Rafi Kirder
Encyclopedia
Rafi Kirder is the bassist
for the Swiss
band Red Shamrock (Celtic Folk), he also plays slap bass and tic tac bass in Swiss
outlaw country band
Deathrope under his alter persona Richland K. Harper.
(Pagan metal
) which he left on June 4, 2008.
with his twinbrother Sevan
and he is of Armenia
n descent.
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
for the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
band Red Shamrock (Celtic Folk), he also plays slap bass and tic tac bass in Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
outlaw country band
Outlaw country
Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music, most popular during the late 1960s and the 1970s , sometimes referred to as the outlaw movement or simply outlaw music...
Deathrope under his alter persona Richland K. Harper.
Career
He is best known for his work in EluveitieEluveitie
Eluveitie is a folk metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland. The band formed in 2002 and their first EP, Vên came out in 2003. The band then released a full-length album, Spirit in June 2006. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast....
(Pagan metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
) which he left on June 4, 2008.
Privates
Rafi played a long time in EluveitieEluveitie
Eluveitie is a folk metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland. The band formed in 2002 and their first EP, Vên came out in 2003. The band then released a full-length album, Spirit in June 2006. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast....
with his twinbrother Sevan
Sevan Kirder
Sevan Kirder is the flutist/bagpiper for the Swiss band Red Shamrock .- Career :He is best known for his work in Eluveitie which he left on June 4, 2008.- Privates :...
and he is of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n descent.
Equipment
- King Doublebasses
- Jerry Jones longhorn six-string basses (tic tac basses)
- LeFay Waran 5-String, LeFay Herr Schwarz 5-String (both passive models)
- MarkBass TA503 and MarkBass 6x10” Cabinet.
With Eluveitie
- VênVênVên is the demo by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It was first released on October 18, 2003 as a self-financed project. In August 2004, its remastered version was released under contract with Fear Dark Records...
(2003) - EP - SpiritSpirit (Eluveitie album)Spirit is the first full-length album by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It was released on June 1, 2006 by Fear Dark Records and re-released by Twilight Records in 2007.-Track listing:# "Spirit" – 2:32# "Uis Elveti" – 4:24...
(2006) - CD - SlaniaSlaniaSlania is the second full-length album by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It was released on February 15, 2008 through Nuclear Blast.-Track listing:# "Samon" – 1:48 # "Primordial Breath" – 4:19 # "Inis Mona" – 4:09...
(2008) – CD - Live at Metalcamp - (2008) - CD
With Red Shamrock
- Mosaic / Mirror (2003) - EP
- …as hot as irish (2004) - CD
- from the ashes (2006) – CD
- desert snow (2008) – CD
With Inish
- jewels of the ocean (2006) – CD
- the calm before the storm (2008) – CD