Red Hot Chilli Pipers Stuart Cassells (pipes), Willie Armstrong (pipes), Kevin MacDonald (pipes), Steven Graham (percussion), Malcolm McEwan (percussion). Winners of the BBC talent show "When Will I Be Famous?" Putting a modern spin on incredible piping and astounding drumming with an emphasis on showing off and putting on a show guaranteed to amaze any audience; The Red Hot Chilli Pipers really are a genuinely unique experience. The line-up includes the BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2005, piper Stuart Cassells. In 2004 the group appeared on the main stage at T in the Park with the headline band, rock group The Darkness and a track from the new Red Hot Chilli Pipers CD was recently played on Radio One. With three of the band members being recent graduates from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, the musicianship is first class. Stuart's piping has featured on The Darkness album 'One Way Ticket to Hell and Back' and on the soundtrack to the film 'Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire'. The group is in much demand performing all over the world from the USA to China at the biggest of events and festivals! Ewan McGregor recently booked the band for his Burn's Supper in London and the band were delighted to have him join us for a few numbers on the snare drum!!!
Scotland Week in NYC goes Platinum Red Hot Chilli Pipers surprised on Times Square with a Platinum Disc by First Minister Alex Salmond! The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are in New York just now with a packed programme of events supporting the Scottish Government and Visit Scotland at this years Scotland Week and Tartan Day's 10th Anniversary celebrations. They have performed at The Scotland Run in Central Park, a concert in the British Memorial Gardens and are doing the Late n' Live concerts at the famous Stout Bar next to Madison Square Garden. The band will be leading The Tartan Day Parade on Saturday the 5th April along with Alex Salmond and Lawrance Tynes, The Scottish superbowl hero! Yesterday on their return from performing for the Scottish Government at a dinner for Senators and Congressman in Washington, First Minister Alex Salmond made a surprise presentation of a Platinum Disc for CD sales in Scotland in Times Square, whilst the band were doing a photo shoot Stuart Cassells from the band says: "It is an absolute honour to receive a Platinum Disc from the First Minister. The band is overjoyed to be here for Scotland Week and this just tops it all off!" Neil Ross from REL Records says " To achieve a Platinum Disc now a days is no mean feat and we are very proud of The Red Hot Chilli Pipers! - they have certainly taken bagpiping into the 21st century and back into the public consciousness!" Alex Salmond says " The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are doing a tremendous job over here in New York promoting Scotland in exactly the way we want to portray and are certainly keeping New York awake with their rock bagpipes!" The CD 'Bagrock to the Masses' was released 6 weeks before Xmas.