The Proclaimers
The twins were brought up in Auchtermuchty, Fife. After several punk rock bands at school, including one called "eight-Eyes", in response to the taunts they received in junior school, they formed The Proclaimers in 1983.
The pair came to public attention when an Inverness fan sent their demo to the British band The Housemartins, who were impressed enough to invite the Proclaimers on their 1986 UK tour. The exposure of the tour won them a January 1987 appearance on UK popular music programme The Tube on Channel Four. Letter from America peaked at number 3 in the UK singles chart, while the album This is the StorySunshine on Leith featured I'm Gonna Be... (UK number 11) and I'm On My Way (UK number 43). They had a big hit with the EP/single King of the Road, which reached number 9 in the UK in 1990. The follow-up album went gold.














