Based on the Isle of Skye, the Peatbog Faeries have become one of Scotlands best known names in contemporary folk music. They have twice won "Live Act of the Year" at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards and have 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 five studio albums, had their first live release in April 2009 and their next CD, "Dust" is due for release on the 8th of August.

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.

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.

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”.

(Sunday evening Kinecroft Big Stage)