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Genre: A really aggressive folk band that marries traditional Celtic music with modern rhythms. Official site: http://www.greatbigsea.com News & Events: Chat live with GBS on AOL Canada on March 13 @ 8:30 pm EST by clicking here. Year founded: 1991
Record Label: Warner Music Canada
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| Biography |
| Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Darrell Power and Bob Hallett have assembled together to form the traditional, yet diverse Newfoundland musical group, Great Big Sea. Although there is no single word to describe the unique sound of Great Big Sea, their music is an energetic combination of Celtic rock and sing-along folk, while remaining unmistakably traditional. Bob, the band's multi-instrumentalist, has said Great Big Sea is "a really aggressive folk band that marries traditional Celtic music with modern rhythms." A lot of this music has four or five hundred years of history behind it so when you marry that to modern ideas, you've got something that's already a proven product."
Originally with the successful group Rankin Street, Séan and Bob later met up with Darrell and Alan to form Great Big Sea in 1991. "We started out with the simple goal of playing the old songs but picking them up where need be with modern tempos. It was a twofold kind of thing because that music is all around us, but when we were coming up it was competing with the rock music off the radio" (Alan Doyle, in an interview with The Toronto Star November 16, 1995). |
| Members & Instruments |
| Séan McCann (bodhran, tin whistle, guitar)
Bob Hallett (fiddle, accordion, mandolin, concertina and bouzuki)
Darrell Power (bass and acoustic guitar)
Alan Doyle (guitarist, singer, keyboard) |
| Tour Dates |
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July 23
at Royal Roads University
in Victoria, BC
July 22
at Blackcomb Mountain
in Whistler Village, BC with: Tiller's Folly, Slàinte Mhath,
Other Info: Whistler Summit Series
"Fire in the Mountain"
July 21
at Prince's Island Park
in Calgary, AB
July 20
at Roberta Bondar Pavillion
in Sault Ste. Marie, ON
July 13
at Portage and Main
in Winnipeg, MB
Other Info: Mayor's Blue Bomber Kick Off Party. Showtime at 7pm.
July 07
at Molson Amphitheatre
in Toronto, ON with: Sting,
July 06
at Cleary Auditorium
in Windsor, ON
July 02
at Confederation Landing Park
in Charlottetown, PEI
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| Fan Sites |
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Friends of Great Big Sea
By: Sandy P. , Canada
A community site where chat room participants on the official GBS site can post info about themselves.
The Great Big Site
By: Laurel
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Great Big Sea in one place.
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This listing last updated: 08-Mar-00 @ 11:30 PM
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