Trying to find a way to make a living
While a tour zig zagging the UK and Ireland pulls in the fans, the toll of being constantly on the road brings challenges for the Peat & Diesel boys.
An dĂšidh toiseach tĂČiseachaidh iongantach fhaighinn ann an saoghal aâ chiĂčil ann an 2018, tha Peat & Diesel air ainm a dhĂšanamh dhaibh fhĂšin le na briathran aca agus na tha iad air a bhith ris bhon uairsin. ThĂČisich an sgeulachd an uair a choinnich trĂŹ Coves Ă SteĂČrnabhagh (Innes, Uilly agus Boydie) aig an taigh gus craic a dhĂšanamh air oidhche Shathairne, aâ cluich ceĂČl le dĂŹreach an cĂč agus an cat gan coimhead. âS e seo cĂČmhlan Ă s an sgĂŹre a bha aâ seinn mu dheidhinn am beatha anns an oisean bheag aca fhĂšin ach aig an robh buaidh mhĂČr air mĂČran dhaoine taobh a-muigh na h-Eileanan an Iar. Bha luchd-leantainn Ă Nis gu Newcastle aâ seinn na h-ĂČrain aca ann an taighean-seinnse âs aig fĂšisean agus thĂČisich sluagh mĂČr gan leantainn air na meadhanan sĂČisealta. An uairsin, thĂ inig am pandemic.
Ged a tha cuairt a tha dol timcheall na RĂŹoghachd Aonaichte aâ tĂ ladh luchd-leantainn, tha dĂčbhlain aâ tighinn an lĂčib a bhith air an rathad fad na h-Ăčine agus balaich Peat & Diesel, âtrying to find a way to make a livingâ mar a tha briathran aon de na h-ĂČrain aca aâ toirt iomradh. Ann an Ăirinn, feumaidh iad gluasad gu tallaichean nas motha is luchd-Ăšisteachd Ăšasgaidh aâ cur fĂ ilte orra ann am Beal Feirste, Baile Ath Cliath, Gaillimh agus Cork. Ann an Sasainn, tha e follaiseach gu bheil luchd-leantainn aâ siubhal fad âs farsaing airson Ăšisteachd ris aâ chĂČmhlan agus ged nach eil iad aâ tuigsinn mĂČran de na briathran GĂ idhlig a tha am measg nan ĂČran aca, tha talla lĂ n ann am Birmingham fhathast aâ seinn aig Ă rd an cinn. Chan fhaigh na balaich seachad gu bheil iad am measg nan cĂČmhlan a bhios aig Glastonbury am bliadhna seo agus abair cothrom air leth a bhith dol air Ă rd-Ăčrlar aig aon de na fĂšisean as motha anns an t-saoghal.
After a stunning arrival on the Scottish music scene in 2018, the lyrics and antics of Peat & Diesel became the stuff of legend. The story began when three Stornoway âCovesâ (Innes, Uilly and Boydie) met up in the house to have the craic on a Saturday night playing music with just the dog and the cat watching. This was a local band singing about life in their own corner of Scotland that found resonance way beyond the Western Isles. Fans from Ness to Newcastle belted out their songs in pubs and at festivals while their social media following exploded. Then the pandemic came.
While a tour zig-zagging the UK and Ireland pulls in the fans, the toll of being constantly on the road brings its challenges as the Peat & Diesel boys, in the words of one their songs find themselves âtrying to find a way to make a livingâ. In Ireland they need to move to bigger venues as they are greeted with enthusiastic audiences in Belfast, Dublin, Galway and Cork. In England it becomes evident that fans are travelling far and wide to hear the band and, despite not understanding much of the Gaelic lyrics that weave through their songs, a sell-out crowd in Birmingham sing their hearts out.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Production Manager | Marion Maclean |
Director | David Martin |
Producer | Ann Morrison |
Executive Producer | Margaret Mary Murray |
Broadcasts
- Thu 28 Dec 2023 21:00
- Tue 2 Jan 2024 21:00
- Sat 6 Jan 2024 21:00
- Fri 15 Mar 2024 21:00
- Sat 16 Mar 2024 22:00
- Wed 14 Aug 2024 21:00
- Mon 19 Aug 2024 22:30