Photo Credit - Andrew McNaughton, I think

"Formed in the tiny fishing village of Petty Harbour in Newfoundland, Great Big Sea are a high spirited and richly expressive acoustic quartet who reinvent traditional Newfoundland music, lending it a powerful and resonant contemporary charge."
Time Out magazine, January '99

Welcome to the first Great Big Sea online adulation site in the UK! What the hell are you doing in here? If you had any sense, you'd be at the Online Kitchen Party....

.... you know, the Official place, where there's loads of good stuff going on! Click on the logo and check it out, it's much better than this hole! No? Well, I suppose I'd better put the coffee on, hadn't I? Come on in, if you must. (You see that sign over the door that says "abandon all hope....."?)

June 2008 NEW ALBUM COMING OUT! Great Big Sea are about to release their new album Fortune's Favour ! Official release date is June 24th 2008, and it's available for pre-order both from greatbigsea.com and amazon.ca . Oh, it's available from amazon.co.uk as well, but it's a LOT cheaper to get it shipped over! If you want a closer look into the minds of Sean and Bob (you might regret this) you can now take a look at Bob's Soundtrack or Sean's Twitters, both via Greatbigsea.com. And even Sean's beagle, Tosh, has his own blog! Everybody's doing it these days. And finally, GBS are about to start a new publicity run for the Fortune's Favour CD/DVD, so keep your eyes peeled for TV, radio and personal appearances. None, sadly, in Europe. But we live in hope! And Youtube. EARLIER...... Great Big Sea CDs and DVDs are still available at Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Townsend Records and HMV.co.uk if your collection is a few CDs short! The London Borderline gig was amazing, despite (or maybe aided by) the fact that the room turned into a sauna long before GBS hit the stage. Hmmmm, wet T-shirt competition! Alan won, by the way. Photos from myself and Caroline are now up at Great Big Sea UK's new Flickr page; videos up on my Youtube page, and you should also check the Online Kitchen Party at the Official site for more photos, videos and reviews. All I can say is, it was the best gig I've ever been too.... and when's the next one??? Hopefully not 6 years away this time! Watch this space for more news!

So, who are they? If you really wanna expose yourself to their Great Big World, take a look at the Great Big-Ography Page....

And what have they done? Here's a list of their Great Big Albums, complete with lyrics.

RECORD REVIEWS
UP

Review of UP from Traditional Music Maker Magazine.

PLAY

Review of PLAY from Traditional Music Maker Magazine.
no, I don't own shares in this publication!

TURN

Okay, okay, the d*** snail got lost somewhere around Placentia Bay with my copy of TURN strapped to its shell, so instead I had to rely for a while on my 'contacts' abroad. Anyway, I didn't think I could do better than this one.

Have a read of Dr T's analysis of TURN.....

And after that, scare yourselves, and try my version of it.... One particular reaction from the Online Kitchen Party Chat certainly scared me.....

Scroll on down for live concert reviews..... and photos, of course!

SEA OF NO CARES

A not-very-complimentary review from Rambles.net

And a better one from Canoe.ca

And some mixed opinions fom Amazon.com

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL*

Rikks Reviews has a nice one here

And the usual mixed bag from Amazon.com

THE HARD AND THE EASY

Here's a good one at Acousticmusic.com

And Sing Out! magazine had a nice one, too.

Fan reviews are available over at Greatbigsea.com

Concert photos and reviews... and a few other 'backstage' shots hidden away in here somewhere.....

CLOSE TO HOME
BRITAIN

Dingwalls, Camden Town, 5 August 1998

The Swan, Stockwell, 22 January 1999

Alex and Teddy's photos from The Borderline London, UK (October 2001).

Caroline and Teddy's photos from The Borderline (again!), November 2007

And a couple of videos from the same gig: Medley / Run Runaway; Rant and Roar; Old Black Rum

EUROPE

Cindy's Reviews & Photos
from Beilefeld, Hamburg, Naumburg and Dresden. (1999)

Alex's Review and Photos from The Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark (Feb 2000)

Photos from the Tonder Folk Festival, Denmark (August 2000).

Another German tour: Bielefeld, Hannover and Berlin from the camera of Alex, yet again :o) (June 2001).

And she's back again :o) Alex's photos from Berlin and Hamburg, Germany (November 2001).

Anne and Britta'sDenmark Review (Nov 2001).

From the 2001 European tour, read some comments from Runrig fans who posted in the Online Kitchen Party Chatroom HERE

THE FAR SIDE
USA & CANADA

American Grafitti!
Jane in Virginia's Review from The Birchmere, Alexandria
Tina's "Reflections of a Reluctant Groupie" (2000).

Photos from Brenda

Photos by Krysia

Photos by Sue - Philly Folk Fest (1999), Syracuse (March 2000) and The Junos (March 2000).

Photos from Rochester, Ann Arbor, Buffalo and Pittsburgh by Alex (Spring 2000).

Festival of Lights, PEI again by Alex (July 2000).

Photos from Ann Arbor and Toronto's MixMusicfest by Kathryn. (2000)

Anne in TO's Horseshoe Photos. (1999?)

Photos from WesternGirl from the Stardust Picnic in Toronto, featuring Great Big Sea, Guster and Blue Rodeo (Julyl 1999).

.. and a great review from Hap, who was also at the Great Big Gusty Rodeo gig.

Links to Fan Pages

Interviews & Reviews on the web

Okay, that's the hard work done - now come and play!

ALTERNATIVE LYRICS
to Great Big Sea songs:

Another verse to an endless song - other versions of traditional & not so trad songs done by GBS.

Lyrics in Polish

The End Of The Words As We Know It - GBS as you've never heard them before!

If you MUST have the real thing, schlep over to my Discography page!

WEIRD STUFF
If you want to know just how infectious Great Big Sea are, take a look at some Great Big Dreams - it's a look inside the collective subconscious of their fans - or Fan-A-Seas, as we have been dubbed.

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People Who Are Obsessed With Alan's Hair
Having a Bad Hoar Day? Want to know the PWAOWAH version of the Creation? Want to gatecrash the Eternal Kitchen Party, stroll around Jakey's Gallery of Icons and Shine, or just visit the Powder Room? Click on the logo to come on in!

If you're interested in the history and music of Newfoundland, come and read an article taken from Traditional Music Maker Magazine, Folk On The Rock. Thanks to author John Littler, and to Healey & Faulkner, who publish the magazine.

Lawner has spent a fair amount of money, and a lot of photographic film in Newfoundland... and that was even before she moved there :o) Take a look at Tour Newfoundland for some absolutely stunning photos.

And also worth a look is the Encyclopaedia of Newfoundland - everything you'll ever want to know is in here.

If you're interested in actually seeing the Birthplace of The Band That Never Ended (aka GBS), take a look at George Street Live for a webcam that overlooks the famous home of depravity entertainment in St. John's.

Another webcam in St. John's, courtesy of Newfoundland Broadcasting

For an outsider's view, surf over to Jane's wonderful Veteran CFA Site. Especially if you're wondering exactly what a CFA is. No, it's not rude!

If you have problems with the e-mail button above, my address is teddy@-REMOVE THIS TEXT-ukonline.co.uk

 

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