Formed by singer/songwriter Mike Scott in the early 80s, the Waterboys have moved through multiple eclectic line-ups and genre categories throughout their long, boundary pushing history.
Early albums ‘The Waterboys’ (1983) and ‘A Pagan Place’ (1984) were marked by “The Big Music” sound, a title taken from a song from the latter album, described by Scott as a metaphor for ‘seeing God’s signature in the world.’ The final Big Music album, 1985’s 'This is the Sea', would see the Waterboy’s craft their most significant hit, the Ivor Novello winning “The Whole of the Moon.”
