The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues (National Album Day 2024)

The Waterboys were formed in London in 1981 and led by the singer/songwriter Mike Scott, the group’s only constant member – with the supporting musicians ever changing around him.

1988’s Fisherman’s Blues is the Waterboys’s fourth album, for which the band were joined by traditional Irish players over a three-year period, recording a mix of Irish trad, country, soul and rock, resulting in a stripped-down, folky sound which was a marked step away from the ‘big music’ he founded and pursued in previous albums.

It has been called their ‘warmest and most rewarding record’.

The album has cut at half-speed by Barry Grint at AIR Studios, London.

Format: Limited Edition 1LP 180gm Yellow Vinyl, poly inners, insert and OBI.