Peach from; Dublin Active; Nov 1989 – 1992
Style; Indie
Vocals & Guitar; Shane Leinster
Guitar; Mick Creedon later in The Joys
Bass; Darren Hand
Drums; Greg McQuaid later replaced by Sean Ryan
Peach entered the Carling/Hot Press Battle Of The Bands contest in 1991 held at Sir Henry’s in Cork. They were in Heat 1, although they did not progress. My Little Fun House were the winner this year.
Carling/Hot Press Battle Of The Bands 1991
The competition is held at Sir Henry’s, in Cork over 5 weeks. With the winner each week going on to the final.
Heat 1, 15th May Next (Galway), Peach (Dublin), Taste The Rain (Wicklow), The Skips (Dublin), My Little Funhouse (Kilkenny).
Winner; My Little Fun House
Heat 2, 22nd May The Dreads (Drogheda), Nest (Galway), Callan (Dublin), Touchstone (Wexford)
Winner: The Dreads
Heat 3, 29th May A Rose For Emily (Mullingar), Daisy Thorns (Dublin), Hungry Judges (Galway), Tennessee Surfers (Dublin)
Winner; Daisy Thorns
Heat 4, 5th June Eccentri
Eccentric Hedgehogs (Cork), Echo India (Dublin), 33rd Hurricane (Donegal), Mississippi Mermaids (Dublin)
Winner; Mississippi Mermaids
Heat 5, 12th June Christina Calls (Dublin), Just In Time (Dublin), The Muldoons (Tyrone), ??????????? (Dublin)
Winner; The Muldoons
Final 6th June My Little Funhouse, The Dreads, Daisy Thorns, Mississippi Mermaids, The Muldoons
The Winners My Little Fun House
The Judges, George Byrne (Irish Independent), Richie Taylor (Sunday Press) Jackie Hayden (Hot Press), Niall Stokes (Hot Press), Emmett O’Reilly (Hot Press)
In 1992 Peach recorded a Fanning Session. The also appeared on the Breaking Sound Barriers Volume 2 album. supplying “When She Smiles”.