Name: Peat
Duration: P00H03M19S
Description: PEAT is on the face of it a description of the detrimental effect of decades of pollution from northern industrial cities on the peat bogs of the Derbyshire Peak District. Until recent rescue conservation, the Derbyshire peat bogs were more acidic than lemons. But it is also about people who suffer from long term debilitating physical illnesses that you can’t see.

Peat

from Moorscape - Album by John Reed

	/

Buy the Full Digital Album
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Cardboard CD case with CD slot on third leaf. Original artwork by John Reed, professionalised by CR8, Leigh.

Includes unlimited streaming of Moorscape - Album via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 7 days

£5 GBP or more
Subscription

Subscribe now to receive all the new music John Reed creates, including 7 back-catalog releases, delivered instantly to you via the Bandcamp app for iOS and Android. Learn more.

Subscribe Now £15 GBP/year or more

about

PEAT is on the face of it a description of the detrimental effect of decades of pollution from northern industrial cities on the peat bogs of the Derbyshire Peak District. Until recent rescue conservation, the Derbyshire peat bogs were more acidic than lemons. But it is also about people who suffer from long term debilitating physical illnesses that you can’t see.

lyrics

PEAT

The peaks and hollows of the blanket bog
Stratified above the High Peak rock
A source of fuel, a source of warmth
A source of solace, dusk to dawn
Those without a turbary
Risked ‘offence against the vert’
Those who paid for cutting rights
Found sunshine in the dirt.

But a century and fifty one
Of smog that churned from chimney stacks
In Northern towns of blackened stone
Choking under acrid fumes
That carried on the open breeze,
To fall as sulphurous rain
That bled into the blanket bogs
As it settled on the high terrain.

What is seen is understood
Is there for all to view
To feast their eyes and feed their ears
To bless their very souls
But what of eyes that fail to see
Of ears that fail to hear
What of hands that fail to touch
And the voice that fails to tell?

And so the scene seems not to change
Yet the land is starved of breath
As ecosystems run to fail
As soil breaks down and water fouls,
The fight for life intensifies
With every shower of rain,
And the suffering that lies beneath
Is out of sight and out of mind

Chorus

credits

from Moorscape - Album, track released April 4, 2016
JOHN REED: Cittern, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
HEYGAMAL: Production

© Lyrics and music to all songs copyright John Reed 2016. All Rights Reserved

All recordings © and ℗ ND4PRM 2016

license

about

John Reed Berwick Upon Tweed, UK

John is a Blackpool born singer-songwriter and radio show host whose songs cover themes of social injustice, environment, politics, love, & life

Music is never more important than in difficult times. Therefore, all downloads on this site are provided on a "Pay What You Can Afford" (PWYCA) basis. Merchandise is available at the prices stated.

John is also 1/3 of nightsong.bandcamp.com ... more

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact John Reed

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

John Reed recommends:

An Abandoned Orchid House (Album)
by Jo Beth Young

When I started listening to Jo Beth Young I was expecting another nice voice backed by a decent guitar sound, but there is true invention in this album, and wonderful vocal and musical surprises. John Reed
go to album
If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous
by Sarah McQuaid

A true songwriter's album. Sarah's voice seems to blend seamlessly with her rich guitar sound, and the album is lyrically right at the top of the tree. John Reed
go to album
She & I
by Kirsty Merryn

I am not often struck by piano based songs but Kirsty's work is a big exception. Delilah and Samson is a hugely powerful song, but it is difficult to identify a favourite in this excellent album. John Reed
go to album

If you like John Reed, you may also like:

The Peasants' Revolt
by NIGHTSONG

supported by 4 fans who also own “Peat”
go to album
Warm Chris
by Aldous Harding

A fascinating, appealing record no less “weird” than the rest of her oeuvre, but certainly the most weirdly versatile. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 25, 2022
go to album
Folk for camera
by Louis DeCicco

An album of eight hushed songs from Louis DeCicco that emphasize the gloriously ghostly sound of slide guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 13, 2021
go to album