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Room to Roam
Folk · 1990 · 18 tracks

Room to Roam

The Waterboys

A sun-dappled collection of acoustic vignettes and Celtic jigs. Recorded in Spiddal, it captures the sound of a band living and playing together in a rural cottage.

September 17, 1990 · Chrysalis

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A sun-drenched, communal celebration of rural life and traditional melodies.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
In Search of a Rose
1:21
02
Song From the End of the World
2:00
03
A Man Is in Love
2:18
04
Kaliope House
1:01
05
Bigger Picture
2:26
06
Natural Bridge Blues
2:06
07
Something That Is Gone
3:17
08
The Star and the Sea
0:26
09
A Life of Sundays
6:15
10
Islandman
2:06
11
The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (studio version)
2:59
12
How Long Will I Love You?
2:51
13
Upon the Wind and Waves
1:32
14
Spring Comes to Spiddal
1:25
15
The Trip to Broadford
1:14
16
Further Up, Further In
5:20
17
Room to Roam
3:08
18
The Kings of Kerry
0:56
Moments Worth Listening For
The seamless transition from the jaunty fiddle of Kaliope House into the earnest pop-sensibility of Bigger Picture.
The raw, communal energy of The Raggle Taggle Gypsy where the studio walls seem to disappear.
The way the title track Room to Roam feels like a final, celebratory exhale after a long journey.
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