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2 unusual facts about Great Big Sea


30 Odd Foot of Grunts

In early 2005, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts as a group "dissolved/evolved", with Russell Crowe feeling his future music would take a new direction, and he began a collaboration with Alan Doyle of the Canadian band Great Big Sea, and with it a new band: The Ordinary Fear of God.

Excursion Around the Bay

It was covered by Great Big Sea on their 1993 and 2000 albums, Great Big Sea and Road Rage, and then again on their live recording, Great Big DVD and CD.


Andrew MacNaughtan

Artists for whom MacNaughtan directed music videos included Rush, Great Big Sea, The Gandharvas, Aaron Carter, Michael Bublé and SHeDAISY.

CKWF-FM

Numerous bands have dropped by the Wolf den for interviews and live performances including Theory of a Deadman, Default, 54-40, Great Big Sea, Matthew Good Band, Sloan, See Spot Run and Edwin.

Kurt Swinghammer

In addition to his own albums, he has appeared as a guest musician on albums by Ani DiFranco, Rheostatics, Sarah Slean, Mia Sheard, Dan Bryk and Great Big Sea.

Music of Newfoundland and Labrador

Modern Newfoundland & Labrador musicians include: Hey Rosetta!, Harry Martin, as well as folk group The Flummies, Byron "Fiddler" Chaulk, rock musician David Penashue of Tipatchimun (who sings Innu language rock), Canadian folk-rock band Great Big Sea.

Vince Ditrich

A drummer, Ditrich has played with a variety of musicians, including pre-Odds bands with Doug Elliott and Steven Drake, Long John Baldry, Paul Hyde, Sue Medley, Mae Moore, Great Big Sea and Doug and the Slugs.


see also

Jim Fidler

Fidler has collaborated with Great Big Sea, Paddy Keenan, Celtic Connection, the Masterless Men, Atlantic Union and others.

Walter Scott MacFarlane

Walter Scott MacFarlane was the Grandfather of Canadian Musicians Scott MacFarlane (Bassist - Sandbox, Crush, Kilt) and Kris MacFarlane (Drummer - Great Big Sea, Paperboys, Lennie Gallant).