Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage. The band was very successful in Canada, with eleven of their albums being certified Gold in the country, including four being certified Platinum and two achieving multi-platinum certifications. Between 1996 and 2016, Great Big Sea was the sixteenth best-selling Canadian artist in Canada and the sixth best-selling Canadian band in Canada. While it has been confirmed that the band has officially retired, former members Alan Doyle and Séan McCann have continued performing in their own solo careers typically including music from Great Big Sea in their setlists.
Genre: celtic-rock, canadian-rock, canadian-celtic, nl-folk
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Top Tracks
- It's Friday
- Excursion Around the Bay - Live
- The Mermaid - Live
- Sea of No Cares - Live
- The Night Pat Murphy Died - Live
- Scolding Wife - Live
- The River Driver - Live
- A Boat Like Gideon Brown - Live
- Sweet Forget Me Not (Graceful & Charming) - live
- Captain Kidd - Live
- Ordinary Day - Live
- Mari Mac - Live
- Consequence Free - Live
- Helmet Head - Live
- General Taylor - Live
- When I'm Up - Live
- Old Polina - Live
- Concerning Charlie Horse - Live
- Billy Peddle - Live
- Jack Hinks - Live
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