For all Great Big Sea fans here
Posted: 1/10/2003, 10:00 pm
For Immediate Release
Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
Great Big Sea's Bassist To Pursue Future Off The Road
(St. John's, NL) -- After ten years of non-stop recording and touring, Great Big Sea's bassist Darrell Power has decided to conclude his affiliation with Great Big Sea.
"I have chosen to pursue interests, musical and otherwise, off the road and closer to home for the foreseeable future", says Power. "It was an amicable decision and the right one for me at this time."
The remaining founders of the group, Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, and Sean McCann will continue to perform and record. A replacement bass player will be hired for live appearances.
"Darrell has been a great driving force in the band and will be missed," says Doyle. "But being in Great Big Sea is an all consuming job and we respect his decision to devote more time to his family, " adds McCann.
Great Big Sea just completed a highly successful tour of Canada this Fall, visiting over 40 cities and performing for over 100,000 people in promotion of its fifth studio album Sea Of No Cares. The album debuted at #1 its first week of release at Canadian retail, garnering further critical acclaim and bringing Great Big Sea's total album sales to over one million units sold.
The group was recently nominated for seven 2003 East Coast Music Awards (ECMA), including Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year and Group of the Year. This past year, the band has also headlined over 100 concerts and festivals in major cities in the US and Europe.
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For more information, please contact:
Fiona Hack, Warner Music Canada
Tel: (416) 758-1109 Fax: (416) 491-7004
Email: fiona.hack@warnermusic.com
Wendy Phillips, Phillips Public Relations Ltd.
Tel: (902) 492-0960 Fax: (902) 491-1839
Email: pprl@atlanticmusicgroup.com
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Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
Great Big Sea's Bassist To Pursue Future Off The Road
(St. John's, NL) -- After ten years of non-stop recording and touring, Great Big Sea's bassist Darrell Power has decided to conclude his affiliation with Great Big Sea.
"I have chosen to pursue interests, musical and otherwise, off the road and closer to home for the foreseeable future", says Power. "It was an amicable decision and the right one for me at this time."
The remaining founders of the group, Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, and Sean McCann will continue to perform and record. A replacement bass player will be hired for live appearances.
"Darrell has been a great driving force in the band and will be missed," says Doyle. "But being in Great Big Sea is an all consuming job and we respect his decision to devote more time to his family, " adds McCann.
Great Big Sea just completed a highly successful tour of Canada this Fall, visiting over 40 cities and performing for over 100,000 people in promotion of its fifth studio album Sea Of No Cares. The album debuted at #1 its first week of release at Canadian retail, garnering further critical acclaim and bringing Great Big Sea's total album sales to over one million units sold.
The group was recently nominated for seven 2003 East Coast Music Awards (ECMA), including Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year and Group of the Year. This past year, the band has also headlined over 100 concerts and festivals in major cities in the US and Europe.
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For more information, please contact:
Fiona Hack, Warner Music Canada
Tel: (416) 758-1109 Fax: (416) 491-7004
Email: fiona.hack@warnermusic.com
Wendy Phillips, Phillips Public Relations Ltd.
Tel: (902) 492-0960 Fax: (902) 491-1839
Email: pprl@atlanticmusicgroup.com
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