Aug 30, 2013
Craig and Charlie have been invited to perform a few of their own songs with the legendary Roy Wood and his band at Birmingham Symphony Hall on Monday 16th December. The special gig celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Roy’s ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day’ being released.
Craig and Charlie commented “We are really honoured to play at the 40th anniversary concert.
Roy’s contribution to British R’n’R has been huge, through his work with The Move and Wizzard.
His gift with melody is immense and maybe under appreciated. It is difficult to over emphasise how much happiness his songs bought to us, and so many others, of our generation. It is such a privilege to be asked to play.”
Tickets on sale now http://www.thsh.co.uk/event/roy-wood-rock-and-roll-band-40th-anniversary-christmas-special/
Aug 26, 2013
Craig and Charlie discuss their memories of songs from the 70s and pick a couple of their favourites.
Appearing at 1.hr 30.min into the link
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038xk57
Aug 13, 2013
We are thrilled that the Toronto International Film Festival has selected the movie Sunshine On Leith to have it’s World premiere at the Ryerson Theatre on Monday 9th September.
Peter Mullan performs the track ‘Oh Jean’
Link: http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/sunshineonleith
Dexter Fletcher directs a jubilant, heartfelt musical about the power of home, the hearth, family and love, which has been adapted from the acclaimed stage musical by Stephen Greenhorn. Sunshine On Leith is the tale of one tight-knit family, and the three couples bound to it, as they experience the joys and heartache that punctuate all relationships. And they do it all while singing to songs of The Proclaimers.
Sunshine On Leith stars Peter Mullan (War Horse, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1) and Jane Horrocks (Little Voice), George Mckay (Defiance, The Boys are Back), Kevin Guthrie, Antonia Thomas (Misfits) and Freya Mavor (Skins). Written and adapted by Stephen Greenhorn, directed by Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill) and produced by Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich from DNA Films and Arabella Page-Croft and Kieran Parker from Black Camel Pictures. Musical director is Paul Englishby.
Sunshine On Leith is released in the UK on 4th October 2013 by Entertainment Film Distributors.
Why did it take 20 years before anyone noticed The Proclaimers were born to be turned into a musical? Not since Willy Russell came up with Blood Brothers has Britain produced such a perfect marriage of music and theatre. Had playwright and screenwriter Stephen Greenhorn done nothing else, he should be declared a genius for spotting that the songs of Craig and Charlie Reid – with all their emotional honesty, singalong raucousness and political fire – are a true gift to the stage. THE GUARDIAN
Jul 19, 2013
Video & Photos capturing the Proclaimers opening the main stage at T in the Park 2013.
http://www.proclaimers.co.uk/the-proclaimers-t-in-the-park-2013/
