For the better part of two decades, Enter The Haggis, a Canadian Celtic rock band based in Toronto, has combined bagpipes and fiddle with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound, praised by the Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and the Globe and Mail.
Their songs offer singalong melodies and deep, meaningful lyrics which tell stories of everyday hard-working people, often faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. Signature songs like “One Last Drink”, “Down With The Ship”, and “Lancaster Gate” have appeared in Hollywood movies, and have been performed and recorded by artists around the world.
Their most recent release was a music video, “Swallowed by a Whale”. It’s an original song, written by Brian and Rose; filmed and edited by Matt Connell on a real-life decommissioned ice-breaker ship called “Stillwatch,” in the harbor off of Midland, ON. Captain Pete Farquharson gave them the run of the ship for a day. The song is based on the true story of a lobsterman who was pulled into the mouth of a humpback whale while diving to check his traps. Amazingly, he lived to tell the tale. (Check the video below.)
Three of their members played to a packed house at the Huntsville Legion last December as “House of Hamill”. Piping in the Haggis this Thursday will be Huntsville’s own “The Cameron of Lochiel Pipes & Drums.”
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The opening act is worth $20.00 ! There piping in The HAGGIS !