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Press
"A sound powerhouse!"
- Monterey County Herald
"*The* Celtic bagrock band ... the bagpipe-and-drums answer to The Clash! ... They play like their sporrans have been set ablaze!"
- Flagstaff Live – Flagstaff, Arizona
The Tinkers appeared, beating the living hell out of tapan, bodhran, and marching snare drum, while pipes skirled, a didgeridoo wobbled, and a Bronze Age Irish horn bellowed, like the voice of some H.P. Lovecraft aquatic leviathan. Piper and cofounder Aaron Shaw is a master of one of the hardest, weirdest instruments on Earth, and when the powerhouse percussion comes into play, he rides the rhythm like the wild surf! - City Beat - Los Angeles, California
"Music that truly isn't about being pretty, it's about being forceful and filled with rhythms of life."
- The Coast Weekly – Ventura, California
If my car suddenly acquired one of those earthshaking sound systems that vibrates windows for a block in each direction, this might be the first CD I'd play. There's nothing subtle, or serious, about these guys -- just four smiling lads from California with a set of Highland bagpipes and assorted drums, having a lot of fun blasting away!…Highly recommended for anyone who likes Scottish pipes and drums played with skill and power, or who just wants to scare off the neighbors. - Dirty Linen (The nation’s premier folk music magazine)
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Discography
Whisky Supper - 2005
Banger for Breakfast - 2003
Loud - 2002
Hammered - 2000
Wicked Tinkers - 1999
Guest Artist
Tempest "The Double Cross" - 2006
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Bio
Prepare yourself for a wild ride with Wicked Tinkers!
Pioneers of the growing Celtic Tribal movement, the Tinkers have been playing heart-pounding bagpipes and irresistible, tribal drums as a professional touring band since 1995. With the 2000 addition of the haunting didgeridoo and the very rare Bronze Age Irish horn, the magic was complete.
Now let yourself be transported to an earlier time, when battle cries filled the air and otherworldly creatures roamed the night.
Or better yet, get on your feet and move to the tribal rhythms and ancient sounds.
This is not dry music for museum shelves – nor the polite sound of a 'session'.
These boys merge the high-energy vibe of a rock concert with the hypnotic, insistent grooves of their Gaelic ancestors.
Rare is the bystander who comes away without feeling a connection to deep, primal emotions ... half-memories of ages past and mysteries nameless yet familiar.
But "Wicked Tinkers" is more than just music. Consummate entertainers, their live show is funny, energetic, and very inclusive. No shoe-gazers, these. The Tinkers constantly interact with the crowd. The "fourth wall" of the stage quickly dissolves as band members dance in the audience, and fans join the Tinkers onstage for a tune or two.
Wicked Tinkers create music to put a fire in your belly, a glint in your eye and a dance in your feet.
"Like a fine, smoky Scotch whisky; they are a little rough around the edges, but unmistakably the real thing!"
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