Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Encyclopedia
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are an ensemble consisting of pipers
, guitar
ists, keyboards
, and drummer
s formed in Scotland
in 2004. They entered and won the BBC talent show When Will I Be Famous?
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.
s When Will I Be Famous prime time television show in 2007. They won Live Act of the Year 2007 & 2010 Scots Trad Music Awards
.
2007 - Bagrock To The Masses
2008 - Blast Live
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
.
Bagpipes
Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes of many different types come from...
, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ists, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
s formed in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 2004. They entered and won the BBC talent show When Will I Be Famous?
When Will I Be Famous?
When Will I Be Famous? was a British variety television show hosted by Graham Norton which first aired on BBC One on Saturday 3 February 2007.-Format:The show was presented live and centered around various entertainment acts by -often unknown- performers...
They are named after American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
.
In 2004, the group appeared on the main stage at T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
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
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. The band features Stuart Cassells, the BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2005, Steven Graham - a thrice world champion snare
Snare drum
The snare drum or side drum is a melodic percussion instrument with strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the drumhead, typically the bottom. Pipe and tabor and some military snare drums often have a second set of snares on the bottom...
drummer and three of the band members recently graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
. 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
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman...
'. The group is in much demand performing all over the world from the USA to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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.
Awards and honours
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers won BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
s When Will I Be Famous prime time television show in 2007. They won Live Act of the Year 2007 & 2010 Scots Trad Music Awards
Scots Trad Music Awards
The Scots Trad Music Awards celebrate Scotland's traditional music in all its forms and create a high profile opportunity to bring the music and music industry into the spotlight of media and public attention.-2010:...
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Discography
2005 - The Red Hot Chilli Pipers2007 - Bagrock To The Masses
2008 - Blast Live
Trivia
The Red Hot Chili Pipers were mentioned on the December 2004 Hamish & Dougal's Hogmanay Special, a BBC Radio comedy by Barry CryerBarry Cryer
Barry Charles Cryer OBE is a British writer and comedian. Cryer has written for many noted performers, including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie...
and Graeme Garden
Graeme Garden
David Graeme Garden OBE is a Scottish author, actor, comedian, artist and television presenter, who first became known as a member of The Goodies.-Early life and beginnings in comedy:...
, 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
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
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