ENTER THE HAGGIS
CSPS debut | Here's one you don't want to miss: the CSPS debut of this high energy, Celtic-based explosion of blues, funk and rock from Canada.
There aren't many groups in North America who could lay claim to possibly 18 different genres of music, but Toronto's Enter the Haggis is one of them. Enter the Haggis’ live show is a musical feast — visual, viscerally dynamic, emotionally uplifting and intellectually stimulating. The band’s oeuvre darts effortlessly from the trad strains of, say, The Chieftains and The Pogues, to the frenetic pop of early Elvis Costello and even to the Latin-tinged spirit of the Buena Vista Social Club and beyond. Complete with Trevor Lewington’s deft guitar playing, the reeling of Brian Buchanan’s flawless fiddle, the diverse rhythmic machinations of bassist Mark Abraham and drummer James Campbell, and Craig Downie’s transporting pipes, not to mention the near-perfect vocal harmonies.
For those lucky enough to have seen it, the group’s undeniable power is documented in Live at Lanigan’s Ball, a film chronicling an Enter the Haggis performance at Plattsburgh, New York’s Hartman Theatre in December of 2003, originally taped for a PBS special which continues to air around the country, and now available on DVD.
Sun Nov 11 | 7 pm
CSPS | 1103 Third St SE | Cedar Rapids
$12 advance | $15 day of show

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Go to the band's Web site
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