The Waterboys: Fisherman's Blues (1988)

Mike Scott i koledzy zrobili kawał dobrej roboty. "Fishermen's Blues" jest chyba najbardziej folkową płytą zespołu; jedynie następna w dyskografii "Room To Roam" może się z nią równać. Większość piosenek to numery nieco nostalgiczne i balladowe ("Strange Boat", "Sweet Thing" Van Morrisona, niemal cała druga strona analogu, a całą płytę koronuje wspaniały "The Stolen Child"), przeplatane tymi żywymi, dynamicznymi i z przytupem (piosenka tytułowa, "World Party", "And A Bang On The Ear"). Królują gitary akustyczne i skrzypce, pojawiają się też: elektryczna mandolina, harmonijka ustna, trąbka, sksofon sopranowy, flety, akordeon. Płyta była nagrywana 2 lata: od stycznia 1986 do czerwca 1988; ukazała się 17 października 1988 roku.

1. FISHERMAN'S BLUES
Bass : Trevor Hutchinson
Drums : Peter McKinney
Vocals, 12 String Acoustic Guitar : Mike Scott
Electric Mandolin : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddle : Steve Wickham

2. WE WILL NOT BE LOVERS
Drums : Dave Ruffy
Bass : Trevor Hutchinson
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitars, Organ : Mike Scott
Electric Mandolin : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddle : Steve Wickham

3. STRANGE BOAT
Piano : Colin Blakey
Drums : Fran Breen
Bass : Trevor Hutchinson
Acoustic Guitar : Vinnie Kilduff
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar : Mike Scott
Harmonica : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddle : Steve Wickham

4. WORLD PARTY
Tambourine, Congas : Noel Bridgeman
Bass : Trevor Hutchinson
Trumpet : Roddy Lorimer
Vocals, Piano : Mike Scott
Fuzz Slide Mandolin : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddles : Steve Wickham
Drums : Kevin Wilkinson
Chorus : Jenne Haan, Ruth & Rachel Nolan, Abergavenny Male Voice Choir

5. SWEET THING
Bass : Trevor Hutchinson
Drums : Peter McKinney
Vocals, 12 String Acoustic Guitar : Mike Scott
Electric Mandolin : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddle : Steve Wickham

6. JIMMY HICKEY'S WALTZ
Double Bass : Trevor Hutchinson
Drums, Piano : Mike Scott
Mandolin : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddle : Steve Wickham

7. AND A BANG ON THE EAR
Drums : Jay Dee Daugherty
Bass : Trevor Hutchinson
Accordion : Mairtin O'Connor
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Electric Guitar : Mike Scott
Organ : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddle : Steve Wickham

8. HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN HANK ?
Flute : Colin Blakey
Drums : Fran Breen
Bass : Trevor Hutchinson
Vocals, Electric Piano, Acoustic Guitar : Mike Scott
Baritone Sax : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddle : Steve Wickham

9. WHEN WILL WE BE MARRIED ?
Vocals, Piano, Drum, Bowed Bouzoukis : Mike Scott
Harmonica : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddle : Steve Wickham

10. WHEN YE GO AWAY
Bouzouki : Alec Finn
Double Bass : Trevor Hutchinson
Fiddle : Charlie Lennon
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano Fragments : Mike Scott
Electric Slide Mandolin : Anthony Thistlethwaite

11. DUNFORD'S FANCY
Bouzouki : Brendan O'Regan
Fiddle : Steve Wickham

12. THE STOLEN CHILD
Flute : Colin Blakey
Spoken Voice : Tomas Mac Eoin
Vocals, Piano : Mike Scott
Bells : Padraig Stevens
Sax : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Fiddle : Steve Wickham
....and introducing -
The Woodland Band
Border Horn : Colin Blakey
Bouzouki : Trevor Hutchinson
Bodhran : Mike Scott
Bodhran : Padraig Stevens

13. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
Bouzouki : Brendan O'Regan
Mandolin, Backing Vocals : Mike Scott
Mandolin : Anthony Thistlethwaite
Vocals, Fiddle : Steve Wickham