The Waterboys were one of the biggest bands of the 80s but almost four decades on from their commercial heyday, leader Mike Scott remains a thrilling creative livewire. Over the past few years, the ...

Stating that (because fiddle player Steve Wickham was laid up back in Ireland after some minor surgery) "this is the smallest version of The Waterboys ever to grace the stage," Mike Scott and Richard ...

It has been some time since a properly 'essential' Waterboys disc. 1990's Room To Roam rounded off a remarkable run of 7 years and 5 albums form. 1993's Dream Harder had its moments, but the 'comeback ...

Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of the Waterboys in Los Angeles, while the band was touring in support of a new album, 'Life, Death and Dennis Hopper.' (Credit: Steve Appleford) Mike Scott of the ...

Karl Wallinger, the former Waterboys multi-instrumentalist who became the sole member of the successful '80s and '90s psych-pop project World Party has died. According to a statement from his ...