The Proclaimers






THEY would walk 500 miles, but instead they took a plane from Britain, then a limo from pub to pub to entertain their many fans and promote their new album. The Proclaimers, the popular twin brother geek-rock duo from Edinburgh, Scotland landed here on the North Shore on July 25 at Seymour's Pub. They sang three songs, shook some hands, signed some autographs and then were off to the next venue. After five stops, they ended the pub crawl at Vancouver's Railway Club. It was all part of a promotion tour that lower mainland fans were happy to see.

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Businessman Peter Ruzyski and Caroline Schein both live in West Vancouver and are big fans of live music.

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The News' senior editor Michael Becker, seen here with Tracy Forbes, knows his music. He has written thousands of articles on the topic.

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These North Shore gals couldn't wait to hear the group sing "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", their biggest hit. From left: Jenn Anderson, Kendra Belshein, Angela Bullock and Corey Kling.

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Lucky fan Dean Majkowski (centre) won a green tour T-shirt much to the envy of his friends Nick Dohmeier (left) and Steve Taylor.

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A big plate of nachos to snack on was the order for Gillian Boylan (left) and Lions Gate Hospital worker Jayne Doherty.

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Pub owner and manager Ray Short (centre) was happy to welcome The Proclaimers, namely twins Craig Reid (left) and Charlie Reid. Ray saw them off in style as they boarded their limo for the next destination.

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Sisters Anna (left) and Katie Burkard (right) enjoy working at the pub and serving customers like Tony Le-Del (centre left) and Christian Knill (centre right).

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Dave Crown, seen here with his daughter Teri Short, owns the Seymour Pub and the Queens Cross.

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They're the Earls girls who got the night off work to come and see the boys sing. From left: Breanne Hartley, Jennifer Kiss and Cardelle Conway.

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SFU grad Tod Pelly is a North Van boy who's headed to California med school to become a chiropractor. Good luck Tod.

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