Peat & Diesel - From the Barrow to the Barrowlands

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Peat & Diesel

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With behind the scenes access, we follow the band Peat & Diesel.

With exclusive behind the scenes access, we follow the band Peat & Diesel on their journey to stardom.

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Margaret Mary Murray

Seumas Mactaggart

David Martin

Peat & Diesel: Series 1: From the Barrow to the Barrowlands

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From the Barrow to the Barrowlands

Series 1

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Peat & Diesel aig na Barrowlands ann an Glaschu. Peat & Diesel at Barrowlands in Glasgow.

Peat & Diesel a’ dèanamh na cuirme as motha aca fhathast aig na Barrowlands ann an Glaschu. Peat & Diesel play one of their biggest gigs yet at the iconic Glasgow Barrowlands.

Tha rud ris an cainnte ‘Peatlemania’ air grèim fhaighinn air an dùthaich. Tha an t-iasgair, Calum ‘Boydie’ Macleòid, an neach-dealain, Innes Scott, agus an dràibhear, Uilleam ‘Uilly’ Macleòid  còmhla aithnichte mar Peat & Diesel, air buaidh mhòr a thoirt air saoghal ceòl Gàidhealach, is iad a’ glacadh aire na dùthcha leis a’ cheòl tharraingeach aca agus an  sgeulachdan sònraichte mu bheatha an eilein.

Dìreach bliadhna an dèidh a’ chiad chuirm aig a’ chòmhlan ann an taigh-seinnse aithnichte ann an Leòdhas, reic Peat & Diesel na tiogaidean gu lèir airson cuirm ann an ionad-cluiche ainmeil nam Barrowlands ann an Glaschu. Thig cuide ris a’ chòmhlan airson a’ chlàradh ciùil seo den chuirm as motha a th’ air a bhith aca fhathast, a tha gan sealltainn a’ cluich òrain ainmeil bho na clàran aca ‘Uptown Fank’ agus ‘Light my Byre’, a’ gabhail a-steach an t-òran sònraiche a thug ainm dhaibh mu na h-Eileanan Siar. 

A phenomenon known as ‘Peatlemania’ has recently taken hold of the nation. Fisherman Calum ‘Boydie’ Macleod, Electrician Innes Scott, and delivery driver Uilleam ‘Uilly’ Macleod - together as Peat & Diesel - have taken the Highland music scene by storm, capturing the country’s imagination through their infectious music and unique tales of island life.  

Just one year after their first ever gig in a well known Lewis pub, Peat & Diesel sold out the iconic Glasgow Barrowlands. Follow the band through this musical documentation of one of their biggest gigs yet, which sees them play classics from their albums Uptown Fank and Light my Byre, including the Western Isles anthem that catapulted them to fame. 

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