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'''Eric Rigler''' is an American player of the [[Uilleann]] pipes, [[Great Highland Bagpipes]], and [[tin whistle]]. He plays on his own and with the band [[Bad Haggis]], and has been featured on a number of movie [[soundtrack]]s.<ref name="Eric Rigler">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726767/ Eric Rigler<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has been described as "the most recorded bagpiper of all time".<ref>[http://cdbaby.com/cd/badhaggis1 CD Baby: BADHAGGIS: Ark<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has been playing all forms of [[bagpipes]] and tin whistles since he was a child, performing solo, with bagpipe bands and other musical groups. It has been said that if one hears bagpipes in a movie or on television, it is most likely to be Eric Rigler.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} His playing was featured in a commercial for Titleist Golf and episodes of [[Battlestar Galactica]] on the SciFi Channel. |
'''Eric Rigler''' is an American player of the [[Uilleann]] pipes, [[Great Highland Bagpipes]], and [[tin whistle]]. He plays on his own and with the band [[Bad Haggis]], and has been featured on a number of movie [[soundtrack]]s.<ref name="Eric Rigler">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726767/ Eric Rigler<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has been described as "the most recorded bagpiper of all time".<ref>[http://cdbaby.com/cd/badhaggis1 CD Baby: BADHAGGIS: Ark<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has been playing all forms of [[bagpipes]] and tin whistles since he was a child, performing solo, with bagpipe bands and other musical groups. It has been said that if one hears bagpipes in a movie or on television, it is most likely to be Eric Rigler.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} His playing was featured in a commercial for Titleist Golf and episodes of [[Battlestar Galactica]] on the SciFi Channel. |
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He has been featured playing Great Highland bagpipes, Uilleann pipes and tin whistle on numerous movie soundtracks, including [[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]], [[Million Dollar Baby]], [[Road to Perdition]], [[Braveheart]], [[Cinderella Man]], [[Robots (film)|Robots]], [[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]], DreamWorks's [[The Prince of Egypt]], [[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]] and critically acclaimed South Korean TV series [[Jewel in the Palace]]. He can also be regularly heard playing whistles and [[Uilleann]] pipes on the NBC show [[Crossing Jordan]], and his arrangement of an Irish tune was used as the theme song during the first season ("Reels Part |
He has been featured playing Great Highland bagpipes, Uilleann pipes and tin whistle on numerous movie soundtracks, including [[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]], [[Million Dollar Baby]], [[Road to Perdition]], [[Braveheart]], [[Cinderella Man]], [[Robots (film)|Robots]], [[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]], DreamWorks's [[The Prince of Egypt]], [[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]] and critically acclaimed South Korean TV series [[Jewel in the Palace]]. He can also be regularly heard playing whistles and [[Uilleann]] pipes on the NBC show [[Crossing Jordan]], and his arrangement of an Irish tune was used as the theme song during the first season ("Reels Part Two: My Love Is In America"--found on the [[Bad Haggis]] CD 'Trip').<ref name="Eric Rigler"/> He was also featured on TV's USA Network in the [[2006]] [[Victoria's Secret]] fashion show, playing the bagpipes for the Highland romance sequence and for the AFI Lifetime Achievement celebration for Sean Connery. |
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Rigler played "Amazing Grace" at former President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s funeral in 2004.<ref name="Eric Rigler"/> |
Rigler played "Amazing Grace" at former President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s funeral in 2004.<ref name="Eric Rigler"/> |
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 Eric Rigler playing with the Young Dubliners at Hunter Mt Celtic Fest (NY) August 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric Rigler |
| Genres | Folk, Celtic, Celtic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Uilleann pipes, Tin Whistle, Bagpipes |
Eric Rigler is an American player of the Uilleann pipes, Great Highland Bagpipes, and tin whistle. He plays on his own and with the band Bad Haggis, and has been featured on a number of movie soundtracks.[1] He has been described as "the most recorded bagpiper of all time".[2] He has been playing all forms of bagpipes and tin whistles since he was a child, performing solo, with bagpipe bands and other musical groups. It has been said that if one hears bagpipes in a movie or on television, it is most likely to be Eric Rigler.[citation needed] His playing was featured in a commercial for Titleist Golf and episodes of Battlestar Galactica on the SciFi Channel.
He has been featured playing Great Highland bagpipes, Uilleann pipes and tin whistle on numerous movie soundtracks, including Titanic, Million Dollar Baby, Road to Perdition, Braveheart, Cinderella Man, Robots, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, DreamWorks's The Prince of Egypt, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and critically acclaimed South Korean TV series Jewel in the Palace. He can also be regularly heard playing whistles and Uilleann pipes on the NBC show Crossing Jordan, and his arrangement of an Irish tune was used as the theme song during the first season ("Reels Part Two: My Love Is In America"--found on the Bad Haggis CD 'Trip').[1] He was also featured on TV's USA Network in the 2006 Victoria's Secret fashion show, playing the bagpipes for the Highland romance sequence and for the AFI Lifetime Achievement celebration for Sean Connery.
Rigler played "Amazing Grace" at former President Ronald Reagan's funeral in 2004.[1]
Rigler has performed with numerous musicians of many different styles, most famously with Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and Skyedance. His work can be heard on CDs by Keith Urban, Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Josh Groban, Phil Collins, Rubén Blades, Meat Loaf, Romina Arena and many other musicians.[citation needed]
Rigler plays pipes and whistles in the Celtic World Fusion band he formed, Bad Haggis, based in Southern California. He occasionally performs with L.A. Irish Rockers The Young Dubliners. Rigler wrote the tunes "The B-52" and "Walking the Plank", which are performed by World Pipe Band Champion Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band of Northern Ireland, the Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band, and other top level bagpipe bands throughout the world.
References
External links
- badhaggis.com The band's regularly updated homepage.
- yahoo.com More information about the movie history of Eric Rigler and Bad Haggis
- Eric Rigler at Rhapsody