Big Country

Big Country perform live at Rock City, Main Hall, Nottingham

Big Country are a rock band born out of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following. The band were notable for music infused with Scottish folk and martial music styles, as well as for playing and engineering their guitar driven sound to evoke the inspirational spirit of bagpipes, fiddles and other traditional folk instruments.

Big Country are a Scottish Rock band from Dunfermline, Fife. They were at the peak of popularity in the 1980s but still maintain a strong loyal following. Big Country were known for infusing Scottish folk and martial styles into their music. As well as using their guitars to evoke the sounds of traditional Scottish folk instruments like Bagpipes.

They have released 8 studio albums, the latest being released in 1999 called ‘Driving To Damascus’. Their first four released all entered the top ten in the UK chart peaking at  number 3, 1, 2, 9 respectively.

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