Waterboys Biography
The Waterboys, founded by Scottish songwriter, singer and guitarist Mike Scott in 1983, is an ever-changing band with a mercurial history. Their early albums of skyhigh rock/pop include the classic This Is The Sea with its mighty hit The Whole Of the Moon. Since then The Waterboys have evolved through countless forms, playing a music of many genres yet always rooted in Scott’s songwriting and a sense of musical exploration. Highlights on the journey include the marriage of rock and folk on Fisherman’s Blues and 2011’s An Appointment With Mr Yeats, on which the poems of the Irish master WB Yeats were powerfully set to contemporary music. And Scott has been honoured in his time: winner of an Ivor Novello Award for Whole Of the Moon; recipient of the Americana UK Award for lifetime achievement; his songs sung by Prince, U2, Rod Stewart, Ellie Goulding, Tom Jones, The War On Drugs, Killers, Bleachers and countless other artists. The Waterboys continue to push boundaries. Their 2025 album is Life, Death And Dennis Hopper, a song cycle telling the life story of the great American trailblazer and actor.
