Big Country
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981.
This article is about the Scottish rock band. For other uses, see Big Country (disambiguation).
Big Country
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
- 1981–2000
- 2007
- 2010–present
- Bruce Watson
- Mark Brzezicki
- Jamie Watson
- Simon Hough
- Gil Allan
- Stuart Adamson
- Pete Wishart
- Alan Wishart
- Clive Parker
- Tony Butler
- Pat Ahern
- Mike Peters
- Derek Forbes
- Scott Whitley
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.
Studio albums