Great Big Sea

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 24, 2009
Dr. Chad Stebbins

(417) 626-9736

JOPLIN, MO (SNS) – One of Canada’s top folk-rock bands will take the stage at Missouri Southern State University as part of “Canada Semester” activities.

The group Great Big Sea will perform at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5 in Taylor Performing Arts Center.

The show is free and open to the public.

Great Big Sea, from Newfoundland, has become one of Canada’s most popular exports. The group draws upon their homeland’s strong Irish and Scottish ancestry and centuries-old seafaring heritage for a mix of sea shanties, folk pop, rowdy Celtic pub songs, and Cajun-style sounds.

“Our music is of Newfoundland,” explains multi-instrumentalist Sean McCann. “It would be impossible to do what we do if we were from anywhere else."

“Our songs come from the sea and the cliffs and the rocks and all the other natural beauties our country provides,” he says, adding, “Without her we simply couldn’t exist.”

Great Big Sea’s fans have been responding since their self-titled debut in 1993; all of their albums have gone gold, and most are multi-platinum.

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