This article is about the Scottish rock band. For other uses, see Big Country (disambiguation).
Big Country
Big Country, 1983. L-R: Tony Butler, Bruce Watson, Stuart Adamson, and Mark Brzezicki.
Background information
Origin
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Genres
Alternative rock
new wave
folk rock
Celtic rock
post-punk
Years active
1981–2000
2007
2010–present
Labels
Mercury
Track-BCR
Transatlantic
Giant/Reprise/Warner
Chrysalis
Members
Bruce Watson
Mark Brzezicki
Jamie Watson
Gil Allan
Past members
Stuart Adamson
Pete Wishart
Alan Wishart
Clive Parker
Tony Butler
Pat Ahern
Mike Peters
Derek Forbes
Scott Whitley
Simon Hough
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981.
The height of the band's popularity was in the early to mid 1980s, although they have retained a cult following for many years since. The band's music incorporated Scottish folk and martial music styles, and the band engineered their guitar-driven sound to evoke the sound of bagpipes, fiddles, and other traditional folk instruments.
The band's "classic" lineup between 1982 and 2000, consisted of Stuart Adamson (vocals, guitar) Bruce Watson (guitar) Tony Butler (bass guitar) and Mark Brzezicki (drums). Following Adamson's death in 2001, the band reformed in 2007, with the surviving members. Between 2010 and 2013, the band reformed with Mike Peters of The Alarm on lead vocals. Since then the band has continued with only two of the original members (Watson and Brzezicki) and Simon Hough on vocals.
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