Bad Haggis: Cutting-edge Celtic for the New Millennium
Los Angeles

Bad Haggis delivers some truly incredible sonorities, fusing the most cutting-edge of Celtic with vocal and instrumental soundscapes, often transcending, stylistic boundaries. The band's unique sound stems from it's unusual mixture of instrumentation: Irish uilleann pipes, highland bagpipes, whistles, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, drums and percussion. Always taking a different path than one might expect, Bad Haggis has created its own vocabulary and new hybrid of sound.

The initial vision of Bad Haggis comes from Eric Rigler, undoubtedly the most recorded piper of all time. His credits encompass dozens of CD's, TV & film scores, from featured soloist for composer James Horner on the soundtracks of:

  • Titanic
  • Braveheart
  • The Devil's Own
To recordings with:
  • Phil Collins
  • Rod Stewart
  • Barbara Streisand
  • Whitney Houston
  • Mariah Carey.
The Band consists of:
  • Eric Rigler
  • Mike Hoffman, lead bagpipes/lead guitar
  • Mick Linden, bassist and vocalist
  • Bryon Holley, the world beat vibe of drummer/percussionist
  • With musicianship such as this, it's no surprise that Bad Haggis carves a new groove in its sonic voyage. Tired of the latest corporate musical commodity?? If so, then take a journey into excitingly fresh musical realms of Bad Haggis, a Spun Bugger recording Artist.
Listen to Bad Haggis: Coming in the future!