PEATLEMANIA has hit New York as a documentary about Peat & Diesel takes a major award at a US film festival.
Peat & Diesel: That’s The Way We Do It! took the prize for International Documentary Feature at the long-running Williamsburg International Film & Music Festival.
Produced by MacTV in Gaelic and English, the BBC ALBA programme follows the Stornoway band as they prepare to launch their second album and play a landmark gig at Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom.
Fisherman Calum “Boydie” Macleod, electrician Innes Scott and delivery van driver Uilleam “Uilly” Macleod navigate their growing fame, juggle day jobs with music and reveal the realities of island life.
When it first hit Scottish screens in April, the documentary drew one of the channel's biggest audiences of the year.
BBC ALBA head of service Margaret Mary Murray, who was also executive producer of the programme, said: “We had a feeling that this programme would be a hit with audiences and it certainly was.
“We are delighted that the talent of the island-based musicians and filmmakers has been recognised on the international stage, demonstrating that the local does have global appeal.”
Producer/director Daibhidh Martin, said: “Peat & Diesel are totally unique and it was great craic being on the road with them. They are captivating and it’s been brilliant to be there with them as they become more and more successful, watching the audiences react so positively to them.
“They celebrate Gaelic and island culture, mixing sincere and relatable subjects with comedic imagery and stylings. It was never difficult to film the band and capture something that audiences would respond to.”
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