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Big Country

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Years Active
1981 – present (42 years)
Founded In
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Big Country were a new wave/alternative rock band which formed in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1981. The band consisted of Stuart Adamson (vocals, guitar), Bruce Watson (guitar, vocals), Tony Butler (bass) and Mark Brzezicki (drums). Adamson was a former member of the Scottish punk band The Skids. The band was best known for using the device known as the "e-bow" to alter their guitars to sound like bagpipes. Despite having 15 Top 40 hits in the UK, the band has remained a one hit wonder in the US with their third single "In A Big Country". The band split in 2001 shor… read more
Big Country were a new wave/alternative rock band which formed in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1981. The band consisted of Stuart Adamson (vocals, guitar), Bruce Watson (guitar, vocals), Tony Butler (bass) and Mark Brzezicki (drums). Adamson was a former member of the Scottish punk band The Skids… read more
Big Country were a new wave/alternative rock band which formed in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1981. The band consisted of Stuart Adamson (vocals, guitar), Bruce Watson (guitar, vocals), Tony Butler (bass) and Mark Brzezicki (drums). Adamson was a former member of the Scottish punk band The Skids. The band was best known for using the device known as the "e-bow&… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track The Crossing In a Big Country
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 1,233 listeners
2 Play track The Best Of Big Country Look Away
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 189 listeners
3 Play track The Crossing Chance
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 146 listeners
4 Play track The Best Of Big Country In A Big Country - Radio Edit
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 123 listeners
5 Play track Through A Big Country The Seer
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 107 listeners
6 Play track The Crossing Fields Of Fire
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 94 listeners
7 Play track The Crossing Inwards
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 63 listeners
8 Play track The Best Of Big Country Wonderland
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 61 listeners
9 Play track The Crossing The Storm
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 44 listeners
10 Play track The Best Of Big Country Just A Shadow
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Albums

  1. 140,168 listeners

    1 Jun 1983 · 10 tracks

    The Crossing
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  2. 45,837 listeners

    1 Jan 1994 · 17 tracks

    The Best Of Big Country
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  3. 23,983 listeners

    14 Jul 1986 · 10 tracks

    The Seer
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  4. 23,403 listeners

    1 Jan 1990 · 17 tracks

    Through A Big Country
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