• upyerkilt
  • upyerkilt
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Topic: Great Big Sea

Anyone else heard this absolutely fantastic Canadian folk rock band?

itihnk they have been about for years but I only discovered them about 4 years ago.
And now I just got a hold of their album "UP". It is right now my favourite album. It has drums, guitar, fiddle, mandolin and they are just superb.
First song is a SLADE cover " run away", superbly done!
the rest as far as I know is their own songs.
If you have not heard of them then I recommend this band.

They played one gig in scotland this year in Inverness sad. I need them to play a bit closer!!

I have been trying to get a hold of their albums for a few years now. I only had a few odd songs of theirs, but now after getting this album, I thin kI will have to ( against my own self made religion "dont buy anything abroad") buy from online from Canada.
I will keep looking for their albums here or try a record shop, see if they can import for me, but they rip off so much I think I might have to chance the internet abroad thingy.

Aye so, Great big sea. superb.
some songs if you are going to look for them

Its the end of the world, ( yes REM, but they do it better and faster)
old black rum
the jolly butcher
nothing out of nothing
when im up i cant get down
run run away
mari mac ( go look up the lyrics for this song. hard to sing but i am learning it)
going up
consequence free

probably get some of their songs on youtube no doubt since I know they are big in canada.

Ken

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
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Re: Great Big Sea

UYK,
Thems the Boys ok. Nice one, and the Chieftains? Been to see the Chiefs
twice in my time.
Hey! whats the betting half those Canadian Lads Ancestors are from around the Waterford Area?

Ah yes! you can take the Man from the Bog, But never the bog from the Man.

Tis in the blood you see!!

Thanks UYK.

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !
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Re: Great Big Sea

Hi Doll
I dinny know much about the chieftans but I think from what I have heard of them that GBS are influenced by them? maybe not?

I will have to get some chieftans stuff

Ken
xx

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
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Re: Great Big Sea

There a bit more serious UyK,
But fantastic musicians.. There always more light hearted when playing with others. They would have started out with Ceoltas,as very traditional Irish
music
Also getting on like myself, But See Paddy Moroney, from the chiefs?
He tells the best stories about music and life. A lovely unassumeing Man, so
so  gifted.

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !