PigPenTheatreCoPigPen Theatre Co., in association with Buffalo Picture House, present their first animated short: "Bremen". An introduction to the epic world of their play "The Old Man and The Old Moon" which features original music from their debut album "Bremen". http://www.pigpentheatre.com
Buffalo Picture House Director and Animator : Brandon Roots Character Design : Wylie Beckert Producer for Buffalo Picture House : Gabrielle Nadig http://www.BuffaloPictureHouse.com
PigPen Theatre Co. - Bremen (Official Video)PigPenTheatreCo2012-07-30 | PigPen Theatre Co., in association with Buffalo Picture House, present their first animated short: "Bremen". An introduction to the epic world of their play "The Old Man and The Old Moon" which features original music from their debut album "Bremen". http://www.pigpentheatre.com
Buffalo Picture House Director and Animator : Brandon Roots Character Design : Wylie Beckert Producer for Buffalo Picture House : Gabrielle Nadig http://www.BuffaloPictureHouse.comA quiet Christmas song I would like my friends and family to hear if...PigPenTheatreCo2020-12-18 | "A quiet Christmas song I would like my friends and family to hear if in the cruelest of circumstances I pass away on or around the Christmas holidays by perishing in the act of saving a burning bus of Dickensian orphans or something equally heroic"
Our new song is streaming everywhere. Share it with a friend. Miss you all.PigPen Theatre Co. - Choir (Official Video)PigPenTheatreCo2018-04-04 | The making of "Choir" from PigPen Theatre Co.'s sophomore album "Whole Sun" released July 7th, 2015. Recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios. Order now: http://bit.ly/WholeSunDeluxe
Choir sing like an iris See what I’m in need of Sing like I’m crying Sing like we’re family
When it comes it goes again When it goes we begin To wait away until We fade away and still We grab ropes that pull up Shiny things from the mud We were born to
Choir sing like the sirens Show me my harbor Make me row faster Love me strictly
When it comes it goes again When it goes we begin To wait away until We fade away and still We grab ropes that pull up Shiny things from the mud We were born to
Bad things happen In St. Louis If I’d seen ‘em Boy I’d lose it
Oh I would lose Oh I would lose Oh I would lose my mind Oh I would lose my mind
Choir sing like an iris See what I’m in need of Sing like I’m crying Sing like we’re family
Born in a choir
"Choir" Produced by Ron Robinson Jr. Mixed by Jesse Lauter Engineered by Michael A. Judeh Mastered by Alan Silverman Written and Performed by PigPen Theatre Co.
PigPen Theatre Co. is: Alex Falberg (Banjo) Arya Shahi (Percussion) Ben Ferguson (Guitar/Banjo) Curtis Gillen (Bass) Dan Weschler (Accordion/Keyboard) Matt Nuernberger (Guitar/Keyboard) Ryan Melia (Guitar/Banjo)Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel - PigPen Cover SeriesPigPenTheatreCo2017-10-15 | A series of covers requested by our Kickstarter Backers. Sophomore album "Whole Sun" out now. http://www.pigpentheatre.com
"Solsbury Hill" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel. Gabriel wrote the song after his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception. The song was his debut single in 1977.
"Walking on Broken Glass" is a song written by Scottish singer Annie Lennox, taken from her 1992 album, Diva. The song reached #1 in Canada, #8 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and #14 in the United States singles charts.
"You're So Vain" is a song written/performed by Carly Simon and released in November 1972. It is the third track from her third studio album, "No Secrets".
"See The Changes" is a song written by Stephen Stills and performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash. It is the second track from their fifth studio album, "CSN".
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a song, from circa 1931, with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. A popular standard, it has seen more than 60 other versions recorded, with one of the highest chart ratings by Mama Cass Elliot with The Mamas & the Papas in 1968.
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"The Only Living Boy in New York" is a song written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon & Garfunkel. It is the eighth track from their final studio album, "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
PigPen on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PigPenTheatreCo PigPen on Twitter: http://twitter.com/PigPenTheatreCo PigPen on the Web: http://www.PigPenTheatre.com/PigPen Theatre Co. - Alls Well (With José) [Official Video]PigPenTheatreCo2016-03-28 | "All's Well (With José)" from the new album, "Whole Sun". More at http://www.PigPenTheatre.com Directed by Brandon Roots and PigPen Theatre Co. Assistant Director: Felix Thompson
All’s well with José No need to worry his mind No need to phone Although his mother’s dying slow
All her lessons they Went in one ear And then they ran astray In his brain Until they all became Something he believed in
Carla and Charro Lying down inside that bed Surrounding their mother Older now but babes instead
All her lessons they Went in their ears And then they ran astray In their brains Until they all became Something they believed in
They cried Mother our stone Mother our stone
In came José Seas and roads led him home Rushed to her side now Brother sister brother close
All your lessons they Went in one ear And then they ran astray In our brains Until they all became Something we believed in
They cried Mother our stone Mother our stone
José - Alexander Schwartz José’s Mother - Linda Vega Casting - Erica Hart Puppetry - PigPen Theatre Co. & Cody Richardson Cinematography - Brandon Roots Production Design - Heather Yancey Art Assistant - Catrin Hedstrom Editor - Felix Thompson Visual Effects Supervisor - Brandon Roots Post Production Facility - Sparrow Post
Special Thanks to Mari Renwick, Fanny Bruguier, and Matthew Ahl For Our ParentsYa Hey by Vampire Weekened - PigPen Cover SeriesPigPenTheatreCo2016-02-01 | A series of covers requested by our Kickstarter Backers. Sophomore album "Whole Sun" out now. A very special thanks to The Irondale Center. http://www.pigpentheatre.com
"Ya Hey" is a song by Vampire Weekend from their third studio album, Modern Vampires of the City. It was released as the second single from the record on May 3, 2013 through XL Recordings.
