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Enter the Haggis
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s) Explosive Canadian Celtic Fusion
Years active 1996 – present
Label(s) Firebrand Entertainment
Members
Brian Buchanan
Craig Downie
Trevor Lewington
Mark Abraham
James Campbell
Former members
Duncan Cameron - Fiddle
Owen Pallett - Fiddle
Teemie Paterson - Guitars
Ken Horne - Drums
Rodent - Bass

Enter the Haggis is a Canadian world celtic rock band based in Toronto, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other World fusion music is a Fusion genre of World music, blending musical traditions from around the world and possibly mixing them with modern music such as jazz or Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Commonly called ETH, the band has been playing and recording since 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Their latest studio album, Soapbox Heroes, was produced in conjunction with Grammy award winning producer Neil Dorfsman. Soapbox Heroes is Enter the Haggis 's 5th album It was released in July 18 2006 The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Their style mixes elements of celtic, bluegrass, blues, jazz, folk, ska, punk and prog-rock, as well as mainstream rock.

The name is a reference to the diverse nature of the band's sound. Like Haggis (the food) the sound of ETH is a mixture of diverse and unusual elements, brought together to create something new.

Since its birth in 1996, ETH has kept a rigorous concert schedule, playing in wide ranging venues in Canada, Europe, and the United States. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the They have made appearances at such events as the Folk im Schlosshof in Bonfeld, Germany, the Vancouver Island MusikFest in Vancouver Island, BC, Irish2000 in Albany, New York, The Central Florida Scottish Festival in Orlando, Florida, Celtic Classic in Bethlehem, PA, Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA, and Chicago Irish Fest in Chicago, Illinois. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Contents

Band members

Brian Buchanan

Craig Downie

Trevor Lewington

Mark Abraham

James Campbell

TV Appearances

The PBS Special

In July of 2003 the band played a show to about 20,000 people at the annual Mayor's Cup festival in Plattsburgh New York. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Tony Levin (born June 6 1946, Boston Massachusetts) is an American Bass guitarist Levin is best-known for his work with Progressive Leland "Lee" Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American Musician, Singer-songwriter and Film score composer Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Sault Ste Marie (nicknamed "the Sault" or "the Soo" is a City on the St Carter Anthony Beauford (born November 2, 1957 in Charlottesville Virginia) is a Drummer, Percussionist, and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is a United States -based rock band originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia Neil Peart (ˈpɪərt OC, (born Neil Ellwood Peart, September 12, 1952, Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian Musician Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) American Drummer primarily known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the Progressive Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci Bernard "Buddy" Rich ( September 30 1917 &ndash April 2 1987) was an American jazz drummer and Bandleader Bernard "Buddy" Rich ( September 30 1917 &ndash April 2 1987) was an American jazz drummer and Bandleader Spyro Gyra (ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə is an American Jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo New York, USA Christian Tanna (b Christian Koshowski in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian Musician. I Mother Earth, or IME, was a Canadian Alternative rock band The band was at the peak of its popularity in the mid-to-late 1990s its members have Steve Wilson may refer to Steve Wilson (reporter, reporter Steve Wilson (baseball, baseball player Steve Wilson (offensive A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer At the show, the band was approached by two gentlemen in the TV industry who proposed the idea of filming a live show and releasing as a DVD special to PBS (a network with whom they had many connections). In December that year, the band returned to Plattsburgh and recorded 2 nights of shows at Plattsburgh State University's "Hartman Theater" to throngs of ETH fans. The special was released months later to PBS and aired on many stations across the US. The DVD is available for purchase from the band's website.

A&E Breakfast With the Arts

In 2006 the band performed two songs on the award winning show. "Gasoline" from Casualties of Retail and "One Last Drink" from Soapbox Heroes. Casualties of Retail is an album by Enter the Haggis, released on the United for Opportunity label on October 25 2005 (see 2005 in music Soapbox Heroes is Enter the Haggis 's 5th album It was released in July 18 2006

Live with Regis and Kelly

On March 16, 2007 the band performed on the Live with Regis and Kelly program before a live studio audience. The songs chosen were "One Last Drink" a song written by Lewington with a Celtic flavor from their latest album Soapbox Heroes, and "Minstrel Boy" a distinctive rendition of a familiar Irish tune. Soapbox Heroes is Enter the Haggis 's 5th album It was released in July 18 2006 The latter song appears on their previous album, Casualties of Retail. Casualties of Retail is an album by Enter the Haggis, released on the United for Opportunity label on October 25 2005 (see 2005 in music The band was probably selected to appear because their Celtic sound fit well with the approaching St. Patrick's Day. Saint Patrick's Day (Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig) colloquially St [1]

Miscellaneous

Discography

External links

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