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Tag Archives: Jamie Watson
Skids / Big Country – Preston Guild Hall
As the years pass, it’s natural to have doubts about what lies ahead. But seeing Richard Jobson and Bruce Watson work a stage, I’d like to think – as a rather prominent rock’n’roller once put it – we’ve all still … Continue reading
If the Skids are United – the Mike Baillie interview
Mike Baillie was a Skids fan from the start, and as a drummer with fellow Fife outfit Insect Bites, he proved the perfect candidate to join the band when the opportunity arose in 1979. They formed two years earlier in … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Big Country, Bill Simpson, Bruce Watson, Burning Cities, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Fife, Jamie Watson, John Peel, Kenny McDonald, Mike Baillie, Preston Guild Hall, Richard Jobson, Rusty Egan, Scotland, Skids, Stuart Adamson, The Absolute Game, The Clash, The Proclaimers, Tom Kellichan
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Big Country show their Steeltown mettle – the Bruce Watson interview
Be honest. What do you think of if someone mentions Big Country? The band that is, not the 1958 Gregory Peck and Jean Simmons film success based on Donald Hamilton’s novel, with that fantastically-evocative and stirring musical score. Do you … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Big Country, Bruce Watson, Derek Forbes, Dunfermline, Jamie Watson, lancashire, Mark Brzezicki, Mike Peters, Scotland, Simon Hough, Steeltown, Stuart Adamson, The Crossing, The Skids, Tony Butler
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