- Eric Rigler's legendary 50-year career on the bagpipes is world-famous. From performing "Amazing Grace" at the funeral of President Ronald Reagan to hundreds of appearances, recordings and films, Eric has been referred to as "the most recorded piper in history."
Featured in Amazon's Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power, Eric's solos are familiar to audiences around the world through films such as Braveheart, Titanic, How To Train Your Dragon 2, Men In Black 3, Austin Powers and the IMAX documentary, Everest, to television's Outlander, Black Sails, Battlestar Galactica, The Simpsons and South Park. A native of Los Angeles, Eric has devoted his life to the Scottish bagpipes, Irish uilleann pipes & pennywhistles.
Eric's diverse body of work also includes concerts with Paul McCartney, Bryan Adams, Josh Groban, Mike Oldfield and CD's by Faith Hill, Phil Collins, Keith Urban, Bette Midler, Meatloaf, Dream Theater, Westlife, Biffy Clyro, Josh Groban, Rubén Blades, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Loggins, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tracy Chapman, Rod Stewart, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and many others.
- IMDb mini biography by: Eric Rigler
- Plays various forms of bagpipes in the band "Bad Haggis"
- Arguably the most recorded Celtic musician in history.
- Arranged the first season theme music for NBC's Crossing Jordan (Reels Part 2:My Love Is In America) and still plays flutes and whistles for the show, even though all the credit goes to Wendy & Lisa.
- Played pipes at Former President Ronald Reagan's memorial service in 2004.
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