Wicked Tinkers [Import]

Wicked Tinkers

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 30, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Thistle Pricks Productions
• ASIN: B00006JBJG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #193,795 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Bird Set

2. Hugh Ross Set

3. Seal Set

4. Strathspey & Reel

5. The Odd Set

6. The Ferret Set

7. Wallop The Cat

8. 6/8 Marches

9. The Pumpkin's Fancy

10. A Flame of Wrath for Squinting Patrick

11. Aaron's Set

12. Roasty Set

13. Fiollaigean

14. Hornpipe/Jig Set

Editorial Reviews

Chuck Thurman, The Coast Weekly. Octorber 4, 1998

Music that truly isn't about being pretty, it's about being forceful and filled with rhythms of life.

Product Description

The Wicked Tinkers' first album exploded onto the music scene in 1995. Undefinable, they created their own genre of traditional celtic tunes, similar to the old Gaelic roving pipe-and-drum bands, done with their own contemporary idiosynrasies. It is a blend of the ancient art of Highland bagpipes with the primitive, driving rhythms of drums.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome..., May 31, 2003

By	Akiva "ABA" (South Sound, WA, United States) - See all my reviews

If you love the pipes, these guys are going to blow your mind. Not the massed band sounds of many bagpipe CDs, these guys sound more like what you'd have heard at a gathering back in Scotland. Not just the bagpipes; there's the uillean pipes, the bodhran (drum) the iron horn, at least one anvil/hammer combo, and much more. Good fun.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply AMAZING!!, April 12, 2005

By	Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

If you like bagpipes, these guys will absolutely blow you away. They use the pipes with other traditional Scots instruments and create there own specialized sound. It has a more rock beat, while retaining all the bagpipes. Simply great for exercising to!! I defy any Scots lass to listen to this and not want to get up and rock to the unique rhythm.

Wicked Tinkers? Oh, Aye!!!!!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, May 24, 2005

By	Brian Sniatkowski "BrianSnat" (Morris County, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first encountered the Wicked Tinkers playing in a San Francisco alley. I was blown away by their primal drumbeat and screaming pipes and their enthusiasm was catching. I've always enjoyed Celtic sounds, but never heard anything quite like this.

As soon as I got home, I ordered this CD. I think it captures their sound very well. Its been a favorite ever since.