The Wedding Present was formed when Peter joined with old school friend David Gedge, Keith Gregory and Shaun Charman.
The band released many EPs and singles as well as three successful albums: The group performed at major festivals and appeared in national and indie charts, plus TV shows.
During this time, Peter developed an interest in his ethnic roots and worked with the band to produce an album of Ukrainian-inspired music, helped by Roman Remeynes and Len Liggins.
The RCA album recorded by The Wedding Present was released as The Ukrainians' first album: After leaving the Wedding Present, Peter formed The Ukrainians with Roman Remeynes, Len Liggins and Stepan Pasicznyk.
[5] The group have performed over 1000 gigs in 20 countries, including many of the major international world music festivals.