Red Hot Chilli Pipers – BagRock To The Masses

Releasedate: 21-09-2009; Label: Rel Records / New Music
By: Nina Mende

Red Hot Chilli Pipers are a Scottish ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards, and drummers formed in Scotland in 2004. 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, a twice 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.

On this album you will find many all time hits covered by bag pipes which sounds surprisingly amazing. Sometimes some arrangements are accompanied by female vocals. The sound is very powerful and thriving. It also is very energizing because you know all the songs and can go along right away. Even though it sounds very great with the bag pipes I warn you. If you are not a fan of bag pipes or not used to it, the sound might annoy you after listening to half of the album. But for everybody else this is a nice addition to your collection. And for every Scotland and bag pipes fan this is a definite must. Nice album with nice arrangements of many greatest hits and some nice add-ons.

Links:
Red Hot Chilli Pipers MySpace
Red Hot Chilli Pipers Official