The Red Knots | The Highland Troupe

A lot of great music from the 2000s appeals to young people and classic rock fans. The Red Knots are putting people on the dance floor while others are singing from their seats.

As is the model for all the bands in the Highland Troupe, the Red Knots don’t seek to have any particular style. The variety of sounds and quality of the composition of the music is what we try to capture to please as many in the audience area as possible.

If your event includes young adults as well as adults, you can count on everyone having a great time listening to the Red Knots.

*Red Knots are a species of Sandpipers with annual migrations up to 9000 miles.

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Listen to The Red Knots

Ballad of Mona LisaThe Red Knots

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Highschool Never EndsThe Red Knots

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Mr. BrightsideThe Red Knots

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Supermassive BlackholeThe Red Knots

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Meet The Red Knots

Musicians in The Highland Troupe mix and match into different bands for each event. Members sometimes swap out. Therefore, this lineup may be different from the group performing live.

Patrick Arido

Bass Guitar

Patrick is originally from the NYC area and has been involved in performing music since grammar school. He is an honor graduate from Music college and cooking. He has performed about everywhere from NYC to Walt Disney World to Colorado College and from Boulder to LaJunta. Presently, Patrick is teaching guitar, bass, and drums for home musicians from Colorado Springs.

Ashley Pearson

Vocalist

When Ashley was in elementary school she played trumpet in a band. As she progressed in music ,she joined the school’s top choir. In the mornings she began learning pop songs from the radio with a school friend. Singing has always been her musical passion and over time she started to perform as a lead singer before local audiences. From there friends encouraged her to move forward as a vocal artist. She posted her bio on Bandmix and was invited to join the Red Knots in Colorado Springs where she continues to perform and study vocal arts.

John Charland

Drums

John played in jazz bands from middle school through college. He then moved on to playing a range of styles including punk rock, experimental music, modern pop, Latin, blues, and country music. During college he became proficient in film scoring and cinematography in Cambridge, MA. While attending Berklee School of Music, he joined a variety of local students and professionals to casually play in a variety of venues. John completed his undergraduate studies in Improvisation for visual and performing arts with Drum-set emphasis. He joined a blues group alongside Blues and Broadway veterans. He then toured nationally with a Christian-based Red-dirt group for 6 years, learning, teaching, and adventuring with fellow musicians.

Silas Shaw

Bass Guitar and Vocals

Silas took up playing bass after starting the Highland Troupe in 2021. His musical instrument career started in college at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he attended on a Track Scholarship. He and some of his classmates began playing bluegrass and early American dance music. This resulted in him learning to play guitar, mandolin, and banjo. Silas has been a singer since the second grade, and after moving to Colorado, he has sung with the Colorado Springs Chorale and is a supporting member of the Pikes Peak Opera League.

Bobby Swift

Vocalist

Diagnosed with Autism at the age of two, Bobby’s physicians said he could possibly have a non-verbal life. When his family discovered he had a knack for music, they went all in for Bobby’s budding talents. Since then, he has sung in choirs, rock bands, musicals, jazz groups, and has flourished since. He is as exceptional as he is humble. If it were not for the power of music, he would not be as extraordinary as he is today.