Tracks:
The Hosting of the Shee
Song of the Wandering Aengus
News for the Delphic Oracle
A Full Moon in March
Sweet Dancer
White Birds
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Mad As the Mist and Snow
Before the World Was Made
September 1913
An Irish Airman Forsees His Death
Politics
Let the Earth Bear Witness
The Faery's Last Song

Performer Notes:

• Adapter: Mike Scott .
• Recording information: Kore (03/2011-06/2011); Music Room (03/2011-06/2011); Sofa and Studio 3 (03/2011-06/2011).
• Photographers: Helge Skodvin; Paul Macmanus; Steve Wickham; Ralph Salmins.
• Arranger: Mike Scott .
• Having already adapted "The Stolen Child" on 1988's Fisherman's Blues and "Love and Death" on 1993's Dream Harder, Mike Scott's Waterboys went the whole nine yards in 2011 by dedicating their tenth studio album, An Appointment with Mr. Yeats, entirely to the poetry of arguably Ireland's most famous literary figure. Co-produced with Marc Arciero, the follow-up to 2007's Book of Lightning features many of the songs Scott had performed on his 2010 five-night sold-out show of the same name, including interpretations of both Yeats' mythical pieces ("The Hosting of the Shee," "Song of Wandering Aengus") and his political works ("September 1913," "Politics"). ~ Jon O'Brien

Professional Reviews: Record Collector (magazine) (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "This album seems the culmination of years of love and endeavour in pursuit of a contextualising of Yeats..."

Uncut (magazine) (p.105) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hrillingly alive with Scott's undaunted belief in rock's majestic possibilities..."

Producer: Marc Arciero, Mike Scott

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: United Kingdom

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 26 March, 2013

Label: Proper Dpt

Dimensions: 14.2 x 0.5 x 12.6 centimeters (0.03 kg)