Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Red Hot Chilli Pipers | |
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 Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Scotland |
| Genres | Celtic Rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | REL Records Ltd |
| Members | Kevin Macdonald Steven Graham Malcolm McEwan Steven Black Gordon "Dougie" McCance Nick "Firestarter" Hawryliw Gary "Freebie Disco" O'Hagen Stevie Lawrence |
| Past members | Willie Armstrong [1] Stuart Cassells Gregor "G-Man" James McPhie Chris Russell Kyle Warren Alan McGeoch Ben Holloway |
| Website | Red Hot Chilli Pipers website |
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are an ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards, and drummers formed in Scotland in 2004. They entered and won the BBC talent show When Will I Be Famous?[2] They are named after American rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
In 2004, the group appeared on the main stage at T in the Park with the headline band, rock group The Darkness and a track from the new Red Hot Chilli Pipers CD was recently played on BBC Radio 1. The band features Stuart Cassells, the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2005, Steven Graham - a thrice world champion snare drummer and three of the band members recently graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Stuart's piping has featured on The Darkness album 'One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back' and on the soundtrack to the film 'Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire'. The group is in much demand performing all over the world from the USA to China at the biggest of events and festivals. In 2010, guitarist Gregor "G-Man" James left to form his own act entitled 'Bags Of Rock'. He was replaced in the band by Fife born Nick Hawryliw.
Discography
2005 - The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
2007 - Bagrock To The Masses
2008 - Blast Live
2010 - Music for the Kilted Generation
Trivia
The Red Hot Chili Pipers were mentioned on the December 2004 Hamish & Dougal's Hogmanay Special, a BBC Radio comedy by Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, though this is probably just a coincidence.
One of their albums is titled Music for the Kilted Generation, in a parody of an album title by The Prodigy.
References
- ^ Eveningtimes.co.uk
- ^ Gavin Cumine (May 31, 2008), "Bagrock with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers: it's a total blast", The Times
External links
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