Bad Haggis is a
Celtic band with roots in
Scottish music. The American group is led by piper
Eric Rigler, who has played on dozens of movie soundtracks. A tune by Bad Haggis was used in the first season of
Crossing Jordan, and pipes and whistles played by Eric Rigler are still heard regularly on the show.
Eric Rigler has played bagpipes on several movies and is commonly regarded as "the world's most recorded piper". He also played the pipes at former President
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
's memorial service.
Current members
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Eric Rigler -
uilleann pipes,
great highland bagpipes,
Scottish smallpipe,
tin whistle
* Mike Hoffmann -
electric guitar,
acoustic guitar
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*
Mick Linden
Mick Linden is the bassist for the Celtic/Fusion group Bad Haggis
Bad Haggis is a Celtic band with roots in Scottish music. The American group is led by piper Eric Rigler, who has played on dozens of movie soundtracks. A tune by Bad Haggis was ...
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electric bass,
vocals
* Ryan Krieger -
drums
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* Alberto Lopez -
percussion
Past members
* Rogerio Jardim - drums, vocals
* Bryon Holley - drums, vocals
Guest members
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Rubén Blades - vocals, percussion
*
Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band
Discography
* Bad Haggis (1998)
* Ark (2000)
* Trip (2001)
* Wine Dark Sea (2005)
Movie Soundtracks with either Bad Haggis or Eric Rigler
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Titanic
*
Braveheart
''Braveheart'' is a 1995 American historical drama film directed and produced by, and starring Mel Gibson. Gibson portrays Sir William Wallace, a late-13th century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence ag ...
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Austin Powers
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Troy
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Master and Commander
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Cinderella Man
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External links
yahoo.comMore information about the movie history of Eric Rigler and Bad Haggis
mikehoffmaNN.comGuitarist Mike Hoffmann.
hoffmannamps.comHoffmann Amplification - Musical instrument amp builder for Bad Haggis
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American folk musical groups
Celtic music groups