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The Waterboys: It's as if Yeats was with me

4595 days ago
The TelegraphMike Scott tells Neil McCormick how the Waterboys' new album marries the work of the great Irish poet to epic Celtic rock and roll more info

Folk lovers notch up festival first for Rammy

4596 days ago
Guardian MusicThe success of Ramsbottom's first music festival has left many ready for more - including guest blogger Claire Cunningham who sampled the folk delightsThe sky was dark, the rain came and went, but the closing evening of Ramsbottom's new boutique fest... more info

The Waterboys - An Appointment with Mr Yeats

4596 days ago
DrownedInSoundAn Appointment… continues in the vein of The Waterboys' last album proper, The Book of Lightning, in providing intermittent moments of lucid quality amid oodles of overwrought, forgettable filler. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com ... more info

Album review: The Waterboys: An Appointment with Mr Yeats

4597 days ago
Scotsman.comThe Waterboys: An Appointment with Mr Yeats Proper, £12.99 **** more info

Waterboys - An Appointment with Mr Yeats (album stream)

4597 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Mike Scott returns with a new Waterboys album, An Appointment with Mr Yeats. He describes it as a culmination of a 20-year-old dream to "recontextualise the work of Ireland's most venerated poet, WB Yeats, by singing his words against a backdrop... more info

Discuss the new Waterboys album with Mike Scott

4600 days ago
Guardian MusicListen to the Waterboys' An Appointment with Mr Yeats and read Mike Scott's track-by-track guide. Better still, the man himself will discuss it in the comments section from 3pm today ...Mike Scott returns with a new Waterboys album, An Appointment wi... more info

Why Mike Scott is Richard Curtis's idol

4610 days ago
Guardian MusicFor almost 30 years, screenwriter Richard Curtis has worshipped Mike Scott of the Waterboys. He has read out his lyrics at funerals, he plays This Is The Sea to feel restored – and he cries every time he hears The Whole of The MoonIt's pouring with... more info

I Break Horses - Hearts

4636 days ago
DrownedInSoundLike nu-gaze's answer to The Waterboys, I Break Horses' debut is, first and foremost, resounding proof that subtle beauty doesn’t have to be self-defeating, drippy or retiring. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Adam Clayton: Soundtrack of my life

4718 days ago
Guardian MusicAdam Clayton of U2 on Glastonbury, Bob Marley, and the moment he knew he had to play the bass'I'm really looking forward to Glastonbury,' says U2 bassist Adam Clayton. 'It's been a long time coming.' A year in fact, with the band moving last year's h... more info

Latitude festival - Music Addition - Lykke Li

4757 days ago
AltsoundsOn 14th - 17th July in the sumptuous surrounds of the Suffolk countryside, the welcoming daisy-adorned gates will open for the 6th edition of the magical and fantastical Latitude Festival. With four bespoke arenas dedicated to music, Latitude offe... more info

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