| The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid (born March 5, 1962).Joon (1993), and for several charity events, such as the Terry Fox Run and Red Nose Day 2007, as well as a Molson Canadian beer commercial.Eyes", in response to the taunts they received in junior school, they formed The Proclaimers in 1983.The brothers are famous fans of Hibernian Football Club, and "Sunshine on Leith" has become a theme song for the club, being played at every home match.Many of their songs reflect their political views, such as "Letter from America" and "Cap in Hand".On May 16, 2006, the twins announced their participation in a campaign to free a fellow Scot, Kenny Richey, from his death row sentence in Ohio, United States, including an appearance at a charity concert."I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" and "I'm on My Way" were both major chart hits in Australia, and the pair had a very successful tour of Australia in 1989.They were supported in Sydney and Canberra by indie rock band The Mexican Spitfires.Helped by the inclusion of "I'm on My Way" on the Shrek soundtrack in 2001, the Proclaimers have remained popular in Australia with "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".As of May 2006 "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" had remained in the iTunes download chart since December 2004.The 1988 album Sunshine on Leith sold over 25,000 copies in 2005."I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" with television comedy characters Andy Pipkin (played by Matt Lucas) and Brian Potter (Peter Kay) for the Comic Relief charity.David Bellamy, Rod, Jane and Freddy, Paul O'Grady, David Tennant, Frank Sidebottom and many more.This new version of the song reached No.On 31 December 2007 Hogmanay they sold out a concert in Stirling Castle to celebrate the new year.In 1994, their cover of "Get Ready" was featured in the soundtrack for the hit film Dumb and Dumber.Their song "I'm on My Way" appeared on the soundtrack to the 2001 animated film Shrek.In 2003, the Proclaimers finished fifth in The Glasgow Herald's poll to find The Most Scottish Person in the World.On April 30, 2006, the Proclaimers appeared on the hit animated show Family Guy's episode "You May Now Kiss The...On September 17, 2006 it was announced that a jukebox musical featuring the music of the Proclaimers was being prepared and set to debut in April 2007 performed by the Dundee Repertory Ensemble and directed by James Brining.On the February 27, 2007 episode of the television show, How I Met Your Mother, the band's "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" was played multiple times throughout the show as the "cassingle" that was stuck in the tape deck of a car."I'm Gonna Be" was an unofficial charity single for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day 2007 in the UK.The Proclaimers feature in the song and the accompanying video.Lucas wrote sleeve notes for their greatest hits, while Kay joined the band on stage when they performed at Live 8.On April 4, 2007 they appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show.In issue 165 of Viz, there is a head to head to find the "King of the Proclaimers", Craig vs Charlie.In 2007 they were featured on Alabama 3's album M.This page was last modified 10:33, 4 January 2008.See Copyrights for details.The first single 'Life With You' from the new album is fast emerging as a Proclaimers classic.Universal) on September 3d in the UK to fantastic critical acclaim and great commercial success with album sales beyond silver status.Ireland tour, 44 dates to over 85,000 fans.Last summer has seen them play at a number of festivals, including 2 triumphant main stage performances at V Festivals.Album Charts at No 5 and now turned platinum.Then Craig, Charlie and band headed to the legendary Rockfield Studios with producer Steve Evans to record the new album.At home, they listened to early rock 'n' roll and country greats such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard and Hank Williams.At school they played in punk bands and formed The Proclaimers in 1983.Letter From America, produced by Gerry Rafferty went Top 3 in November.Gonna Be (500 Miles) and I'm On My Way, The latter track subsequently accompanied one of the pivotal scenes in the hit movie Shrek (2001) while in 1989 I'm Gonna Be spent 6 weeks at number 1 in Australia and a was a top 10 college radio hit in USA.The song went on to soar to No.US Billboard Singles Chart in 1993 after appearing on the soundtrack of the Johnny Depp film Benny And Joon.Persevere, was cut in Minneapolis.The Proclaimers as they went back on another mammoth year long World tour.Another, rather more unusual show saw them perform on the pitch at Hampden Park to over a billion TV viewers before the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen.Written by Stephen Greenhorn.The drama follows the highs and lows of 2 soldiers returning home from Afghanistan.Families, relationships and life in Leith are not all plain sailing in this exceptional love story about every day life in Scotland.Dundee, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow between April and June 2007.Matt Lucas is a huge fan and in the sleeve notes of their Best Of compilation he writes of Scotland's finest Celtic soul brothers: 'I find it hard to put into words quite how the music of The Proclaimers makes me feel.The Proclaimers have enjoyed Gold and Platinum singles and albums in UK Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada.For full biography, Tour Dates, more