Enter the Haggis

I know that we've talked only about music so far, but in honor of St Paddy's, I thought it would be apropos to post this.

Being from Massachusetts, most people would assume my favorite Celtic Rock band would be Dropkick Murphys.  That's not true.  Anyone who knows me knows that Enter the Haggis is my favorite band.  I first saw them on a whim the summer before I went away to college.  It's my mother's fault.  She told me about it, convinced me to go.  I vaguely liked Flogging Molly at the time and the concert was free, so I decided to grab a few friends and go.  It's the first time I remember actually dancing at a concert.  At the time, I could care less about bagpipes--and I'm still pretty ambivalent about them, to be honest--but I quickly fell in love with the fiddle and the commanding drums.

That was back in 2005.  I've seen them well over a dozen times by now.  I lost count.  I became the Concerts Chair for my college's Student Activity Council solely for the purpose of bringing Enter the Haggis to my college.  I brought my residents to see them when I was an RA.

For a while, you could have used the term "obsession."  Now, though the obsession has faded, I still love them.  They're still my favorite band.  Why?  They make me smile.  They make me feel good.  And that's really what music is all about.

Slainte!