Rock & swing to the fiddle driven string band that is The Haggis Brothers
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 8:00AM 
The Haggis Brothers are a rockin, swingin, fiddle driven string band that play regularly around the Seattle area; from Irish bars to weddings and everything in between; farmer's markets, festivals and private parties… and we are so excited to have them back at Weddings in Woodinville again this year to get your and your wedding party in the mood to celebrate with their “knee slapping, foot stomping, fire fiddling, bass plucking, guitar strumming” (as quoted by Kyle Snodgrass, editor of URgoodtimeguide.com) sounds.
And they have a great story of how the Haggis Brothers were born… it’s a must read... it includes kilts!
Back in March of 1997 Joe Ross put a group together as a one-off joke band, originally dubbed the Irish Posers, for St. Patrick's Day at the Back Door Lounge never dreaming it would blossom into the full time outfit. They got together again the next year for St. Patrick's Day and this time calling themselves Merle Haggis and the Drifting Highlanders. They even all wore kilts. An annual tradition was born. Early in 2001 the band began a Monday night residency at the Lava Lounge and they evolved into the Haggis Brothers. They acquired a steady line-up of Ross, Lou Alexander, Sean Wheatly, and were soon joined by regulars Matt O'Toole on mandolin and Mike Collins on drums. Through constant gigging their playlist expanded beyond traditional Irish pub songs into American hoedown music, honky-tonk, swing and whatever else they feel like playing. These days the band usually plays as a trio of fiddle, guitar, and bass.
The Haggis Brothers will be at JM Cellars during Weddings in Woodinville, January 29th, 2012.
For more information about The Haggis Brothers:
JM Cellars, Music, Weddings in Woodinville