images and loads more, please visit : www.But, till then, I'll keep listening.The Proclaimers in his sleep' he says well thats utter cowturd.Just to say a big THANK YOU for my best Hogmanay ever ...My friends and I had an absolute ball!Got a couple of mates converted as well, and you did The Light, for me that was worth the ticket.Merry Christmas to you..We wish you a Merry Christmas; We wish you a Merry Christmas; We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Hogmanay concert in Aberdeen.And take this opportunity to thank you all for over 6500 plays in 6 months, also for all the positive comments and encouragement you have given us.Please enjoy Christmas And the New Year and we will look forward to hearing from you in the new year.Tomorrow is my birthday.Thanks so much for the add, your music is absolutely brilliant!Love, Orange Slice Records.New song from our new album on Myspace!Not in Holland or Germany.Im Not Just Saying That Either.."Urgent Security Alert","Warning: You are submitting information to an outside site.Do you wish to continue your form submission?"This video has been added to your favorites.The video has been added to your playlist.Thank you for flagging this video.Content of this nature is not necessarily prohibited on YouTube, however we will review this video and take action as appropriate.Thank you for sharing your concerns.There may be significant legal penalties for false notices.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the form to submit.That movie was awesome..Great song, and good film.Would you like to comment?After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.The code changes based on your selection.I'm gonna be) 500 miles!DM) Craig, everybody knows you from "500 Miles."CR) I think this new album is some of the difference between the "Sunshine on Leith," which was the album "500 Miles" was on, and on this album, I think the songs are more direct.DM) I noticed there was a lot of gospel feel on this album...Christianity, but I have too much doubt to call myself a Christian.And I think probably given that how long this album was, and the period it was written over, that's probably the reason why there's two or three spiritual songs on it.DM) A lot of artists feel that if a song does well as a single through a movie, like "500 Miles", they feel that they're selling out, or that they're not well represented.Do you feel that same way, too?CR) No, no, it wasn't selling out, because in the sense that I mean, the song would still exist, even had it not been recorded for the film.You've just got to keep working, and the more work we do, the more people who will like the general feel of our music and not just one song.DM) Now, if you could choose one song (on this album), which one would you call your best?The words sit well with the music and convey the feeling, better than some others; the production stage is particularly good on that song.Also, the playing is particularly good from the band.Jerry Lee Lewis, the Beach Boys, the Band, and Prince.DM) So, it's a pretty diverse range you have?DM) Now, when you started with your brother, did you ever envision that you'd get as big as you are now?We thought that obviously to do that, we certainly needed to get a record contract, so that's what we aimed for.To get the contract and to play live, and to sell a few records.It's always nice to have singles, but we didn't really do it before that.We did for the long term, so we could have a long time career just playing music, which we enjoy doing most.DM) What can people expect from your live shows?We played much better then.It's not acting out a role, or great light shows or anything.It's sort of getting up and giving the shows as much as you can, when you're performing.DM) You and your brother both write the songs together?The way it used to be was, one of us would write the words and the music, so the song is pretty much complete, and then we'll come together and make any changes which are necessary.Three of four times when you rehearse it, you start changing things around and molding it.DM) Do you ever have any conflicts working with your brother when you see him so often?CR) No, about the music, really.We argue about really minor things every day and always get on each other's nerves, 'cause we are always together, but given that we're twins and we've always been in each other's company, it's not so bad.People want to hear the songs that've been hits, especially if they've bought the single.Our content may not be reproduced in any manner, without written permission from TheCelebrityCafe.The Proclaimers at Amazon.When the Scottish duo of Craig and Charlie Reid emerged in 1987, they were immediately compared to the Everly Brothers.Get Complimentary Ringtones Now!The Proclaimers at Amazon.Build your own online store or Advertise with us.Current Advertisers Sign InHelp improve Yahoo!Shopping APIs, now powering Yahoo!Learn more about our paid syndication program.Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only.Virgin Radio and it's fitting that they're playing both on the Main Stage as well as an intimate session backstage later.The Scottish duo amble onstage with the assuredness of a band that has been doing what they're doing for years.Charlie Read gets the crowd going with handclaps and rousing banter between the bouncing tunes.Rocking the Virgin Radio V Festival tentThe Proclaimers Love?Share itThe Proclaimers chat to Ben at V Festival 2007The Proclaimers Love?Share itAdrian 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