The Peatbog Faeries are a band that I really came across when I was up in Skye last year. I’d seen posters for all over the place for a concert I wouldn’t be able to make, and was vaguely aware that I’d seen coverage of them in things like the Celtic Connections TV programmes that occassionally grace our screens down south.
A chat with the proprietor of a record shop in Portree led me to buy a couple of CDs and they were great (Incidentally – isn’t it great that in some places there are still record shops where you can talk to people and have music recommended to you?).

Last night in Dingwalls was my first experience of them live and it was great fun. Although the venue wasn’t perhaps as full as it might have been, but everyone there seemed to be up for a good time. There were ten of them on stage, and the music was great fun. It’s been a while since I’ve danced reels and swings with total strangers. I’d guess that their Hogmanay show in Inverness will be quite something.
Anyhow, they’re on tour right now, and they’ve got a new live album. I’ll definitely be seeing them again next time they’re down here.
And the support band, 6 Day Riot, was pretty good too!

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