The Seer

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I've always considered myself as a singer and writer of folk songs I like to play though electric guitars." Opening the evening is the wonderfully talented Charlotte Grayson. Please come and show her your support. You’ll be glad you did. Message from Derek Forbes — Big Country – It's more than a journey. It's an adventure". Bigcountry.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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Cherry Red Records – The Journey, Big Country". Cherryred.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014 . Retrieved 8 April 2014. I felt that Big Country had got to a point where they'd taken that '80s big reverb sound about as far as it could go," explains Millar. "It was the perfect moment for them to move away from that to a more thoughtful, more organic, deeper kind of record." That autumn, Big Country had been writing and rehearsing in Scotland, developing songs that also had their roots firmly in the band's homeland. Nationalist poet Hugh MacDiarmid was a key influence. "Reading his poems gave me the idea for The Seer," explained Adamson. "He had this idea for a Scotland that was modern and vital and outward-looking, not one that was just a sentimental picture of clans, whisky and bagpipes, a country that was part of the world."

Big Country – Steeltown". Rotherham Theatres. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014 . Retrieved 8 April 2014. Big Country's first single was " Harvest Home", recorded and released in 1982. [1] It was a modest success, although it did not reach the UK Singles Chart. [3] Their next single was 1983's " Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)", which reached the UK's Top Ten and was rapidly followed by the album The Crossing. [3] The album was a hit in the United States (reaching the Top 20 in the Billboard 200), powered by " In a Big Country", their only US Top 40 hit single. [1] The song features heavily engineered guitar sounds, strongly reminiscent of bagpipes; [1] Adamson and fellow guitarist Watson achieved this through the use of the MXR Pitch Transposer 129 Guitar Effect. Also contributing to the band's unique sound was their use of the e-bow, a device which allows a guitar to sound more like strings or synthesizer. The Crossing sold over a million copies in the UK and obtained gold record status (sales of over 500,000) in the US. The band performed at the Grammy Awards and on Saturday Night Live. would be right to do a Steeltown Pt II with The Seer." After reading Millar's comments, they knew they had found someone they could work with.Robin was very good for the band," explained Adamson. "He brought out the space and melody. That was a direction we wanted to go in. We felt we wanted to be a bit more airy with this album and have a bit more room in it." The album was given two separate mixes. The first was done by producer Robin Millar with the input of the band. This mix was rejected by the band's record label for being not commercial enough, and Walter Turbitt was brought in to remix the album. Turbitt's mix, which was eventually released, was disliked by the band, as it had more overtly poppy elements (such as added reverberation) in contrast to Millar's drier, crisper mix. The original mix remains unreleased, with the exception of "Look Away," the single version of which was released before the remix had been completed. DeCurtis, Anthony (28 August 1986). "Big Country: The Seer". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media (RS 481). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News". Starbulletin.com. 18 December 2001. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008 . Retrieved 8 April 2014. In what some critics felt was an apparent attempt to regain their dwindling US following, [8] Big Country used producer Peter Wolf for their next album, Peace in Our Time (1988), which was recorded in Los Angeles. It reached No. 9 in the UK Albums Chart, [3] but sold poorly in the United States. [9]