A to I J to S T to Z Discussion Forum Contact Us	`Taxi Chain` `In The Band...` Grier Coppins - lead vocals, bagpipes, whistles, tenor guitar Jim Bish - saxophones, flutes, vocals Ayron Mortley - guitars, vocals d'Bull - bass guitar, vocals, jaw harp Mark Pizer - drums, percussion `Bio...` TAXI CHAIN is a rich blend of homemade songs, bagpipe riffs, tunes, American funk and blues, Celtic reels... the highland bagpipe as seen through the quirky introspective analysis of an Ontario rebel. Headed by Grier Coppins, one of the ex-Rare Air frontmen, TAXI CHAIN plays no one specific kind of music. It's a band that celebrates the roots of Roots Music. It twists and weaves elements from all the musical genres it cherishes. New roots music, rhythm and pipes, blues pipe, bagpipe funk, funk'n blow, reel'n roll, bagpipe R&B... however you try to define it, the live show always comes up aces, and that's where it counts. The unique sound of TAXI CHAIN stems from the unlikely pairing of a slippery and soulful saxophone with the downright brashness of Coppins' bagpipe. Grier Coppins has always been at the forefront of the Canadian music scene and he's there again, with TAXI CHAIN, teetering on the edge, stirring and challenging audiences with their mosaic of music. `Discography...` Pinocchio's Broken Heart (Blue Chains/1993) Bagpipe Juke Joint (Blue Chains/SlapHappy/Fusion III/1995)

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In The Band...: Grier Coppins - lead vocals, bagpipes, whistles, tenor guitar; Jim Bish - saxophones, flutes, vocals; Ayron Mortley - guitars, vocals; d'Bull - bass guitar, vocals, jaw harp; Mark Pizer - drums, percussion

Bio...: TAXI CHAIN is a rich blend of homemade songs, bagpipe riffs, tunes, American funk and blues, Celtic reels... the highland bagpipe as seen through the quirky introspective analysis of an Ontario rebel. Headed by Grier Coppins, one of the ex-Rare Air frontmen, TAXI CHAIN plays no one specific kind of music. It's a band that celebrates the roots of Roots Music. It twists and weaves elements from all the musical genres it cherishes.; New roots music, rhythm and pipes, blues pipe, bagpipe funk, funk'n blow, reel'n roll, bagpipe R&B... however you try to define it, the live show always comes up aces, and that's where it counts. The unique sound of TAXI CHAIN stems from the unlikely pairing of a slippery and soulful saxophone with the downright brashness of Coppins' bagpipe.; Grier Coppins has always been at the forefront of the Canadian music scene and he's there again, with TAXI CHAIN, teetering on the edge, stirring and challenging audiences with their mosaic of music.

Discography...: Pinocchio's Broken Heart (Blue Chains/1993); Bagpipe Juke Joint (Blue Chains/SlapHappy/Fusion III/1995)

Also in Jam! Music The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia & Country Encyclopedia	`Contact Info...` Label : Blue Chains Music Telephone : 519-787-1100 Email : taxi-chain@geocities.com Web Page : http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/1507/

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