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  1. www.youtube.com › watchThe Waterboys interview: Mike Scott on The Music That Made Me

    Sep 10, 2023 · 105. 7.8K views 2 years ago. For almost four decades, The Waterboys have burned an emotional, folk-rock trail through the music of these isles. With Mike Scott at their helm, they’ve crafted...

  2. americansongwriter.com › the-waterboys-mike-scott-explainsThe Waterboys' Mike Scott Explains the Meaning Behind Their Late...

    Mar 13, 2024 · In an email exchange with American Songwriter, The Waterboys’ leader Mike Scott says “World Party” was “a celebration of the spirit of Live Aid and the possibilities it pointed to, of ...

  3. www.loudersound.com › features › waterboys-the-whole-of-the-moonThe Waterboys song Mike Scott wrote to prove how easy it was to...

    Apr 29, 2024 · A song whose key line its writer Mike Scott says “floated into my mind as if by magic”, it's still The Waterboys’ signature track and a magic moment live. (Image credit: Lynn Goldsmith via Getty Images) The Waterboys’ most famous song was the response to a challenge.

  4. waterboys.org.uk › albumsAlbums-The Waterboys, Mike Scott - Steve Wickham

    Jun 20, 2024 · Albums-The Waterboys, Mike Scott - Steve Wickham. ☀ ALBUMS ☀. T his album page features a chronological listing of The Waterboys major albums, from their radical self-titled debut album to the latest album released in 2022, called All Souls Hill.

  5. www.loudersound.com › features › mike-scott-on-the-making-ofMike Scott on the making of The Waterboys classic The Whole Of...

    Feb 17, 2024 · Next week, The Waterboys release a mammoth box set titled 1985, a collection covering the period when Mike Scott’s Celtic folk-rockers blew up big. That commercial breakthrough was propelled by their widescreen epic The Whole Of The Moon but, as Scott told this writer a few years ago, if it hadn’t been for a spot of spontaneous bragging ...

  6. americansongwriter.com › the-meaning-behind-the-waterboysThe Meaning Behind The Waterboys' "The Whole of the Moon" and Its...

    Feb 29, 2024 · For Mike Scott of The Waterboys, it apparently doesn’t take much effort. He wrote his biggest hit, “The Whole of the Moon,” in response to his girlfriend asking if it was easy to write...

  7. theafterword.co.uk › mike-scott-is-the-most-prolific-andMike Scott is the most prolific and greatest songwriter in rock...

    Mar 28, 2024 · In the light of Kark Wallinger’s recent death I’d say he was every bit as good and varied, and (imho) better, a songwriter as Mike Scott just less prolific or, probably crucially, high profile/successful.

  8. www.chroniclelive.co.uk › whats-on › music-nightlife-newsThe Waterboys' Mike Scott on 'very vocal' Geordie audiences ahead...

    Oct 1, 2023 · Led by Scottish musician and songwriter Mike Scott, who formed The Waterboys in London in 1983, the band are best known for the likes of the 1985 anthem The Whole Of The Moon. Their...

  9. www.scottishmusicnetwork.co.uk › boxset-the-waterboysNEW BOXSET : The Waterboys announce '1985' Box Set - the making...

    Jan 5, 2024 · Through both book and box set ‘ 1985 ’ sees Waterboys ’ leader Mike Scott telling the story of the making of their landmark album This Is The Sea and the timeless single, The Whole of The Moon.

  10. www.hifinews.com › content › waterboys-seaWaterboys: This Is The Sea | Hi-Fi News

    Oct 3, 2023 · Led by singer-songwriter Mike Scott, The Waterboys honed their 'big music' sound on this 1985 album where rock guitars were joined by saxophone, piano and celeste to create an expansive work that was epic yet spiritual, and at times even political...