A chat with Charlie from
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t was sunny in Edinburgh, at last the start of summer and a perfect day to talk to Charlie from The Proclaimers and share the story of Steven playing Sunshine on Leith. And we talked about other things too: the separation that we’ve all been through and the admiration he has for all those people who had to carry on.
What’s it been like to be separated from the band? We haven’t been able to get together for over a year. For a band, being in the same room together as an ensemble and interacting is what’s enjoyable, so we certainly miss that. For Craig and I, it’s the first time since we formed the band that we haven’t rehearsed for months. We’ve both had our first jab and have our second this week, so that’s comforting but we’re keeping to the restrictions. Although we’re twins and work closely together, we have been separated from other family members too, which has been tough and something many other families will be dealing with too.
Has lockdown affected the band’s creativity? We’ve been working on 9-10 new songs. The intention was to record them this year, but we’ll
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have to wait until next year. It’s the right thing to do. It’s frustrating but it’s better to say it will be next year and work towards that, when hopefully life will be getting back to normal.
Do you get recognised much? With a mask on I definitely don’t get
