“They have been described as bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent and a show so hot it carries its own health warning,” he says of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Red Hot Chilli Pipers bringing own brand of 'bagrock' to Pittsburgh
“They have been described as bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent and a show so hot it carries its own health warning,” he says of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.
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wow! what an interesting article and an even more interesting band. one of my favorite things about this article is the language that is used to describe the band. one of my favorites being “the most famous bagpipe band on the planet.". I am happy to here that this author is so excited about the red hot chilli pipers. As for the band itself, I they do sound truly unique. With their mix of rock and traditional bagpipe aspects, I think they would be a good transition for the audience of the Bayham theatre. Also, I think that Pittsburgh is a great place fore this group to find audiences because of the influence of Andrew Carnegie and his Scottish background. I mean, CMU is the only place where you can get a masters in bag piping. After listening to some of their concerts pieces it seems like they really enjoy what they are doing and I hope that they find an audience in Pittsburgh.
Oh man. This article is hyping up what could be the dorkiest band in the world- from the name to the genre everything about this is cringibly sweet and hilarious. Obviously I couldn't read this article without looking up the "most famous bagpipe band on the planet." And, I have to say... For a band full of bagpipes with a parody name who do only covers of the cheesiest 80's rock songs, they do what they do well. Would I go to this concert..? Maybe not. I don't know if I could stomach Journey's greatest hits on or Thunderstruck on bagpipe. But it seems they have a lot of fans. Like, on Youtube there's a massive concert with dancers, and screaming fans. I also like that they thought to themselves, "What's another city with Scottish influence, filled inexplicably with bagpipe music," and came up with Pittsburgh. Knowing some bagpipe majors... there will be some people who will go to this ridiculous concert.
Well. I'm a little miffed I missed them. I am more so miffed that they are not a Red Hot Chili Peppers bagpipe cover band. I got irrationally excited when I saw the title of this article. I was SO ready for some "Californication" bagpipe remix. But when I looked them up on YouTube I was in no way disappointed. They have been on BBC Radion One covering Avicii's "Wake Me Up." For all you fellow commentors out there, please look up the youtube video. You will not be disappointed.
This band concept is definitely an innovative way to share the tradition of bagpipes. I would, however, but totally embarrassed if one of those dudes was my dad.
It’s great that there are people doing things as creative as “bagrock”. We hear bagpipes often on campus and this article is a great reminder that this is just a CMU thing. I wonder how the Red Hot Chili Pipers set is different from other bagpipe groups. I’m not extremely familiar with what is normal for bagpipe groups, but nevertheless I would be interested to hear the differences. I’m also interested how the set list changes based on the venue they are playing at. I think it would be neat to see them in concert in diffrent places to see how different groups of people react to the group. I don’t know how I would personally act if I was somewhere where the group started to play. I think that this concert would have been and interesting concert to attend and I’m sorry that I missed it.
Looks like the Bagpipe squad always playing during ridiculous hours on the cut is finally going to have some competition. It must be rough out there in the highly competitive ‘ensemble bagpiping’ field. In all seriousness though, it’s interesting to learn that there’s a group out there who can integrate rock elements with the more traditional bagpipe. I don’t know if it will be good, but it sure sounds like an interesting experience. And I agree that this sort of unique music could really benefit Pittsburgh, or really any major city. It’s important to see art and music that breaks the boundaries tradition has set. Even if it’s not your taste, supporting this kind of thinking is crucial to progress. That being said, I personally will not be going to see this ‘bagrock’ act when it comes to town. Mostly due to the fact that I’m a poor college student who doesn’t want to risk paying $45 to see an act I might not like. I’ll leave that to the rich, musically curious adults.
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