Croftwork - New Peatbog Faeries Album

Press Release

Making a giant leap forward... well how many times have you heard that? For once it’s the real deal, Croftwork the new album from the Peatbog Faeries combine everything you’ve ever heard from the band in the past with a distinctly new sound for now.

The Peatbogs are the future of Celtic Music ... with Croftwork they’re the sound of today, the music on their fourth album is steeped in the sounds and flavours of Skye and the traditional flavours of Scotland. With elements of funk, jazz and some very very serious dance grooves. Find yourself transported, put Croftwork on the deck and lie back or dance, with a whole world of musical influences in one glorious whole!

Now featuring an awe inspiring brass section, intrepid grooves and 11 tracks brimming with inventiveness, music firmly rooted in what’s happening right now. The Peatbog faeries have used their last few years of playing all over the globe to great effect in this their latest album, Croftwork, recorded at Phat controller Productions, Roag, Isle of Skye.

Ian Smith
 
Track Listing (all tracks arranged Peatbog Faeries )
 
1. Scots on the rocks    (Peter Morrison)
2. Weakened                 (Peter Morrison)
3. Croftwork           (Peter Morrison / Innes Hutton / Adam Sutherland /Iain Copeland)
4. The Anthropologist    (Peter Morrison)
5. When the sea hound left me   (Peter Morrison)
6. Decisions, decisions / Kevin O’Neill of Rutherglen  (Adam Sutherland )
7. Veganites      (Peter Morrison)
8. Trans Island Express    (Peter Morrison / Innes Hutton / Iain Copeland )
9. The Great Ceildh swindle    (Peter Morrison)
10. The Drone Age     (Adam Sutherland)
11. All about windmills    (Peter Morrison)
 
CROFTWORK
produced by Calum Maclean & Iain Copeland

The Peatbog Faeries are:

Peter Morrison - pipes & Whistles

Innes Hutton - Bass & Percussion

Iain Copeland - Drums + Stuff

Adam Sutherland Fiddle & Mandolin

Tom Salter - Guitar

Graeme Stafford - Keyboarding
 
On Croftwork special guests are:

Horn Secion  Rick Taylor   - Trombone and vocals
                        Nigel Hitchcock  - Soprano / Alto and Tenor saxes

Also featuring  

Andy Thorburn - Piano and Keyboards
Calum Maclean  - Twanger / Guitar / Programming
Seumas Maclennan - Mandola
Sandy Wright  - Dobro

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