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The Waterboys

About Me


The Waterboys belong to no movement, genre, school or fashion. We play Waterboys music - and good luck to any brave person who tries to categorise it. We've been based in London, Dublin, Galway, New York and Findhorn, Scotland, and we've made 12 albums: The Waterboys (1983), A Pagan Place (84), This Is The Sea (85), Fisherman's Blues (88), Room To Roam (90), Dream Harder (93), Secret Life Of The Waterboys (94), A Rock In The Weary Land (2000), Too Close To Heaven (01), Universal Hall (03), Karma To Burn: The Waterboys Live (05) and Book Of Lightning (07), plus Mike Scott's two solos: Bring 'Em All In (95) and Still Burning (97).
Over 40 players have served in this band: rockers, groovers, popsters and folkies, explorers and traditionalists, dreamers and doubters, heart warriors and mercenaries, some for days, some for years. Where are we going? We follow the twists and trails of the music wherever it leads, wherever the adventure unfolds.
The current ensemble is Mike Scott on vocals and guitar, Steve Wickham on electric fiddle, Richard Naiff playing keyboards, bassist Mark Smith and drummer Damon Wilson. You're welcome to hang out with us here on our little island of cyberspace ~ or come dance and dream with us in the physical world at a town near you soon.

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Member Since: 4/17/2006
Band Website: mikescottwaterboys.com
Band Members: Mike Scott - voice, lead & rhythm guitar, piano
Steve Wickham - electric fuzz fiddle, rustic fiddle, mandolin
Richard Naiff - piano, organ & flutes
Mark Smith - earth resonator
Damon Wilson - drums

Exclusive download-only album KISS THE WIND click pic for further info / purchase

New album BOOK OF LIGHTNING out now.
Purchase with bonus DVD from Townsends


Irish Strange Boat single, available from iTunes

Norwegian collaborative single In The Beginning Was Love, purchase here .


Influences: "Dylan's 'reflect from the mountain so all souls can see it', CS Lewis's Further Up Further In, the Beatles doing 'Hey Jude' on TV with the audience on stage, Pan, the sound of fiddles played to the rhythm of feet stomping on stone floors in the West of Ireland, intellectual 1970s garage band rock from New York City, Neil Young, WB Yeats, Dion Fortune, Sitting Bull & Crazy Horse, the Mysteries, gentle humour, unseen allies, all of the above and above all love" - Mike S
Sounds Like: itself

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My Blog

Mikes world: an experience observed

I've been maligned in the press by an old associate and it's a strange experience. This individual has done it before, so it's not a surprise. This time around every word is heavy with sarcasm and b...
Posted by The Waterboys on Fri, 30 May 2008 01:29:00 PST

KISS THE WIND - feedback blog thread

Hello Waterpeople,this is a special blog thread where everyone's invited to leave feedback about the new Waterboys download album KISS THE WIND.Kiss The Wind is downloadable from The Waterboys online ...
Posted by The Waterboys on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:48:00 PST

KISS THE WIND DOWNLOAD ALBUM & NEW ONLINE STORE

KISS THE WIND - EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD ALBUM & WATERBOYS NEW ONLINE STORE We're delighted to announce our new online store goes live Monday 28th April at www.mikescottwaterboys.com. We will celebrate ...
Posted by The Waterboys on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:46:00 PST

Mikes world: clear up CD-day

It's a special day today, that day once every four years or so when I get up the will to go through all the piles of CDs people have given or sent to me that lurk, in tall decaying piles, in my music ...
Posted by The Waterboys on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:53:00 PST

Mikes world: Cali

I first met Bruno "Cali" Caliciuri in 1995, after a one-man show I did at a Parisienne club called L'European. He was standing backstage waiting with his girlfriend and a pile of Waterboys albums for...
Posted by The Waterboys on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:12:00 PST

Our world: Obamas speech today

The best, most honest, most courageous speech by a politician I’ve heard in my adult life. View it on our myspace page or read the text by clicking here.Mike S...
Posted by The Waterboys on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:58:00 PST

Mikes world: out of the box 5, poems, notes and stuff

Here is the last selection from my wooden box - at least for now. Like many writers, I guess, I often jot down instructions to myself, and I include some of those here, along with a couple of poems, ...
Posted by The Waterboys on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:11:00 PST

Mikes world: out of the box 4, tune titles and fragments

More from the wooden box of old papers and writings that sits in my music room. These below are a short miscellaneous selection. There is so much material to work through, and my work demands I sift...
Posted by The Waterboys on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:35:00 PST

Mikes world: out of the box 3, more unusued verses

These also from the wooden box. Something else tomorrow.a Narnian twist onMEDICINE BOW (1985)I hear the sound of treesbeing ripped downthe tearing of rootsas they crash to the groundI know that I'll ...
Posted by The Waterboys on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:07:00 PST

Mikes world: out of the box 2, unused verses

Here's a second selection of writings I found in my wooden box. These are extra verses, written during the composition of each song but not used in the final released versions. I'll post some more t...
Posted by The Waterboys on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:26:00 PST