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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, has been composed mainly of musicians from the British Isles. London, Dublin, Spiddal, and Findhorn have all served as a home for the group. The band has played in a number of different styles, but most often their music can be described as a mix of Celtic folk music with rock and roll, or folk rock. After ten years of recording and touring, the band dissolved in 1993 and Scott pursued a solo career. The band reformed in 2000, and continues to release albums and tour worldwide. Scott himself emphasizes a continuity between The Waterboys and his solo work, saying that "To me there's no difference between Mike Scott and the Waterboys; they both mean the same thing. They mean myself and whoever are my current travelling musical companions."

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Members

Mike Scott
since 1982 till 1993
since 1998 Unknown
Steve Wickham
since 1985 till 1990 Unknown
since 2000 Unknown
Anthony Thistlethwaite
since 1982 till 1990
since 1999 till 2000 Unknown
Katie Kim
since 2009 Unknown
Blaise Margail
since 2010 Unknown
Sarah Allen
since 2010 Unknown
Joe Chester
since 2010 Unknown
Marc « Archie » Arciero
since 2010 Unknown
Melvin Duffy
since 2011 Unknown
Kate St John
since 2011 Unknown
Ralph Salmins
since 2011 Unknown
James Hallawell
since 2011 Unknown
Richard Naiff
since 1999 till 2008 Unknown
Kevin Wilkinson
since 1982 till 1985
since 1987 till 1987 Unknown
since 1999 till 2000 Unknown
Roddy Lorimer
since 1983 till 1985 Unknown
since 1987 till 1990 Unknown
since 2006 till 2007 Unknown
Carlos Hercules
since 2003 till 2009 Unknown
Trevor Hutchinson
since 1986 till 1991 Unknown
Noel Bridgeman
since 1986 till 1990 Unknown
Colin Blakey
since 1987 till 1990 Unknown
Steve Walters
since 2003 till 2006 Unknown
Geoff Dugmore
since 2001 till 2003 Unknown
Karl Wallinger
since 1983 till 1985 Unknown
Vinnie Kilduff
since 1987 till 1989 Unknown
Mark Smith
since 2007 till 2009 Unknown
Sharon Shannon
since 1989 till 1990 Unknown
since 2004 till 2004 Unknown
Jay Dee Daugherty
since 1988 till 1989 Unknown
since 2001 till 2001 Unknown
Jeremy Stacey
since 1999 till 2000 Unknown
since 2008 till 2008 Unknown
Chris Whitten
since 1984 till 1985 Unknown
Martyn Swain
since 1984 till 1985 Unknown
Ian McNabb
since 2001 till 2002 Unknown
Guy Chambers
since 1985 till 1986 Unknown
Dave Ruffy
since 1985 till 1986 Unknown
Fran Breen
since 1987 till 1988 Unknown
Tomás Mac Eoin
since 1988 till 1989 Unknown
Tom Windriff
since 2000 till 2001 Unknown
Jo Wadeson
since 2000 till 2001 Unknown
Brad Weissman
since 2002 till 2003 Unknown
Damon Wilson
since 2007 till 2008 Unknown
Kenneth Blevins
since 1990 till 1991 Unknown
Peter McKinney
since 1986 till 1987 Unknown
Simon Wallace
since 2009 till 2010 Unknown
Livingstone Brown
since 1999 till 2000 Unknown
Eddi Reader
since 1984 till 1984 Unknown
John Caldwell
since 1984 till 1984 Unknown
Simon Clarke
since 1990 till 1990 Unknown
Frank Biddulph
since 1985 till 1985 Unknown
Tim Sanders
since 1990 till 1990 Unknown
Marco Sin
since 1985 till 1985 Unknown
John Baggott
since 2000 till 2000 Unknown
Paul Brennan
since 2011 till 2011 Unknown
Gordon Davis
since 2000 till 2000 Unknown
Ray Fean
since 2001 till 2001 Unknown
John McCullough
since 2009 till 2009 Unknown
Ruby Ashley
since 2010 till 2010 Unknown
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
since 2010 till 2010 Unknown
Paul Beavis
since 2002 till 2002 Unknown

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