many live and pre-recorded freelance ‘casual’ gigs for other diverse artistes in the same period.

My recording and touring experiences as a freelance bass player have included:

Mary Black

• ‘Songs from the Steeples’ 2012

• ‘Mary Black Sings Jimmy Mac’ 2018

Rory Faithfield

• ‘Songs for Sooner’ 2009