Red Hot Chilli Pipers
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| Origin | Scotland |
| Genres | Celtic Rock |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | REL Records Ltd |
| Associated acts | Stuart Cassells |
| Website | www |
| Members | Kevin MacDonald Willie Armstrong Steven Black Dougie McCance Grant Cassidy Marco Coffolla Mike Berrich Gregor Kincaid Alex Kosak Gary O'Hagen Alan McGeoch Ben Holloway Harry Richards Paul Jennings Ryan Butler David Ross David Henderson Ian Thomson Craig Munro Kyle Howie |
| Past members | Steven Graham Gregor James McPhie Nick Hawryliw Stuart Cassells Kyle Warren Malcolm McEwan Cameron Barnes |
Red Hot Chilli Pipers are an ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards and drummers formed in Scotland in 2002. They entered and won the BBC talent show When Will I Be Famous? Their name is a play on the American band the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
In 2004, the group appeared on the main stage at T in the Park with the headline band, the rock group The Darkness. They appeared on BBC Radio 1 on the Greg James show in July 2013 and The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw in 2014.
The band currently has Grant Cassidy – an 8 time world champion snare drummer.
Three members graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Since their formation the Red Hot Chilli Pipers have combined guitars, keyboards, drums and their bagpipes to create 'bagrock' sound. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers perform a fusion of traditional pipe tunes and contemporary pieces. Notable covers performed have included "We Will Rock You" by Queen, "Clocks" by Coldplay and "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple as well as "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol, "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey.
The band has released 5 studio albums as of 2013, of which their first, their 2005 release The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, was the least successful. Their 2007 album Bagrock to the Masses went platinum in Scotland and silver in Great Britain. Their third album and first live album, Blast Live (2008), went triple platinum in Scotland. Their fourth release Music for the Kilted Generation, however, is The Red Hot Chilli Pipers' best International record, reaching Number 2 on the US Amazon Chart. and was only held off of top spot due to Adele's record-breaking album, 21.
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