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Prydein

Prydein: Scottish Kilt-Rock from Vermont

About Me

Originally started in 1995 as the band Whisky Before Breakfast by 6 college friends, Prydein has been playing the Highland Game and Celtic Festival circuit for the better part of a decade in one form or another. The two original members, Aron Garceau (guitar, vocals) and Iain Mac Harg (bagpipes, flute) have been friends the entire time and usually break the band up for months or years at a time when the band gets in the way of that friendship.
Now Prydein is back and it's fully loaded. Aron and Iain have been joined by bassist Andy Smith (Mighty Sam McLain Band, Jazzmosis), drummer Caleb Bronz (Gordon Stone Trio, Mighty Sam McLain Band) and highland piper Willa Davie (that's right, two pipers baby). They went into the studio this past spring to put down on plastic 6 years worth of music that'd been festering inside of their heads. The result was their new album, Loud Pipes (save lives) and It'll knock your socks off. If you're in a hurry and don't want to wait to get it in the mail, you can order it through iTunes .
Check out the calendar to find out when you can see them live.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/15/2006
Band Website: prydein.com
Band Members: Aron Garceau: Guitar, vocals, biting sarcasm
Iain Mac Harg: Bagpipes, flute, whistle, wicked fast fingers
Willa Davie: Bagpipes, whistle, common sense
Andy Smith: Bass, a great set of legs
Caleb Bronz: Drums, boyish charm

Influences: AC/DC, Jethro Tull, Tannahil Weavers, Bothy Band, Ashley MacIsaac, Led Zeppelin, Slade, Rare Air, Stray Cats, Dropkick Murphys, Bagad Kemper,
Sounds Like:

Record Label: Kynsfolk Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Western Mass Highland Games

Driving back from the Western Massachusetts Highland Games and man, what a ride! We've hit an amazing amount of rain on I-91 in Vermont, it's hard to believe that the clouds can hold that much water. ...
Posted by Prydein on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:51:00 PST

Summer Update

Hey folks, hope everyone has been well, the members of Prydein have all made it out of the winter alive and have very much been enjoying an early spring here in the North. We played the Vermont Maple ...
Posted by Prydein on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:47:00 PST

No Subject, no point

This is really just for the handful of folks who've subscribed to this blog and haven't heard anything in a while... sorry folks, we forgot all about you ;--)Uh, anyway, check the calendar in the nex...
Posted by Prydein on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:19:00 PST

Celtic Classic

Okay, some good news and some bad news. First the bad; Prydein will NOT be playing Burns Nicht in Virginia this January. Not through any fault of the venues (or ours), their hotel canceled on them a...
Posted by Prydein on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:46:00 PST

They’re Here! They’re Here!

Our CDs have arrived! We'll start stuffing Envelopes tonight so bechecking your mail soon!Cheers,Aron
Posted by Prydein on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:26:00 PST

New Fan Photos Added

Hey all,This is just to let y'all know that I finally uploaded the photos that some of you sent me, if you check out the pics section of the page you'll see the different albums. Thanks to all who se...
Posted by Prydein on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:30:00 PST

Back from Quechee

What an adventure, tornadoes, thunderstorms, 100 degree temperatures and bagpipes... sounds like a great weekend!Well hey, we just got back from the 35th annual Quechee Scottish Festival in Quechee, V...
Posted by Prydein on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:21:00 PST

Two shows left in 2007!!

Hey folks, the count down is on! We've got two shows left before we go into hibernation mode. We're playing this Saturday at the Quechee Scottish Festival in Quechee, Vermont and then at the Big E i...
Posted by Prydein on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:13:00 PST

Release Date! (thats right, date, not time-frame)

Hey folks, I've got an actual, concrete, release date for the new CD. The album will be finishedproduction on September 7th, I imagine that I will get it on my doorstep on Monday the 10th.Mailers are...
Posted by Prydein on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:37:00 PST

In Memoriam, Rusty Jacobs

A really good person, musician and friend died on Aug. 17th, I just foundout about it yesterday. Rusty Jacobs was a founding member and drivingforce of the band Woods Tea Company. When he wasn't pla...
Posted by Prydein on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:45:00 PST