Lerwick, Shetland
13/10/13

Shetland, Shetland, Shetland. So good they named it thrice.

First time on the island for Big Country and boy did we have a ball. You Shetlanders know how to party. Best Saturday night I have had in ages. The Mareel Centre was bouncing and we had a great time back at the hotel with some fantastic Shetland hospitality. You guys have a wonderful venue up there and I hope it brings work and revenue into the community. That is why this tour is really important to Big Country. We are playing in a lot of venues that are off the beaten track and I find that really satisfying, travelling the extra distance to take our music to the people of this wonderful place we call home. Check out the bulletin on the breakfast menu.

Shetland you rock.

That is all.

Sweet Home Alhambra
11/10/13
Dunfermline, Fife

Lord I’m coming home to you, so sang the great Lynyrd Skynyrd, (pronounced and spelt Lynyrd Skynyrd, although if you do a spell check it reads Lanyard Spaniard) Anyway enough of my yakkin’, Have a swatch of these two beauties I found in the attic. What a gorgeous pair of SG’s. The wine red one has a bolt on neck, and the sunburst is a replica of my old 500 that I had in the early 80’s built by Smiggs of Kirkcaldy. The replica has a glue in neck unlike the 2000 which was straight through and needed a brass sustain bar to improve the tone. This one is built to the same spec as a Gibson Les Paul and actually sounds like one. All pickups are Seymour Duncan and the 500 has a Di Marzio at neck with single coil.

Looking forward to seeing friends at this wonderful theatre in Dunfermline on the 19th.

That is all.

Dunfermline, Fife.

08/10/13

Thurso, Thurso, Thurso! What do I know about Thurso, well it’s the day sandwiched between Wedno and Frido. But apart from that, it is the most northerly town in the UK, and we are looking forward to starting our next journey at the top. The tour is going to take us out of the cities and into the towns the length and breadth of the country. As a band we always take the scenic route and can’t wait to take our show to these far flung places.

Now just wondering what axe to play with, this is my Antoria Junior that I found in an Aberdeen pawn shop on the last tour. As usual I have heavily modified it. All hardware was stripped off or rather fell off. I added the Bigsby tremolo arm and Strat pickup at the neck position. It also needed a refret. A few tweaks here and there and I have the ultimate punk rock guitar.

Thurso, we can’t wait

That is all.