Eric Rigler is famous for his soundtrack work on Titanic, Austin Powers
2, and Braveheart. Bad Haggis is an outgrowth of his prodigious talent.
In just under a decade Eric Rigler has become one of Celtic music's
most sought-after recording session artists, bringing the timeless,
haunting sonorities of the uillean pipes, the Great Highland Bagpipe,
the Scottish small-pipes and the low whistle to film, television, and
recording audiences around the world.
Formed in 1998 Bad Haggis also include the talents of Mick Linden,
Mike Hoffmann, and Bryon Holley. Mick Linden is a veteran of Alasdair
Fraser's Skydance (along with Eric) and African music veteran Prince
Eyango. Mike Hoffmann has worked with Jazz and Rock figures John Handy
(Charlie Mingus), Tony Williams (Miles Davis) and Ed Mann (Frank Zappa).
Bryon Holley has also worked in the African music scene with Armand
Sabel-Lecco, Paul Simon, and Perry Farrell.
Bad Haggis have featured prominantly in some of the earliest Celtic
Grove events such as our annual coverage of the Grandfather Mountain
Highland Games, and the Music of the Rivers charity concert. Bad Haggis
were our featured artists in July of 2000.
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