Live showcase nearly blew the venue’s roof off
A near capacity crowd was thrilled by the energetic passion shown by Skye’s legendary acid crofters Peatbog Faeries on their triumphant third visit to the Inchyra Arts Club.
The six piece band draw their influences from a wide variety of styles and genres of music and blend them all into a CelticTrance-Fusion that is unique and was wildly received by the enthusiastic arts club crowd.
The rythm section of Stu Haikney’s drums and the leaf be-decked Innes Hutton on bass provided a rock solid foundation for the rest of the band to soar.
Graham Stafford’s keyboards set much of the tone and atmosphere for the three lead instruments to emerge.
Tom Salter, an aficionado of the celebrated African guitarist Ali FarkeToure, plays at times with the feel of theTouareg blues men, and his extraordinary playing in that and many other styles, including ska and reggae, rock and techno made a heady mixture for the fabulous fiddle playing of Ross Coupar and the amazing dexterity of Peter Morrison on pipes and whistles to build on.
The skilful blending of styles and the extravagant playing on their largely self-penned sets allowed them to grab their audience and they refused to let go.
The powerful, beefy backing gives the music a high-energy feel ,that is constantly ramped up and thebetweentunechat is kept to a bare minimum, although the humour behind the skill is always evident.
Some of the tune titles like‘There’s a girl behind the bar thinks she’s Garbo’ and‘Jakes on a plane’show that and the rhythms from around the world drive the music on as the pipes and fiddle fly over the top with an extraordinary lightness of touch.
Their show was divided into two sets and the second half built up the energy levels even higher as we were treated to one brilliant tune after another, all hitting the groove with aplomb.
The sound was immaculate allowing the nuances of the individual playing to be appreciated.
The crowd were reluctant to let them leave and a new classic‘The humours of Ardnamurchan’rounded of the evening in very fine style.
The skill, energy levels and lively dancing made this an extremely hot show indeed.
Next up at the Inchyra Arts Club isTheView frontman Kyle Falconer, on Wednesday, November 21. The Peatbog Faeries played a stunning set of ‘acid croft’tunes at Inchyra Arts Club recently