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The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers were a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid, who came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America", which reached No. 3 in the UK and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped charts worldwide.



The Proclaimers' style draws from a mixture of influences, including country, folk and punk rock and their music is typified by their Scottish looks and accents.


They also did a cover of Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World", which endeared them to me even more.


I first got to be fan of theirs after hearing Letter from America and their classic album 'Sunshine on Leith', released in 1988, I also recommend the film of the same name - largely based upon the album.







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