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Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage. The band was very successful in Canada, with eleven of their albums being certified Gold in the country, including four being certified Platinum and two achieving multi-platinum certifications. Between 1996 and 2016, Great Big Sea was the sixteenth best-selling Canadian artist in Canada and the sixth best-selling Canadian band in Canada.

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  • Great Big Sea (zkráceně GBS) je kanadská kapela z provincie Newfoundland and Labrador, hrající folkový-keltický rock. Skupina byla založena v roce 1993. (cs)
  • Great Big Sea, kurz GBS, war eine aus Neufundland und Labrador stammende kanadische Folk-Rock-Band. Sie ist bekannt für Neuinterpretationen alter Volksliedern aus ihrer von einer langen Geschichte geprägten Heimat. (de)
  • Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage. The band was very successful in Canada, with eleven of their albums being certified Gold in the country, including four being certified Platinum and two achieving multi-platinum certifications. Between 1996 and 2016, Great Big Sea was the sixteenth best-selling Canadian artist in Canada and the sixth best-selling Canadian band in Canada. While it has been confirmed that the band has officially retired, former members Alan Doyle and Séan McCann have continued performing in their own solo careers typically including music from Great Big Sea in their setlists. (en)
  • Great Big Sea est un groupe canadien rock, originaire de Terre-Neuve, connu notamment pour des interprétations rock énergiques de chants traditionnels terre-neuviens retraçant 500 ans d'un héritage irlandais, anglais et français, et pour leurs performances polyphoniques. Son répertoire s'inscrit dans un registre folk rock voire rock celtique. (fr)
  • I Great Big Sea sono un gruppo musicale folk rock canadese attivo dal 1993. Interpreta musica tradizionale di Terranova e Labrador, inclusi i canti marinareschi, derivanti dalle tradizioni irlandesi, scozzesi e celtiche. (it)
  • Great Big Sea (ou GBS) foi uma banda canadense que misturava rock com música folclórica irlandesa. Eles interpretavam canções folk de Terra Nova, incluindo cantigas do mar com cerca de 500 anos de idade, músicas irlandesas, inglesas e de herança francesa. Apesar do fim da banda, os ex membros Alan Doyle e Séan McCann seguiram em carreiras solo, incluindo músicas da banda em sua setlist. (pt)
  • Great Big Sea var ett kanadensiskt folkrockband från St. John's på Newfoundland. De blivande medlemmarna i bandet träffade varandra på universitetet. Power, McCann och Hallett hade då redan erfarenhet av att spela tillsammans. De hade haft bandet "Ranking Street" tillsammans med sångerskan Jackie St. Croix. Gruppen "Great Big Sea" bildades 1992, då den självbetitlade första plattan "Great Big Sea" släpptes. De är mest kända för att tolka gamla folksånger och sjömansvisor, så kallade shanties med ett medryckande rock-stuk. Medlemmarna skriver även eget material. (sv)
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  • Great Big Sea (zkráceně GBS) je kanadská kapela z provincie Newfoundland and Labrador, hrající folkový-keltický rock. Skupina byla založena v roce 1993. (cs)
  • Great Big Sea, kurz GBS, war eine aus Neufundland und Labrador stammende kanadische Folk-Rock-Band. Sie ist bekannt für Neuinterpretationen alter Volksliedern aus ihrer von einer langen Geschichte geprägten Heimat. (de)
  • Great Big Sea est un groupe canadien rock, originaire de Terre-Neuve, connu notamment pour des interprétations rock énergiques de chants traditionnels terre-neuviens retraçant 500 ans d'un héritage irlandais, anglais et français, et pour leurs performances polyphoniques. Son répertoire s'inscrit dans un registre folk rock voire rock celtique. (fr)
  • I Great Big Sea sono un gruppo musicale folk rock canadese attivo dal 1993. Interpreta musica tradizionale di Terranova e Labrador, inclusi i canti marinareschi, derivanti dalle tradizioni irlandesi, scozzesi e celtiche. (it)
  • Great Big Sea (ou GBS) foi uma banda canadense que misturava rock com música folclórica irlandesa. Eles interpretavam canções folk de Terra Nova, incluindo cantigas do mar com cerca de 500 anos de idade, músicas irlandesas, inglesas e de herança francesa. Apesar do fim da banda, os ex membros Alan Doyle e Séan McCann seguiram em carreiras solo, incluindo músicas da banda em sua setlist. (pt)
  • Great Big Sea var ett kanadensiskt folkrockband från St. John's på Newfoundland. De blivande medlemmarna i bandet träffade varandra på universitetet. Power, McCann och Hallett hade då redan erfarenhet av att spela tillsammans. De hade haft bandet "Ranking Street" tillsammans med sångerskan Jackie St. Croix. Gruppen "Great Big Sea" bildades 1992, då den självbetitlade första plattan "Great Big Sea" släpptes. De är mest kända för att tolka gamla folksånger och sjömansvisor, så kallade shanties med ett medryckande rock-stuk. Medlemmarna skriver även eget material. (sv)
  • Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage. The band was very successful in Canada, with eleven of their albums being certified Gold in the country, including four being certified Platinum and two achieving multi-platinum certifications. Between 1996 and 2016, Great Big Sea was the sixteenth best-selling Canadian artist in Canada and the sixth best-selling Canadian band in Canada. (en)
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  • Great Big Sea (fr)
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  • Great Big Sea (pt)
  • Great Big Sea (sv)
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