Beautiful People - Friends of Big Country

Ian Grant was the manager for Scottish Rock band Big Country for over 30 years.   

This interview was recorded on the "Dreams Stay With You" tour of the UK in 2011.

The video of this interview can be viewed HERE. 

Big Country fans are not just fans, they're family. In this series, fans come out from behind their keyboards so we can get to know the faces behind the names.

This episode was originally broadcast live on The Great Divide Podcast group on 13th January 2020.  To watch live and interactive episodes, be sure to follow The Great Divide for updates.

Oliver is a UK-based Big Country fan who was one of, if not the first, to create a fan website. It's still running to this day so be sure to check out his website I Hope You Like It.

This was one of those occasions where we could have talked and talked and talked all day. So bear with us fellow Beautiful People! 

Thanks for coming on Oliver! 

This episode and many more are available from the Beautiful People Vidcast YouTube Archive.

Big Country fans are not just fans, they're family. In this series, fans come out from behind their keyboards so we can get to know the faces and voices behind the names.

This episode was originally broadcast live on The Great Divide Podcast group on 1st December 2019.  To watch live and interactive episodes, be sure to follow The Great Divide for updates.

Les is a long-term Big Country fan with perhaps a unique perspective for a North American. He has seen them perform live throughout much of their history, starting way back in 1983. 

He has some great stories to tell! 

Thanks Les!

This episode and many more are available from the Beautiful People Vidcast YouTube Archive.

Mark Brzezicki always knew in his heart that Big Country would perform live again.   

Interviewed on the "Dreams Stay With You" tour in April 2011.

The video version of this interview can be viewed HERE. 

This episode was originally broadcast live on The Great Divide Podcast group on 21st November 2019.    

To watch live and interactive episodes be sure to follow The Great Divide for updates. 

Colin Berwick is a musician and former band member of Big Country from 1991 - 1993.  Now residing in Australia, Colin speaks about his upbringing in Fife, his time with Big Country and his work on Big Country-related album Men of Steel by WKW.   

Find our more about the WKW project via their website.  

The audio version of this episode is available on http://anchor.fm or wherever you get your podcasts.

The video version of this episode is available from the Beautiful People Vidcast YouTube archive page. 

Big Country fans are not just fans, they're family. In this series, fans come out from behind their keyboards so we can get to know the faces and voices behind the names.

This episode was originally broadcast live on The Great Divide Podcast group on 11th October 2019.  To watch live and interactive episodes be sure to follow The Great Divide for updates.

Niall is based in Dublin, Ireland. He is one of the organisers of the Big Country Irish fans group. For more information on the group, follow their Facebook page. 

He is also inspirational as a budding bass player, having taken up the hobby at the age of 47. Niall is an example that it is never too late to try something new. 

Lovely to chat with you Niall and we hope to get to one of your Irish events one day. 

Video episodes of Beautiful People are available from the Beautiful People Vidcast YouTube Archive.

The end of 2010 saw the triumphant return of Big Country as a live touring band with new singer Mike Peters.   

Mike is the founding member of The Alarm and discusses his role in the then new Big Country lineup.

The video of this interview can be viewed HERE.

Big Country fans are not just fans, they're family. In this series, fans come out from behind their keyboards so we can get to know the faces behind the names.

This episode was originally broadcast live on The Great Divide Podcast group on 20th September 2019.  To watch live and interactive episodes, be sure to follow The Great Divide for updates.

Tommie is a Big Country fan located in Scotland, very close to where the band was born in Dunfermline. 

He has recently formed a Big Country cover band called Restless Natives. You can follow Restless Natives on their Facebook page. 

Lovely to have a Scottsman on the show Tommie. Thank you!

This episode and many more are available from the Beautiful People Vidcast YouTube Archive.

Big Country fans are not just fans, they're family. In this series, fans come out from behind their keyboards so we can get to know the faces behind the names.

This episode was originally broadcast live on The Great Divide Podcast group on 23rd June 2019.  To watch live and interactive episodes be sure to follow The Great Divide for updates.

Lisa is a Big Country fan based in West Virginia, USA. She, like many others, was introduced to them by friends who were also fans of U2. Lisa finally had the chance to see the band live in 2013, and gives us her thoughts on that experience. 

Thanks Lisa!

This episode and many more are available from the Beautiful People Vidcast YouTube Archive.

Big Country guitarist Jamie Watson was interviewed in April 2011 on the "Dreams Stay With You" tour of the UK.   

He shares his thoughts as the newest and youngest member of the band, and what it's like working with his dad.

Video version can be viewed HERE.