Internationally Renowned Band Celtica - Pipes Rock Announces U.S. and European Tour

Internationally Renowned Band Celtica - Pipes Rock Announces U.S. and European Tour


LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - The rock and roll bagpiping band
Celtica - Pipes Rock is announcing a United States and European tour,
which commences in March 2013.



"We are a rock band, but we have bagpipes as the lead instrument," says
Celtica - Pipes Rock lead man Gajus Stappen, a Vienna, Austria native
who plays the electric guitar and percussion. "It is the combination of
the traditional Scottish bagpipe with a rocking attitude."



The tour will make U.S. stops including in Phoenix, Ariz., and Longs
Peak, Colo. The band will also record their third album, slated for
release in Spring 2014.



European shows are confirmed in Casalromano, Italy, Bad Nieuweschans,
The Netherlands, and in Hörstel, Loreley, St. Goarshausen and
Hohenlimburg, Germany.



The band will also perform at the Celtic Fair Fort William Historical
Park in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The tour concludes at the Dunedin
Celtic Festival in Dunedin, Fla. For tour dates and complete
information, visit www.celticarocks.com/en/dates


Joining Stappen are Gwendolen Rowe, of Mendocino, Calif., and Duncan
Knight, of Edinburgh, Scotland, who play the Great Highland Bagpipe.
Harry Weinkum, of Phoenix, Ariz., plays bass and percussion, Lukas
Rausch, of Scheibbs, Austria, plays the drums and Josy Svajda, of
Saalfelden, Austria, performs vocals, keyboard and percussion.



"We have a really extraordinary show," Weinkum said. "Blending bagpipes
with rock is altogether entertaining and awe-inspiring for our
audiences."



For their upcoming tour, Celtica - Pipes Rock will perform original
songs from their albums "Rising" and "Oceans of Fire" along with cover
songs such as AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" and Queen's "We Will Rock You."



Before Celtica - Pipes Rock, Stappen played televised shows with Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees), World Music
award winner Ronan Keating and two-time Grammy nominee Ace of Base.
Knight has previously collaborated with internationally acclaimed
British violinist Nigel Kennedy. Weinkum has toured with members of the
Miles Davis Band and the Zawinul Syndicate.



In 2011 and 2012, Celtica - Pipes Rock headlined central Europe's
premiere Celtic music events. To date, the band has performed more than
100 shows, touring Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Austria, The
Netherlands, Slovenia and Canada.


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