Highland Bagpipes:Bagpiper Don and guest piper Paul Percussion:Thane/drum-kit & Etc-Percussion, AndrewN aka JAZ/Highland Snare & Etc-Percussion Dancing - current: Carol/belly, Maggie/Highland Dancing - always: random people shakin' it and havin' fun
WANTED: Hand-drummers, belly dancers, Highland dancers, Irish step dancers NOTE: The musicians Bagpiper Don seeks will often be able to contribute by playing at least one instrument other than their primary piece. ALSO... As a part of the professional image this project projects & maintains, and for copasetic inner-workings, a ground-rule has been laid -- that all players work substance-free -- rehearsals, gigs, and any time in the public eye. Specific expectations will be detailed to musicians who have audition being considered for participating in the project.
Nae Regrets is the Celtic-Fusion project of Bagpiper Don, blending Highland Bagpipes with various percussion -- most recently featuring the INCREDIBLE drum kit playing of Thane.
PAST
Nae Regrets was originally known as Circle Of Stone starting with Bagpiper Don and drum-kit player friend Anthony in 2005(?) when Bagpiper Don was wrapping up his sessions as Highland Bagpipe front-man of The Bag'n'Pipe Hoppers. Bagpiper Don and Anthony played a couple of shows and did a little recording, and just as soon as getting the project going, had to take mutual hiatus'es to wrap up stuff in their personal lives.
Making a go of it again, Bagpiper Don and Anthony put the project back together in time for NW Folklife Spring-2008. It was clear that the name "Circle Of Stone" wasn't working for the duo, so they changed it to Nae Regrets -- after a track title on Celtic-musician Martyn Bennett's last album "Grit" (RIP).
Now, as Nae Regrets, Bagpiper Don and Anthony with the hand-drumming skills of future mega-star actor Gabe recorded a Session which became the first CD "CRAB Hall Session 05.08.08".
Although it was a good experience, it became clear that a shift in the orginization was occurring -- one that was proposed in January 2008 when the band came out of hiatus -- that this would go from being a band to a project of Bagpiper Don's, where he would pipe and bring in different percussionists, musicians and dancers.
Our first single, Drunk Tonight EP, and our first DVD Drunk Rock Videos DVD is now available for pre-order from the store section of our website. Click the above images for info......... ..
I've just listened to your stuff again and the first half of 'Bonnie set' sent a proper shiver up my spine.Nice one.You've managed to bring the part of me that's Scottish back out tonight.
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