25 May 2009
I saw you at the Shepley Festival and have to say how much I enjoyed the show. I was expecting something good, as you're from Scotland, but you outdid yourselves. Absolutely awesome, energetic and fun. Thanks for making a wet day very enjoyable. I look forward to see you again.
Elizabeth Spearman
12 May 2009
Just wanted to let you know that the night went every well and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers were a great success - they were still being talked about at breakfast. So please pass on everyone's thanks to them for the making the evening go with a swing and also pass on my thanks for their patience over the time they were to perform - it is always difficult to give an exact time.
06 April 2009
The evening gig you played at the Webster Theatre Arbroath was, and sorry to sound so cheesy, Chilli-Tastic!!! I've been playing pipes and been interested in music since I was a kid, and I've been to see more than my fair share of gigs and I have to say that yours was probably one of, if not THE best one yet! The first time I saw the band perform was at T in The Park with the Darkness and I was hooked! Since then I've been a devoted follower. It was my 25th Birthday on the day of the concert, and having the band sing 'Happy Birthday' to me in the concert lobby was the icing on the cake! What a present! I love piping and playing in pipebands. I've even got my own folk group. Seeing you guys has inspired me to practise more, compose more and generally be more innovative with my piping. I started off my piping career with the Arbroath RBLS Pipeband. My mum is also a piper with the band and played onstage that night. It was a fantastic boost to the band and will give them something to boast about for a long time! So thanks again! I'll definitely be at the next gig...and then the next one...and the next...well, you get the idea! You probably get this all the time...but if you ever need a back up piper...;) All the best guys! Keep doing what you're doing and kick all those trad fuddy-duddy's into touch!
Steve
17 February 2009
ROCK ON WITH BAGPIPES
Bands are often noted for their flamboyance. So it was with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, a Scottish 'bag rock' band, which performed at the Tollygunge Club on Friday evening.
Dressed in black kilts and red socks, the band surprised its audience, both with its musical repertoire and its stage attire. It experimented with a wide array of sounds - traditional folk elements from Scotland, rock, marching tunes and peppy world music - and with Scottish tunes fused with cult rock anthems.
Like any other concert in the city, this too witnessed much hooting and clapping and swaying hands with lighters. What looked effortless on stage - the smooth coordination between band members, their energetic movement and the deft creation of melody - has actually been achieved after years of hard work. After an impromptu jam session at the Calcutta School of Music the following day, founder member Stuart Cassells talked about the band. It also features fellow grade one pipers Willie Armstrong and Kevin Macdonald, world champion snare drummer Stevie Graham along with Malcolm McEwan and Steven Black on percussion, Chris Russell on keyboard and Gregor James on guitar.
Even a musical journey has its obstacles. The Pipers objective is to popularise the bagpipes. There is pressure from record labels to trade the traditional for a modern sound as well as the challenge to keep an audience engaged in an act that makes very little use of words.
But the journey has also been rewarding. It has helped the band discover new audiences. Be it Paris, New York, Dubai, Bangkok or Calcutta, the sight of excited faces shouting for an encore is what makes the band members forget the miseries of the road - jet-lag, empty hotel rooms and the memories of a distant home
Uddalak Mukherjee.
25 January 2009
You guys rock! saw you at Dottie's gig for Rumania in Strathpeffer thank you for that she is amazing with what she does for those kids and you have helped her so much by playing for them ! Best night ever come back soon x x
Moira
What a brilliant night.
The guys are amazing,wonderful and just sheer brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for everything. I still can't believe that you did this for us.
Everyone is talking about what a night it was from start to finish.
We raised £9000 clear. This is all down to you.
Once again, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. GIVE ALL THE BOYS OUR LOVE FROM HIV MISSION POSSIBLE.
Nana Dottie
09 December 2008
Just to say a huge thank you from myself and St Vincent's Hospice in Howwood. We raised a fab £20000 on Sunday. This was brilliant from 220 ladies given today's climate. They all had a ball and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers were an immense success. The ladies did not want them to stop in fact we did keep shouting for encores. The Chillis had a long day to wait and perform and they did this very graciously. The boys could not be more helpful.
Lorraine Tracey
Event Organiser
02 December 2008
Just a big thank you to you and the boys for Outstanding performance on Saturday night at The Lodge on Loch Lomond Hotel, the event was a huge success for Maggie's Cancer Centre in Glasgow and we raised a Fantastic sum of £12,845.75. The event planning from start to finish ran so smoothly, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers finished off our evening with such a high and the feedback from all of our guests / clients was tremendous!! We cant wait until next year - Once again a huge thanks!!
Alison Bell
Business Manager
The Lodge on Loch Lomond
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers provided fantastic entertainment at our
annual charity event held at Lodge on Loch Lomond Hotel, this year in
aid of Maggie's Centre Glasgow. Over 120 guests enjoyed the ultimate
ceilidh experience and the Pipers provided an outstanding finale to the
evening.
Niall Colquhoun, proprietor Lodge on Loch Lomond Hotel December 2008
01 December 2008
Hi guys. Just wanted to say - Inverness St Andrews night performance...'AWESOME'..'BRILLIANT' although a cold damp night we were all rockin. Come back again soon!...we love ya mwhaaaaaa!
Angie Babes
Inverness
07 October 2008
I think we’re all still a bit stunned on this side of the pond by your brilliant performances of last weekend in Hartford, CT, USA! While the rain may have dampened our original festival plans, our spirits are soaring with the delightful memories made by your brief visit here. Awesome! Phenomenal! Wacked! When all the superlatives have been shouted out, I can only say that there is nothing on this planet to compare with a live performance by The Red Hot Chilli Pipers!
Aside from your superb musical talents, your professionalism and your boundless energy and enthusiasm for your audience and the obvious joy you all exude, everyone almost seemed surprised to find that you are all the sweetest, friendliest and funniest lads we could ever hope to meet! This wildly popular band of young superstars seem utterly unaffected by their world acclaim and, that, combined with all the rest is one “class act” my friends! Your generosity of spirit and willingness to share the stage in a grand finale with our local bagpipers was nothing short of amazing and your combined performance of “Amazing Grace”with them was absolutely flawless and left not a dry eye in the room!
It has been an honor and an unforgettable experience for me to have had the rare opportunity of getting to know you all and to work with you in bringing the band over for your first live appearance in New England. While we are all suffering from “Chilli withdrawal,” we can hardly wait until your highly anticipated return to “Pipes in the Valley ’09.” You are truly a Scottish national treasure! You guys ROCK!
Gail McClellan
Festival Coordinator
'Pipes in the Valley'Celtic Music Festival
22 September 2008
Well, life will never be the same for 6 Highland Goddesses after the phenomenal Red Hot Chili Piper performance at Loopallu. We can't even remember who the other bands are that played and are counting down the days til Ironworks!
Dee