Enter the Haggis

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Enter the Haggis
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General information
origin Toronto , Canada
Genre (s) Folk Rock , Celtic Folk
founding 1996
Website www.enterthehaggis.com
Founding members
Craig Downie
Fiddle , vocals, acoustic guitar, bouzouki , mandolin , uillean pipes , bodhrán , banjo
Duncan Cameron
Electric guitar , acoustic guitar, background vocals
 Teemie Paterson
Ken Horne
Bass , acoustic guitar, vocals
 Rodent
Current occupation
Vocals, fiddle, acoustic guitar, keyboard
Brian Jonathan Buchanan
Vocals, Great Highland Bagpipes, Deger Pipe , Acoustic Guitar, Tin Whistle, Harmonica, Trumpet
 Craig Downie
Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
 Trevor Sidney Lewington
Vocals, electric bass
 Mark Andrew Abraham
Drums, percussion
 Bruce McCarthy

Enter the Haggis , also EtH or Haggis , is a Canadian-Scottish folk rock band from Toronto , Canada . The group has existed since 1996. In Germany they first appeared in 2005 as part of the Folk im Schlosshof Festival in Bonfeld near Heilbronn . Many fans of the band in North America and Europe call themselves “Haggis Heads”, in Germany correspondingly “Haggis Heads”. Haggis is a Scottish national dish .

Enter the Haggis' music is sometimes referred to as "Celtic Fusion " or "Newgrass" - derived from bluegrass . Their typical sound is created by combining “Celtic” folk instruments with modern rock music . With the Great Highland Bagpipes played by the band's founder, Craig Downie, the band's music is reminiscent of Scottish folk music.

Since the band was founded, Enter the Haggis toured many places in Canada, Europe and the USA. They have also performed at many major international folk and folk rock festivals.

Band members 2010

  • Brian Jonathan Buchanan from Ottawa , Ontario
  • Craig Downie from Glasgow , Scotland
  • Trevor Sidney Lewington from Toronto, Ontario
  • Mark Andrew Abraham from Hamilton , Ontario
  • Bruce McCarthy from Toronto, Ontario

Discography

  • 1998: Let the Wind Blow High
  • 2001: Aerials
  • 2002: Live!
  • 2004: Live at Lanigan's Ball (DVD)
  • 2004: Casualties of Retail
  • 2006: Soapbox Heroes
  • 2007: Northampton
  • 2009: Gutter Anthems
  • 2009: Live at the Real Room (DVD)
  • 2011: Whitelake
  • 2013: The Modest Revolution
  • 2013: Live at Saint Claire

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