Maybe twins learn to be pals so they don't batter shit out of each other." The Proclaimers were born at the Eastern General Hospital in Leith, Edinburgh on 5 March 5 1962. Charlie arrived 30 ...

THE Proclaimers expressed their "eternal gratitude" to late First Minister Alex Salmond before performing a rousing anthem in tribute to him at a memorial service today. Hundreds of mourners ...

Image: Alex Salmond's widow Moira Salmond. Pic: PA Among the musical performances, Scottish duo the Proclaimers were applauded for singing Cap In Hand - a pro-independence song which features the ...

The Proclaimers, Paolo Nutini, Biffy Clyro and Franz Ferdinand are among more than 170 artists and organisations to warn the First Minister he is overseeing the ‘worst crisis that Scotland’s ...

By Sophie Williams Coldplay have teamed up with Laura Mvula to cover The Proclaimers’ classic track, “Sunshine On Leith.” Watch the performance in full below. The band delivered an emotive ...

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.

“When I was a kid, my nan used to say to me, ‘if you sing this song to me, Proclaimers, you’ll get a biscuit’. And I used to ...

Chris Martin had only heard the Proclaimers single “Sunshine on Leith” for the first time three days before Coldplay performed a cover of the 1988 record for BBC’s Radio 2 Piano Room.

In America, mostly of us only know Scottish duo the Proclaimers for “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” the driving, heavy-accented 1988 ditty that didn’t become a big alt-rock radio hit until it ...

Today, we look back at the Proclaimers' debut, This Is the Story. THE tale goes that Craig and Charlie Reid, of The Proclaimers, were playing a festival in Edinburgh, in the days before they found ...