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The unlikely fate of Big Country frontman Stuart Adamson’s Peace in Our Time Les Paul

Bruce Watson shares the story of a guitar that encapsulates the time Big Country tried to break America – before they took their Scot rock sound to Moscow ...

Bruce Watson on the birth of Big Country, Stuart Adamson’s legacy and the secret to bagpipe guitar

Bruce Watson shares the guitar story of the Scottish rock stalwarts, the "Itch and Itch" amps so crucial to his tone, and how ...
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Big Country's Stuart Adamson may be gone but he'll never be forgotten

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Big Country wouldn’t have called Steeltown a prog record – but it is

Big Country’s 1984 album Steeltown tackled issues of the day cleverly and with incredible musicality ...
Boston Herald

Despite big changes, Big Country keeps ’80s sound fresh

It’s still a Big Country, but the population is a little different nowadays. “I used to be the youngest one in the band, now I’m the oldest,” says guitarist and leader Bruce Watson. “My head and my ...

Bruce Watson on the story of Big Country frontman Stuart Adamson’s ‘Peace in Our Time’ Les Paul

Bruce Watson shares the story of a guitar that encapsulates the time Big Country tried to break America – before they took ...