Ok, I know I mentioned these guys in an earlier thread, but that was just knowing a couple of their tunes. I bought the CD and I have to say, I am totally amazed. This is some of the best music I’ve heard, ever.

Unless hearing a fiddle causes a gag reflex, you should check them out. Their music is hard to describe, but comes across sort of like progressive/Celtic/folk/rock/bluegrass. The CD I got “Casualties of Retail” is about half instrumental and half with vocals. Both are great- their vocals use lots of harmonies and their instrumentals have some complex patterns, including non-standard meters likes 7/8. Their typical instrumentation is guitar, bass, drums, fiddle, and bagpipes, though they also have some other stuff in there too (such as Latin percussion and a harmonica).

I know I have tastes that are probably different from many, but I can’t imagine not liking this stuff. This is one of the first times I’ve ever heard a bagpipe and enjoyed it (yes, I have a personal bias against bagpipes for some strange reason).

Anyway, they’re independent so I figured I’d do my part by posting here. And since they’re from Canada and I don’t know what the exchange rates are, I should note you can get their CD from buy.com (it took me some searching to figure that out).

I like fiddles. I'm far more likely to have a gag reflex to the bagpipes. How prevalent is it in their music?

Speaking of fiddling, I had a friend in high school who was already a world class fiddler. Sadly, his website seems a tad out-dated. You can still get his album here, though. I recommend it.

I'll check out Enter the Haggis, too. Maybe I'll get around the bagpipes

Oooops. Sorry about that. I received my order for all of the albums and the DVD. I have not had a chance to even open the CDs yet. More to follow later.

I used my credit card to do the automatic currency conversion, and ordered from the vendor recommended on the ETH site.

Perhaps the bagpipes being used don't have drones, like some Uilleann pipes.