Tag Archives: Stuart Adamson

If the Skids are United – the Mike Baillie interview

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

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 →

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Absolute game on – reconvening the Skids: the Richard Jobson interview

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

While there’s inevitably a sombre undertone bearing in mind guitarist Stuart Adamson’s sad passing 15 years ago, it’s fair to say Richard Jobson is relishing the chance to relive his youth while charting new territory with a reborn Skids outfit. … Continue reading →

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Dreams stay with you – in conversation with Mark Brzezicki

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

Four shows into Big Country’s latest anniversary tour, Mark Brzezicki was back home this week, between dates at Holmfirth’s Picturedrome and The Warehouse, Falkirk. And three decades after his primary band’s commercial peak, he can confirm there’s still plenty of love … Continue reading →

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Big Country show their Steeltown mettle – the Bruce Watson interview

Posted on October 10, 2014 by

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 →

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