Dust (Peatbog Faeries album)

Dust is the sixth studio album by the Scottish celtic fusion band Peatbog Faeries, released on August 8, 2011 on Peatbog Records. Pre-release copies were released July 20, 2011 on the band's online shop.

History

Rumours of the band's sixth studio album started to circulate after the release of the band's Live album in 2009. Evidence of recording came to light as the band released images of their work in the studio in early 2011. Dust was officially announced in June 2011 via the band's website and Facebook page as the title of the new album.^[1] The album cover and track listing were released in July 2011.

Packaging and feats

Dust was the first studio album by Peatbog Faeries to be released in a digipak, and the second Peatbog Faeries album to do so whatsoever, after Live. As with all Peatbog Faeries album, small descriptions for the songs can be found in the liner notes. The album cover, entitled It's Magic, is starkingly similar to the cover of Evil Heat by Primal Scream. Dust clocks in at 60:48 and is the second longest Peatbog Faeries studio album (beind Faerie Stories (67:14)), and whilst Live is almost 76 minutes long, it is not a studio album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian
The Herald	(mixed)
The Scotsman
Financial Times

The band's website states that early reaction to the album suggests that it may be the band's "best album".^[2] The album received a very positive response from Folk Radio UK, which also hosted a week-long preview of the album, together with an exclusive band interview. The Guardian gave Dust a three-star rating, despite noting the strength and innovation of the band's performance on the album. It was received positively by the Financial Times, and was featured as album of the week on Celtic Music Radio in Glasgow. Overall, the reception, bearing in mind that certain founding members have left the band, was positive.

Track listing

1. "Calgary Capers" - 5:09
2. "The Naughty Step" - 5:37
3. "Dun Beag" - 6:15
4. "Spiegel and Nongo" - 6:02
5. "Passport Panic" - 6:09
6. "Abhainn a' Nathair" (River of Snakes) - 5:11
7. "Marx Terrace" - 6:30
8. "Bunny for Breakfast" - 4:06
9. "Ascent of Conival" - 4:45
10. "Fishing at Orbost" - 6:39
11. "Room 215" - 4:24

Personnel

• Peter Morrison: pipes; whistles
• Peter Tickell: fiddle; effects
• Graeme Stafford: keyboards
• Stu Haikney: drums
• Tom Salter: guitars
• Innes Hutton: bass
• John Paterson: Recording Engineer
• Michael Callaghan: Recording Engineer
• Chris Hattie: Recording Engineer
• Peter Alexander Macdonald: Recording Engineer
• Calum Mclean: Producer/Mix Engineer

References