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By The Great Divide
4.9
3737 ratings
The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.
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Tom and Svein jump into another one of their notorious album deep-dives. This time they delve into The Buffalo Skinners from 1993, and after nearly two hours they have managed to cover four of the songs on the album. Yes - the guys are back in usual style!

It's the return of the roundtable! Tom and Svein sit down with three new guests - Cara Cuiule, Jason Allen and Tim Eldred - to talk about the band's landmark Buffalo Skinners album. This will lead up to a series of deep dive episodes from Tom and Svein. We talk about the musical climate of the time, what we were hoping for from the album, memories of first listening experiences, the tour and much more. Settle in for a marathon of Big Country babbling!

It's that time of year again. Svein and Tom sit down in their respective palatial estates to ruminate on the meaning of the holiday season, to discuss the year that was, the year that may yet be and the years that may not be what was once again. Or something like that. Tom and Svein also select five bands each they discovered through their love of Big Country. Sometimes the connections are obvious, sometimes tenuous, but perhaps you'll find some new music to check out or despise eternally. We also share some truly awesome SpeakPipes from listeners and review listener questions. Happy Joyous Yule Logs to all!

Kirsten Adamson joins us for an in-depth discussion about her debut self-titled album. For the synaptically challenged among you, that means it's called "Kirsten Adamson." We go through the album track by track to glean Kirsten's insights on the songs from both a writing and production standpoint. We also ask her to rate the weirdness factor of fans of her dad's band who've been aware of her since she was young now taking an interest in her career. Spoiler alert: she doesn't think it's very weird. After the interview, Svein and Tom go over a few Big Country topics, including the upcoming Seer tour and a potential revival of our Seer Robin Millar Mix petition.

Tom returns to the show after a five month absence just in time to celebrate the fiftieth episode of the podcast. Svein and Tom discuss current happenings in Big Country land and receive a congratulatory message from a special guest. Well, special to Tom and Svein, anyway. After 30 years, thanks to a Polish listener, Tom learns how to pronounce Mark's last name. Well, maybe. Then the hosts tackle a series of Big Country questions with a three-minute time limit for their combined answers. Once the buzzer rings, it's on to the next question. Finally, the show mercifully ends as Tom and Svein bathe in riches. Separately.
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