Peat and Diesel are a three-piece band from

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on the

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, Scotland, comprising Calum “Boydie” MacLeod, Innes Scott and Uilly Macleod. The band formed over Saturday sessions at the band members' homes in Stornoway, and grew in popularity through exposure on social media. The band's songs mostly concern a humorous take on island life, and are predominantly in

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, although they include some

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words and phrases. In 2019, the band won "Live Act of the Year" at the

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. In the 2020 awards they won "Best Music Video" (for ''Calum Dan’s Transit Van''). They were also nominated for best album (for ''Light my Byre''), but lost out to ''The Woods'' by Hamish Napier. In 2022, the band stepped in at short notice to replace

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's headline appearance at the Belladrum

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after the former

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contestant pulled out due to illness. In 2024, they headlined the

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's first ever gig as part of the

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Festival.

Current members

*Calum 'Boydie' MacLeod (guitar and vocals) *Innes Scott (accordion) *Uilly Macleod (drums)

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

References

External links

* Scottish folk rock groups Scottish celtic rock groups Scottish musical trios People from the Isle of Lewis {{Scotland-band-stub