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Great Big Sea — Fortune's Favour

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) July 15, 2008 8:20 am
Despite the title, there's not a whole lot to favour on Great Big Sea's ninth studio album. They're still likeable guys and good musicians, but I doubt if they'd be sitting on the Newfoundland-appropriate fortune that they now enjoy if this record had come out earlier in their career. Hawksley Workman produced the album and played drums on most of...
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Great Big Sea — The Hard And The Easy

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) October 11, 2005 4:46 pm
Great Big Sea are one of the more prolific bands these days. The Hard And The Easy follows right on the heels of last year's Something Beautiful and Alan Doyle found some time in between to write music with Russell Crowe. This latest effort sees the band focus almost solely on their traditional roots, as opposed to the Celtic-pop that drives many...
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Great Big Sea — Something Beautiful

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) February 24, 2004 10:44 am
There are several things you can count on in this world: death, taxes and the never-ending cheer of Great Big Sea. Life is always great on a Great Big Sea record. It’s kind of unnerving. Something Beautiful isn’t revolutionary, but it is a solid effort, showing that the band has bounced back from the loss of bass player Darrell Power (now...
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Juno Award Weekend Adventures Part II: The Arkells Are Good

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) April 21, 2010 4:33 pm
Saturday's Juno activities began with a 4 p.m. dinner of salad, chili, and sandwiches. The chili was good, but people standing around me later in the evening might not have had as great an appreciation for it. I then went to a reception at the convention centre, where I said my hellos to people and washed down some appetizers with a few drinks...
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Canadian Albums Going To Space

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) June 10, 2009 4:14 pm
Who says there's no sound in space? Montreal astronaut Julie Payette has made a list of Canadian albums she'll be bringing with her when she boards the Space Shuttle Endeavour on June 13. The records Payette has chosen to take on her 16-day trip to the International Space Station include releases from Theory Of A Deadman, Great Big Sea, Jann...
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Hawksley GBS Zeppelin Performance On iTunes

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 1, 2009 3:59 pm
If you watched the Juno Awards on Sunday night, you know Hawksley Workman, Great Big Sea and Eccodek closed the awards show with a performance of Led Zeppelin's "Gallows Pole." You can now download it through iTunes. All the proceeds from sales of the song will go to Musicounts, the Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences' music...
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See GBS' Alan Doyle In Tights

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 6, 2009 1:55 pm
Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle will appear in the new Robin Hood movie starring Russell Crowe. Doyle will appear as the similarly named minstrel Allan A'Dayle in the film, which is rumoured to star Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian. Director Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator) will begin filming next month and it's due to hit theatres next year....
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Free Redeye Holiday Sampler

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 11, 2008 4:02 pm
Ron Sexsmith, Great Big Sea and The Fleshtones are among the acts on a new holiday sampler from Redeye Digital. 2008 Redeye Holiday Sampler was released on Nov. 18 and can be downloaded for free from emusic.com. There are few "traditional" Christmas songs on the record, though The Old Soul does a version of "Silent Night."...
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GBS And SOTW Join Forces

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By Mandy Savoie (CHARTattack) November 24, 2008 3:55 pm
A bicoastal meeting of Celtic-influenced bands will take place when St. John's, Nfld.'s Great Big Sea and Vancouver's Spirit Of The West play eight shows together in March.  Spirit Of The West finished a tour at the end of October, while Great Big Sea are still on the road in support of the gold-certified Fortune's Favour. GBS will also be part...
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Russell Crowe With Great Big Sea

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 9, 2008 2:42 pm
Great Big Sea fans got an unexpected surprise at the band's Oct. 3 show at Los Angeles' House Of Blues. The band were joined by actor Russell Crowe, who warbled his way through a cover of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues." Crowe is a fan and friend of Great Big Sea and co-wrote "Company Of Fools" on their recent Fortune's...
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