Wicked Tinkers
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The Wicked Tinkers are a celtic musical group who perform at many Irish/Scottish festivals. They play bagpipes, drums, didgeridoos and bronze age irish horn.
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[edit] History
In 1995, Aaron Shaw – piper and founding member – met bass drum player, Warren Casey at The Celtic Arts Center in Los Angeles, California. Playing together, they discovered the simple beauty and power of the music created by these two instruments. "The combination seemed to tap the very soul of Gaelic Music," says Shaw.
It is the music you might have heard hundreds of years ago at a Scottish wedding celebration; or perhaps around the campfire at a Highland raiding party - a raw, exciting sound that touches you on a primal level. Looking for a way to express this feeling of the ancient within the modern world, Wicked Tinkers was born.
Over the years, the band has evolved to include Keith Jones on snare drum and hand percussion and Jay Atwood on didgeridoo and the Bronze-Age Irish Horn – a sound that was lost for over three thousand years.
[edit] Current Members
Aaron Shaw - Great Highland Bagpipe
Warren Patrick Casey - Tapan, Bodhran
Jay Atwood - Didgeridoo, Irish Horn
[edit] Guests
On certain occasions (notably, the 2005 Seaside Games in Ventura), a few members of Bad Haggis have been known to join The Wicked Tinkers on stage.
[edit] Discography
- Brutal (1997) (cassette)
- Banned (1999) (cassette)
- Wicked Tinkers (1999)
- Hammered (2000)
- Loud (2002)
- Banger For Breakfast (2003)
- Whisky Supper (2005)
