The Peatbog Faeries are......
Based on the Isle of Skye, the band have become one of Scotlands best known names in contemporary folk music. They have just been announced as a nominee for "Best Live Act" at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012, having already twice won "Live Act of the Year" at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards. They've taken their own individual brand of Scottish tunes to audiences around the world, from European Festivals, to Asia, Africa, America, Canada and Australia.
The Peatbogs have recorded six studio albums, they made their first live release in April 2009 and their latest CD, "Dust" was released on the 8th of August this year.
Please scroll down below the latest news to discover a bit of the bands history.
Latest news................
Next Gigs....
March
14 Nottingham
15 Luton
16 London
17 Clitheroe
18 Saltaire
21 Findhorn
23 Perth
24 Glenuig
See our gig list for full details
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012....
We're delighted to announce that the Peatbogs are a nominee for "Best Live Act"
New album now available for order here....
Our seventh album, "Dust" is now available here from our online shop. It was released on the 8th of August. You can get your copy here, direct from the band!
Here are some snippets from early reviews.....
The Scotsman;
SKYE'S psychedelic fusioneers return with a vengeance, their tightly delivered and all self-penned tunes on fiddle, pipes and whistle coming and going amid a blizzard of electronic beats and effects…. infectious, leap-about fun.
The Guardian;
Peatbog Faeries provide another reminder of the strength and variety of the Scottish music scene…… there's an engagingly live feel to this latest all-instrumental set, which ranges from furious work-outs to more thoughtful mood pieces, some written by their new fiddle-player Peter Tickell, who can also be heard in Sting's band. At their best, on tracks such as The Naughty Step, they start with bubbling electronica, sturdy percussion and a solid bass riff, then introduce hypnotic work-outs on pipe or fiddle. Slower, more atmospheric pieces, including Fishing at Orbost and Ascent of Conival, would make great film music.
Maverick;
Half-way between tradition and technological revelation, the result here is beautiful. Bagpipes and fiddles, intense with that highland edge, work on synthesized beats to make an ambience worthy of Archie MacFarlane’s cover art, with its blurred photos and dust particles catching the light. The Peatbog Faeries are at one with their country’s folklore past but try to channel it in a way that uses all of creative possibilities open to them.
The Financial Times;
Peatbog Faeries share more than initials with Pink Floyd. The footstamping Scottish fiddle-and-pipe instrumentals float above electronic effects, and Floyd fans will relish the echoes of the pounding bass stutter of “Dun Beag”, the kosmische swirling space rock intro of “Spiegel and Nongo” and the crazy-diamond cavern of “Marx Terrace”. Irresistible live music that still works on record.
Folk and Roots;
Sixteen years after 'Mellowosity' was released, Peatbog Faeries bring us 'Dust', their brand new studio album. Produced again by Calum Maclean, it was recorded and released in just under four months, the speed suggestive of just how creatively brilliant this band are. A band whose line up has changed considerably yet manages to deliver an album that is both undeniably Peatbogs yet innovative and exciting at the same time. From the sheer ‘in your face get up and dance’ of ‘The Naughty Step’ to the jazzy brass section on ‘Ascent of Conival’ the Faeries seventh album is full of funky bass, pipes and whistle, electronica and fiddle all combined to give that unique Skye air to everything they do. Trance. Or dance. Folk. Or funk. Dancing compulsory. And just when you think you’ve sussed this album you find ‘Fishing at Orbost’ tucked away towards the end. Slow, gentle and achingly beautiful, the pipes will remind you of loved ones or loved places, the memories staying with you long after the tune has ended.
Folk Radio UK;
This new release is special in many ways, not least because of the arrival of new band members who have added a new impetus and drive to the bands creative direction….. all those new steps and decisions have paid off, Dust is, in our opinion, their best release to date! Not surprisingly long time producer Calum McLean has a lot to feel proud about, as he put it, it was “the best musical experience of my life”.
New website on the way....
We are currently working on a new, more contemporary and user friendly website, due to go online around February. Watch this space...
Facebook....
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peatbog-Faeries/230255027000169
Twitter....
You can now get up to the minute news on what the band are up to on Twitter. Please join our followers here.... www.twitter.com/PeatbogFaeries
Hebridean Celtic Festival Hall of Fame....
We were absolutely delighted and flattered to be one of the first three bands to be inducted into the new Hebridean Celtic Festival Hall of fame, along with Runrig and Julie Fowlis. The Heb Celt has won a number of awards and plaudits over the years, ranging from being currently voted the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Event of the Year, to their description by the Daily Telegraph as one of the top festivals in the UK. Check out the festival at www.hebceltfest.com
Canadian tour July 2010....
In July 2010 the band spent a successful and very enjoyable three weeks in Canada, playing various venues, including Winnipeg, Vancouver, Harrison, Vancouver Island and Calgary Festivals. We hope to return to Canada this summer.
Peatbogs win 'Live Band of the Year 2008' at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards....
We're delighted to announce that the band have won the Best Live Band category at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards again this year, having previously won the award in 2005. You can see the full list of winners here....... http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/tradmusicawards/. Many thanks to all who voted for us and especially to all who have attended our gigs and provided the atmosphere to help make the award possible.
Something about the band....
Over the past couple of years the band have played in Canada, Australia, Borneo and America as well as prominent festivals and gigs around the UK and Europe such as Celtic Connections, Glastonbury, Cambridge and Beautiful Days. They were also Scotlands representatives in Sri Lanka as part of Glasgows successful bid for hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Previous highlights for the band have included tours of Namibia and Botswana, USA, Singapore and Australia, playing the main stage at midnight at Glasgow's massive Millennium celebrations, televised appearances at Celtic Connections and numorous festival dates in England, Denmark, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Portugal and Sweden . More recently the Peatbogs played a memorable concert collaborating with the SSO for the last night of the BBC Proms in the Park. Their music has been used for several TV and DVD soundtracks, they have undertaken numerous TV and radio performances, as well as being commissioned by Scottish Ballet for an original piece performed for the first time in the Citizen's Theatre in Glasgow.
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