Birth name Bruce William Watson Role Guitarist Name Bruce Watson | Years active 1981–present Occupation(s) Musician Genres Rock music | |
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Born 11 March 1961 (age 63)
Timmins, Ontario, Canada ( 1961-03-11 ) Instruments Guitar, sitar, mandolin, vocals Labels Phonogram Records, Track-BCR Records Associated acts Big Country, Casbah Club, The Skids, Fish Music groups Big Country, Casbah Club, Band Aid (1984), Dead Men Walking Albums Venustraphobia, Big Country at the BBC, Fields of Fire: The Ultimate, The Journey | ||
Bruce William Watson (born 11 March 1961) is a Canadian-born Scottish guitarist, best known for being a Big Country member.
Watson was born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
In the summer of 2007, Watson played in the Skids who had reformed to play two gigs in Dunfermline prior to a set on the main stage at T in the Park.
Also in 2007, to celebrate 25 years of Big Country, he reunited with founding members Tony Butler (now lead vocalist) and Mark Brzezicki to embark on a tour of the UK with dates in Scotland and England. Fellow band co-founder Stuart Adamson died in December 2001.
Starting in 2008, Watson began performing with his son Jamie Watson, as well as releasing an album, The Portastudio Diaries (2009), which chronicled a series of recordings in Bruce Watson's home recording studio.
