Big Country

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Big Country is a Scottish rock band best known for its anthemic, guitar-driven sound that often emulates traditional Scottish folk music.

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Big Country canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock band
activeYearsEndYear 2000
activeYearsStartYear 1981
2007
associatedAct Fish
Runrig NERFINISHED
The Raphaels NERFINISHED
The Skids NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Scotland
debutAlbum The Crossing NERFINISHED
formedInYear 1981
genre Celtic rock
alternative rock
new wave
post-punk
rock
hasFormerMember Bruce Watson NERFINISHED
Mark Brzezicki NERFINISHED
Stuart Adamson NERFINISHED
Tony Butler NERFINISHED
hasMember Bruce Watson NERFINISHED
Mark Brzezicki NERFINISHED
Stuart Adamson NERFINISHED
Tony Butler NERFINISHED
influencedBy Scottish folk music
languageOfLyrics English
notableFor anthemic guitar-driven sound
use of guitar tones emulating bagpipes
notableSong Chance NERFINISHED
East of Eden NERFINISHED
Fields of Fire NERFINISHED
In a Big Country NERFINISHED
Look Away NERFINISHED
One Great Thing NERFINISHED
Wonderland NERFINISHED
notableWork Driving to Damascus NERFINISHED
No Place Like Home NERFINISHED
Peace in Our Time NERFINISHED
Steeltown NERFINISHED
The Buffalo Skinners NERFINISHED
The Crossing NERFINISHED
The Journey NERFINISHED
The Seer NERFINISHED
Why the Long Face NERFINISHED
originCity Dunfermline NERFINISHED
originCountry Scotland NERFINISHED
recordLabel Cherry Red Records NERFINISHED
Mercury Records
Phonogram Records NERFINISHED
Spitfire Records NERFINISHED
Track Records NERFINISHED
Vertigo Records NERFINISHED

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Simple Minds associatedAct Big Country
Uncommon Ritual hasTrack Big Country