Tom and Svein return for the first time in ages to talk about 2021 – and how this was the first year since the podcast started without a new, genuine podcast episode (the new PSA about the Robin Millar Mix of The Seer not being part of our official chronology).
We take a look at (and discuss) the following events and releases from 2021
1 Mar: Restless Natives movie released on Blu-ray for the first time, and DVD. We talk about Alan Anbari’s scholarly work analysing the audio on the release – look for info on the PDF in the “Big Country reissues and new releases” Facebook group.
3 April: the Big Country Livestream Event
5 May: Skids covers album “Songs From A Haunted Ballroom”
15 May: Skids website release “Skids Live Volume 1”
Mid-May: Scott Whitley release his EP “In My Shoes”
Mid-June: Simon Hough release “The Tramp”
2 July: Without the Aid of a Safety Net “Expanded Edition” 3LP
27 Aug: The Buffalo Skinners “Expanded Edition” 2LP
1 Nov: Tony Butler and Tom Nordon combine forces as T’n’T, with a digital release of “Funky Tech Rock”
12 Nov: Scott Whitley announces his departure from Big Country, after serving as their bass player since 2015. We give thanks and share fond memories.
12 Nov: Big Country announce Gil Allan as their new bass player.
An overview of Big Country’s live situation in 2021. How many shows were cancelled due to ongoing restrictions? When did things start to normalize? We do the breakdown.
Ways to listen to the podcast – why we’re not on Spotify, and user comments from various platforms such as Podbean!
Our hopes and dreams for 2022, as well as our intention to revisit the deep-dive pool to take a look at the Wonderland release.
