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The Waterboys

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Years Active
1983 – present (41 years)
Founded In
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Waterboys is a British celtic band formed in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. Their songs, largely written by Scott, often contain literary references and are frequently concerned with spirituality. Both the group and its members' solo careers have received much praise from both rock and folk music critics, but The Waterboys as a band has never received the commercial success that some of its members (such as Ian McNabb, leader of The Icicle Works; Trevor Hutchinson, a founding member of Lúnasa; etc) have had independently. The band's membership, past and present… read more
The Waterboys is a British celtic band formed in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. Their songs, largely written by Scott, often contain literary references and are frequently concerned with spirituality. Both the group and its members' solo careers have received much praise from both… read more
The Waterboys is a British celtic band formed in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. Their songs, largely written by Scott, often contain literary references and are frequently concerned with spirituality. Both the group and its members' solo careers have received much praise from both rock and folk music critics, but The Waterboys as a band has never rece… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track The Whole of the Moon - 2004 Remaster The Whole of the Moon - 2004 Remaster
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 3,541 listeners
2 Play track Fisherman's Blues - 2006 Remaster Fisherman's Blues - 2006 Remaster
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 843 listeners
3 Play track Spirit - 2004 Remaster Spirit - 2004 Remaster
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 658 listeners
4 Play track This Is The Sea The Whole of the Moon
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 492 listeners
5 Play track This Is the Sea - 2004 Remaster This Is the Sea - 2004 Remaster
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 422 listeners
6 Play track Don't Bang the Drum - 2004 Remaster Don't Bang the Drum - 2004 Remaster
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 414 listeners
7 Play track The Pan Within - 2004 Remaster The Pan Within - 2004 Remaster
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 357 listeners
8 Play track We Will Not Be Lovers - 2006 Remaster We Will Not Be Lovers - 2006 Remaster
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 293 listeners
9 Play track Strange Boat - 2006 Remaster Strange Boat - 2006 Remaster
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 292 listeners
10 Play track A Girl Called Johnny - 2002 Remaster A Girl Called Johnny - 2002 Remaster
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 277 listeners

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Albums

  1. 140,111 listeners

    1 Jul 1988 · 22 tracks

    Fisherman's Blues
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  2. 124,340 listeners

    16 Sep 1985 · 23 tracks

    This Is the Sea (Deluxe Version)
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  3. 87,924 listeners

    16 Sep 1985 · 9 tracks

    This Is The Sea
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  4. 54,422 listeners

    29 Apr 1991 · 12 tracks

    The Best Of The Waterboys
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