Big Country's Bruce Watson on the 80's sound & playing Cold War-era Russia

By Kyle Meredith

Published November 15, 2018 at 3:24 PM EST

Big Country's Bruce Watson gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss the 30th anniversary of the Scottish band's 1988 LP, Peace In Our Time, it's uncharacteristic big-80's sound, and how the band found themselves as one of the first Westerners to play in Cold War-era Russia.

Listen to the interview above and then check out the video below:

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Kyle is the WFPK Music Director. Email Kyle at kmeredith@lpm.org

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