Roadie Rowdy Piper Band
The Roadie Rowdy Piper Band ( RRPB ) was an Austrian-Irish folk band and developed out of two folk groups from the 1980s, the Stadtpfeiffer and Cidre .
Xandi Tichy (Scottish Bagpipes, Accordion, Tinwhistle, Percussion) and Mario Prinz (vocals, guitar) played in both groups and founded the RRPB together with Chris Schöner on a long night in the early 1990s. After Chris Schöner left, Stephan Stoney Steiner took over the fiddle part in 1995 and Brian O'Shea (banjo, mandolin, vocals) from Dublin joined the group in November 1996.
With these personnel changes, the band became more professional. The highlights were appearances as part of the soccer World Cup qualifier between Austria and Scotland in the Vienna Stadium , the Wiener Metropol , the Funkhaus Wien and the Lent Festival in Marburg. After "Stop That" the second CD "Anyway" ( extra plate 343-2) was released in June 1998 .
Band members
- Brian O'Shea
As a banjo, mandolin and bouzouki player one of the most sought-after session musicians in Dublin. Became All Ireland Champion on the mandolin and was a member of the folk-rock group Speranza . From autumn 1996 in Vienna and member of the Roadie Rowdy Piper Band. Working as a language teacher (English) in Vienna. Has been living in Dublin for several years
- Mario Prince
After musical beginnings as a guitarist with the rock group Change in the mid-1970s, he worked as a cultural sociologist (diploma thesis: Wiener Gaststätten, dissertation: Das Orchester) and member of the folk groups Stadtpfeiffer and Cidre . As managing director of the Association for Cultural Exchange, organizer of the Gutenbrunn Folk Festival (1995–2004). Founding member of the Roadie Rowdy Piper Band in 1992. Owner of the Dr. Mario Prinz POTSTILL GmbH-
- Stephan "Stoney" Steiner
Since 1995 he has been a fiddle player in the Roadie Rowdy Piper Band. Studied musicology and is an integral part of the Vienna session scene and a sought-after guest musician with many ensembles. His musical contributions to the folk group Hotel Palindrone document his wide-ranging interest in all types of folk music.
- Xandi Tichy
After starting out blues-rock as a bassist in various groups, today he is a founding member of the multi-instrumentalist of the Roadie Rowdy Piper Band (accordion, Scottish bagpipes, tin whistle, percussion). Together with Mario, he is a member of Stadtpfeiffer and Cidre (LP production: Ikarus, Extraplatte62). Currently working as a music dealer, restaurateur for instruments and composer.