List of Waterboys members

The Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of Scottish, Irish, English and American musicians, with Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York and Findhorn serving as a base for the group. They have explored a number of different styles, dissolved in 1993 when Scott departed to pursue a solo career and then reformed in 2000. They continue to release albums and tour worldwide. World Party was made up of former Waterboys members.[1]

Over 85 musicians have performed live as a Waterboy.[2][3] Some have spent only a short time with the band, contributing to a single tour or album, while others have been long-term members with significant contributions. Scott has stated that "We’ve had more members I believe than any other band in rock history" and believes that the nearest challengers are Santana and The Fall.[4][5]

The Waterboys have gone through different musical phases as well as line-ups. In 2019 Scott wrote "The Waterboys is a timeless, genre-confounding band. We belong in no box."[6]

Current members

• Mike Scott – vocals, guitar, piano (1981–94, 1998–present)
• Steve Wickham – electric fiddle, mandolin (1985–90, 2001–present)
• Ralph Salmins – drums (2011–present)
• Brother Paul Brown – keyboards, backing vocals (2013–present)
• Aongus Ralston – bass (2016–present)
• Zeenie Summers – vocals (2017–present)
• Jess Kavanagh – vocals (2017–present)[7]

Former members

Anthony Thistlethwaite[8] – saxophone, bass, mandolin, harmonica (1982–91, 2013) Kevin Wilkinson[8] – drums (1982–85) Norman Rodger – bass (1983) Preston Hayman – drums (1983) Adrian Johnston - drums, piano (1983, 1985) Karl Wallinger[8] – keyboards (1983–85) Roddy Lorimer[9] – trumpet (1983–90, 2007) Martyn Swain – bass (1984–85) John Caldwell[10] – guitar (1984) Eddi Reader[10] – backing vocals (1984) Chris Whitten[11] – drums (1984–85) Frank Biddulph – fiddle (1985) Marco Sin[10] – bass (1985) Lu Edmonds – bass (1985) Max Edie – vocals (1985) Guy Chambers[10] – piano (1985–86) Dave Ruffy[10] – drums (1985–86) Trevor Hutchinson[12] – bass, bouzouki (1986–91, 2013) Peter McKinney[12] – drums (1986–88) Fran Breen[13] – drums (1986-8) Liam O'Connor – accordion (1987) Vinnie Kilduff[13] – uilleann pipes, tin whistle (1987–89) Colin Blakey[13] – flute, whistle, piano (1987–90) Tomas Mac Eoin[13] – vocals (1988–89) Jay Dee Daugherty[13] – drums (1988–89, 2001) Sharon Shannon[13] – accordion, fiddle (1989–90, 2004)

Noel Bridgeman[13] – drums (1989–90) Ken Blevins[13] – drums (1990–91) Tim Sanders – sax (1990) Simon Clarke – sax (1990) Chris Bruce – lead guitar (1992–93) Carla Azar – drums (1992–93) Scott Thunes – bass (1992–93) Jeremy Stacey[14] – drums (1999-2000, 2006, 2008) Richard Naiff[14] – keyboards, flute (1999-2008, 2014) Livingstone Brown[14] – bass (1999-2000) Gordon Davis – bass (2000) Adam Snyder – keyboards (2000) John Baggot – keyboards (2000) Tom Windriff – drums (2000–01) Jo Wadeson – bass (2000–01) Ray Fean – drums (2001) Ian McNabb – keyboards, bass (2001, 2002) Geoff Dugmore – drums (2001–03) Paul Beavis – drums (2002) Brad Waissman – bass (2002–03) Carlos Hercules[15] – drums (2003-6, 2009) Steve Walters[15] – bass (2003–06) Liam Ó Maonlaí[16] – keyboards (2005) Mark Smith – bass (2006–09) Damon Wilson – drums (2007–08) John McCullough – keyboards (2009)

Katie Kim[17] – vocals (2009–12) Ash Soan – drums (2009–10) Joe Chester[17] – lead guitar (2009–12, 2014) Simon Wallace – keyboards (2009–10) Marc Arciero – bass (2009–13) Blaise Margail[17] – trombone (2010–11) Ruby Ashley – oboe, cor anglais (2010) Sarah Allen[17] – flute (2010–12) Paul "Binzer" Brennan – drums (2010–12) James Hallawell – keyboards (2010–13) Kate St John[17] – oboe, cor anglais (2011–12) Melvin Duffy – pedal steel, guitar (2011–13) Sarah Calderwood[18] – flute, vocals (2013) Elizabeth Ziman[18] – vocals (2013) Chris Layer[18] – flute (2013) Malcolm Gold - bass (2013) Daniel Mintseris - keyboards (2013) Chris Benelli - drums (2013) Jay Barclay – guitar (2013–14) Shane Fitzsimons – bass (2014) Niall C. Lawlor – lap steel (2014)[3] Zach Ernst – guitar (2014-16)[19] David Hood – bass (2014-16)[20] Jon Green – drums (2017)[21] Bart Walker – guitar (2017)[21] Neil Mahony - bass (2016, 2019)[22] Jeff Adams – bass (2019)[3]

See also

• List of The Fall members
• Fairport Convention lineups

Citations and notes

1. Karl Wallinger formed the band, Guy Chambers and Chris Whitten later left The Waterboys to join World Party.
2. "67 Waterboys (2)". Mike Scott on Twitter. Retrieved 15 April 2013
3. "Past and Present Waterboys". mikescottwaterboys.com. Retrieved 19 April 2013
4. "The Waterboys: The 13th Floor Interview Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. 13th Floor. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
5. De Lisle, Tim (8 February 2015) "Event: The Waterboys, Roundhouse, London. Mail on Sunday. London. The article states: "It's a fact. Mike Scott's band must hold the record for the most members over the years: whereas the Fall have had 66, there have been more than 70 Waterboys!"
6. . Mike Scott (@mickpuck) on Twitter, 5:37pm, 27 Sep 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
7. “The Waterboys” Sage Gateshead. Retrieved 28 Sept 2019.
8. Scott (2012) p. 59
9. Scott (2012) p. 84
10. "Chronology 1978-85". mikescottwaterboys.com/Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
11. Scott (2012) p. 70
12. Scott, Mike (2006) "Fisherman's Blues, Roots and the Celtic Soul Archived 2 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine" [CD liner notes] London: EMI
13. "Chronology 1986-90". mikescottwaterboys.com/Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
14. Scott (2012) p. 294
15. "Releases: Karma To Burn". mikescottwaterboys.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
16. "7 Days and Nights in Dingle". mikescottwaterboys.com/Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
17. "Releases: An Appointment with Mr Yeats". mikescottwaterboys.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
18. "A date with WB Yeats and the Waterboys in New York City". IrishCentral. Retrieved 13 April 2013
19. Meighan, Nicola (24 December 2014) " 'Journey songs' chart a career spent conquering new ground". Glasgow. The Herald.
20. "The Waterboys share first track from new album, Modern Blues". Uncut. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
21. "New 9-Piece Big Band Line-Up". mikescottwaterboys.com Retrieved 28 October 2017.
22. "Mike's Song in Support of Megumi Igarashi". mikescottwaterboys.com Retrieved 28 September 2019.

References

• Scott, Mike (2012) Adventures of a Waterboy. Jawbone. London. ISBN 978-1-908279-24-8

External links

• Official web pages for Mike Scott and The Waterboys
• Official Facebook page of The Waterboys