The Great Divide - The Big Country Podcast

Big Country's notorious non-participant in social media, Mark Brzezicki, joins Tom and Svein for the first part of an in-depth, career-spanning interview. Mark is open and forthright in his comments on and remembrances of Big Country's illustrious and sometimes checkered past. In this episode, he discusses the split with Mike Peters, who Simon Hough is fitting in as the new vocalist, his views on...

Tom and Svein return from hibernation with another exclusive interview with Bruce Watson. Actually, this is more like a rapid fire fan interview, as Bruce is asked many questions sent in from our listeners covering a wide range of Big Country topics. Who is Simon Hough? Is he an official member of the band? What's up with the Steeltown reissue and tour? What was it like playing with Pat Ahern? Why...

Tom and Svein interview Bruce, Derek and Jamie about the parting of ways with Mike Peters and what's to come for Big Country in 2014. This is also the second annual "Yuletide" episode, and much holiday frivolity ensues.

Tom and Svein conclude their three-part discussion of Big Country's "Why the Long Face" album.

Tom and Svein continue their three-part discussion of the Why the Long Face album, released in 1995.

Tom and Svein begin their three-part discussion of the Why the Long Face album, released in 1995.

Tom and Svein discuss the recent Live at the BBC Box Set.

Tom and Svein continue their discussion of the artwork of Big Country's major studio releases, picking up with The Seer and continuing through The Journey. A fan SpeakPipe submission is played and details for a new contest are revealed.

This episode is a real coup for the show, in that, thanks to the help of our listeners, we've managed to track down the man responsibe for the iconic artwork on the first three Big Country albums. His name is Julian Balme, and he was kind enough to give us an insightful interview on what it was like creating the sleeves for Big Country classics The Crossing, Steeltown and The Seer. After the inter...

Episode 23 of The Great Divide features an exclusive 30-minute interview with the legendary Mike Peters. Mike talks about Big Country's just-completed North American tour, plans to rerelease Steeltown in 2014, his thoughts on becoming the lead singer for Big Country, fans who don't accept the new lineup and more.

In this episode, Tom and Svein continue their discussion of the band's tour of America, their first since 1993. More of your SpeakPipe reviews are played, a couple songs from the Leesburg performance and snippets from a recent Mike Peters interview on conducted by Martin Hanlin of the Silencers.

In this episode, Tom and Svein discuss the band's tour of America, their first since 1993. They also discuss Tom's experience opening for the band in Leesburg, Va., and joining them onstage. More of your SpeakPipe reviews are played, and the show concludes with an exclusive 20-minute interview with Bruce and Jamie Watson conducted by Tom during the band's stay in Leesburg.

In this episode, Tom and Svein continue their discussion of the new Big Country album, The Journey, beginning with the track Another Country. This episode also features more reviews from listeners.

In this episode, Tom and Svein continue their discussion of the new Big Country album, The Journey. This episode also features more reviews from listeners and a special acoustic track at the end by Mike Peters.

In this episode, Tom and Svein begin to dissect the new Big Country album, The Journey. This episode also features reviews from our listeners.

In this episode, Tom and Svein discuss their feelings as we near the release of the first Big Country album in nearly 15 years: The Journey. We also hear our first user submissions to the show via our SpeakPipe page and talk about the reactions to the :30 sound clips of the album that appeared online recently.

This episode concludes our discussion of Big Country's album The Seer, released in 1986. In this episode, we give our thoughts on the tracks Remembrance Day, The Red Fox, The Sailor and Song of the South before offering our final thoughts on this classic Big Country album.

This episode continues our discussion of Big Country's album The Seer, released in 1986. In this episode, we give our thoughts on the tracks The Teacher, I Walk the Hill, Eiledon, One Great Thing, and Hold the Heart.

This episode begins what will be a three-part discussion and dissection of The Seer album, the third Big Country album, released in 1986. We talk about what led up to the album, the choice of a new producer, the original lost mixes of the album and more. We also begin our track-by-track analysis.

Released in December, 2012, this episode serves as a look back on the year that was and a look ahead to 2013. Tom and Svein discuss their favorite moments, episodes and more.

Released in December, 2012, this is part three of our three-part, in-depth interview with none other than Bruce �Flower of Scotland� Watson himself. Bruce discusses BC releases from PIOT through DTD, and a previously unreleased instrumental track from 1987's R.E.L. tapes is played.

Released in November, 2012, this is part two of our three-part, in-depth interview with none other than Bruce �Flower of Scotland� Watson himself.

Recorded in October, 2012, this special tenth episode of the only Big Country podcast on the interwebs features part one of a three-part, in-depth interview with none other than Bruce �Flower of Scotland� Watson himself.

In this episode, we talk about our reactions to Tony leaving the band, Ian leaving as manager, and the new songs that Big Country have been playing in preparation for their next studio album. Features guest John Gouveia.

We call this episode the "Non-Barren Barren Years, " as we were all surprised to find out just how busy members of the band were musically from 2002 through 2009. We talk about as many of the members� projects as we can, from Tony�s solo albums to The Casbah Club, and we give our thoughts on BC getting back together as a trio for the 2007 tour. Lots of stuff to digest here. Guest John Gouveia from...