15 May 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MaNce_p070
More antics from The Gary & Dougie show!
This is the second half of the band's time in Saudi Arabia!
Hope you enjoy.
Chillis x
27 April 2011
After some technical issues, part 3 of the video diary is now online!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yh3G_xe7FM
The band had a tremendous gig in Dubai with an amazing setting and a huge stage with phenomenal production. The band then had two weeks in Saudi Arabia.
The first week we were in Jeddah and stayed in the western compound and then the second week in Riyadh staying at the Palace of Pat and Gordon.
Fantastic hospitality from everyone in Saudi Arabia and the band will be back again next year.
Germany, Switzerland and Netherlands here we come!
21 March 2011
The band have enjoyed a wonderful week on the east coast of America. We have met fabulous people like Jerry Hyland in Springfield and Matt Forde in Mystic. The band played sell out gigs such as BB Kings in Manhattan and 1800 people bought tickets to see the band at the Warner Theatre in Torrington. Performing on the float at the irish prade in Mystic was a realy highlight too! Thanks to all our fans in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts for continued support and help. Especially Gail and Bob, Megan, Katie and Sean, Jim and Heather, Susan and Tom, Jim Driscoll and Joan.
Watch part two of the Gary and Dougie show here below. Part 3 is coming up shortly!
16 March 2011
Hey Piper fans!
The chilli pipers are enjoying their Spring Tour very much.
A couple of wonderful gigs in Luxembourg then it was off to the USA to start with a sell out gig at BB Kings on 42nd Street on Times Square Manhattan. The band is then off to Dubai and then Saudi Arabia!
Dougie and Gary have been let loose with a video camera...........You can check out some backstage shenanigans here.
03 February 2011
We enjoyed a great gig at the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow at the ABC venue. It was a real pleasure to be joined on stage by Phil Cunningham for our two 'new' numbers - Cathcart and The Appropriate Dipstick - both tunes composed by the Godfather of Scottish Music, Phil Cunningham.
The Appropriate Dipstick in particular is one we will definitely be keeping in the Chilli Piper set.
It was also wonderful to have Lorne MacDougall on stage with is. Lorne is a wonderful piper and musician who has contributed so much to the music of The Red Hot Chilli Pipers.
Check out his new CD at
www.lornemacdougall.com
On another note, all the guys with Mal McEwan and his fiancee Sam, all the very best for the their travels around the globe and we look forward to him joining us again onstage soon.
Hope the new year diets are going better than ours!
The Chillis x
14 December 2010
Weihnachten Bei Uns (Xmas at Ours) is Germany's oldest running Christmas TV show on WDR along with Michael Bolton and Andrea Berg!
The Chilli Pipers are delighted to be part of the show which will be broadcast on Xmas Day in Germany and Austria.
The programme is presented by Helene Fischer and features some amazing artists.
Here is the Chilli Pipers with Andrea Berg who is Germany's highest selling artist ever!
05 December 2010
The Chillis were delighted to join our First Minister Alex Salmond and children from the High School of Glasgow to help launch our St Andrews Day in Scotland.
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St Andrews Day is a great chance for Scots around the world to reflect and remember the contribution that our wonderful small country has made to the world.
We also played a great gig in the middle of the famous small City of St Andrews to celebrate! To have a St Andrews Day celebration in St Andrews itself is like celebrating St Patricks Day in Dublin.
Looking forward to it next year again already!
Hope all are keeping warm!
See you at a gig soon.
23 October 2010
We want to hear from the Kilted Generation on which tracks you like the best on the new CD..
Add your comments below.
Here is the review from Pete Fyffe, which has appeared in many magazines.
RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS – Music For The Kilted Generation (Rel Records RECD572)
Be warned, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers should be labelled with a government health warning for their seriously pleasurable excursions inflicting harm to those of a delicate disposition. They are a band guaranteed to put a smile on the face of any jaded ‘folky’ that doesn’t run a mile from the word ‘entertainment’ and if I didn’t know better I’d swear they are influenced more by Kenny G than Pipe Major Robert Mathieson. Firstly I’d like to say that if you’re thinking of buying an album for the Hogmanay period, this should be top of your list. By golly (not exactly my choice of words) the band don’t care who they nick their material from so be prepared for an onslaught of Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars”, Deep Purple’s “Black Knight”, Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga” and Robbie Williams “Let Me Entertain You”…and by God they do! Year’s ago I was stunned by pipe major GS McLennan’s “Little Cascade” performed by Capercaillie on their debut album. Given this re-vamped treatment by the Chilli’s with its funky percussion and horn led stabs it will get everyone into a party mood and if that doesn’t then (as my old mucker Noel Murphy would have said) you’re probably dead. If I was starting out all over again in this business we call “folk” this is the band I’d wish I’d been a member of. With a thrusting energy that will blast any preconceptions of what the mighty highland bagpipes are capable of this is a band that should thrive on the festival circuit and more power to their bellows driven elbow! www.redhotchillipipers.com
10 October 2010
Father Ted and his crazy show on Rock Radio were graced with the appearance of some chilli pipers!
Chris, Stav, Nick and Stuart turned up and had a laugh, playing a couple of dittys and an unforgettable rendition on air of 'Everybody Needs Somebody' in honour of Soul singer Solomon Burke!
Father Ted also joined in with the band with an unplugged version of 'Long Way to the Top' which is one the band's new CD!
6 Days to Go!
09 October 2010
The countdown is on!
Only 7 Days to go until the launch of 'Music for the Kilted Generation'
Have you ordered your copy yet?
The rehearsals for the new show have been coming on really well and we are all really enjoying playing the new songs.
Looking forward to seeing you at the gigs we have in October - I hear Aberdeen is just about sold out.
Be quick for tickets!
Chillis x