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Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage.
- 1993–2013
Great Big Sea was a folk-rock band from Newfoundland that performed together between the years of 1993-2013. Famed for their high-energy stage performances and great musical skill and...
Dec 9, 2012 · Under the name Great Big Sea, the new band forged an original style rooted in the melodies, rhythms, and timbres of Newfoundland traditional music. After Power's departure in 2003, the group added Toronto bassist Murray Foster (formerly of the band Moxy Fruvous) and Nova Scotia drummer Kris MacFarlane to the group.
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Feb 16, 2024 · The Canadian folk singer-songwriter is back with his 20th album, Welcome Home. He sits down with Q's Tom Power to talk about it.
Apr 24, 2020 · In their prime, Newfoundland folk rock band Great Big Sea was a bestselling music group, and was once known as Canada's biggest party band. Singer and musician Séan McCann spent 20 years of his...
The folk-rock ensemble Great Big Sea is one of Newfoundland’s most renowned musical exports. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1990s - 2010s. Formed. 1993 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Disbanded.
Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock / celtic rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage.