"Wild World" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It first appeared on his fourth album, Tea for the Tillerman, recorded and released in 1970.
"Murder in the City" is a song by American folk-rock band The Avett Brothers. It was released in 2008 on the EP "The Gleam II". Special thanks to Playwrights Horizons Theater School.
"Don't Speak" is a song by American rock band No Doubt. It was released in 1996 as the third single from the band's third studio album, Tragic Kingdom.
Tied up like a noose we were walking On the edge of a canyon me and my darling Who should stand and stare and whistle The air of a cannon the wind of a pistol
Should they make us fall again Northern Southern Western I don’t care Oh oh, oh no, we won’t, we won’t
All my drawers opposed to closing Gotta air out their teeth, their tongue, and their clothings But who could blame them oh in this heatwave It’ll melt your heart, your skin, make you crazy
Should they make us melt again Summer Spring or Autumn I don’t care Oh oh, oh no, we won’t, we won’t
Oh the martyr inside it comes back and tells me, Oh the way the mind goes Oh the way the mind goes But the wonder inside it comes back and tells me, Oh the way the mind goes Oh the way the mind goes Like a setting sun
But we’ll go home No we won’t No we won’t No we won’t
Now streaming on - Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1LxdlYS Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/1eTNPRp
"We Won't" Produced by Ron Robinson Jr. Mixed by Jesse Lauter Engineered by Michael A. Judeh Mastered by Alan Silverman Written and Performed by PigPen Theatre Co.
PigPen Theatre Co. is: Alex Falberg (Banjo) Arya Shahi (Percussion) Ben Ferguson (Guitar/Banjo) Curtis Gillen (Bass) Dan Weschler (Accordion/Keyboard) Matt Nuernberger (Guitar/Keyboard) Ryan Melia (Guitar/Banjo)PigPen Theatre Co. - Weathervane (Official Video)PigPenTheatreCo2015-04-23 | The making of "Weathervane" from PigPen Theatre Co.'s sophomore album "Whole Sun" released July 7th, 2015. Recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios. Order now: http://bit.ly/WholeSunDeluxe
I am the weathervane I never said anything strange But those in storms who lost their way Seem to give me all their blame
Oh well
Like the gallows Or the weapons Or the red nose Or the rose with the thorn
How I lost those days
So I started pointing my own way Not the way the wind came I brought a spring without rain But unlike blame received no praise
Oh well
Like the teacher The good mother Or the writer Or the bough for the bird
How I made those days
Oh I won’t lie I’d take my word for it now Oh I won’t like I’d take my word for it I’d take my word for it now
So look up to me before the sun If you dare to know what’s to come I’ll give you what’s given me Of news from far and in between Clouds that hear the unheard Storms with face, arms, and words It’s enough to make you say Oh my god
Now streaming on - Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1yUEl1c Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/1QlIXT4
"Weathervane" Produced by Ron Robinson Jr. Mixed by Jesse Lauter Engineered by Michael A. Judeh Mastered by Alan Silverman Written and Performed by PigPen Theatre Co.
PigPen Theatre Co. is: Alex Falberg (Banjo) Arya Shahi (Percussion) Ben Ferguson (Guitar/Banjo) Curtis Gillen (Bass) Dan Weschler (Accordion/Keyboard) Matt Nuernberger (Guitar/Keyboard) Ryan Melia (Guitar/Banjo)Sophomore Album AnnouncementPigPenTheatreCo2014-12-03 | PigPen Theatre Co. is ready to create a sophomore album, the heir apparent to the "Bremen" throne, and maybe make music history. Maybe. KICKSTART IT: http://kck.st/1yfzhSWRocket Man + I Put A Spell On You by Elton John & CCRPigPenTheatreCo2014-10-31 | PigPen Theatre Co. play a special double cover live at the Gramercy Theatre. Featuring the amazing Shaina Taub. Thanks to Lisa Zwick for sending in the video. Click "show more" below for timestamps.
0:13 - We Have Lift Off 1:43 - "Rocket Man" 5:55 - A Mysterious Landing 6:43 - "I Put A Spell On You" 7:43 - Ryan Melia (Guitar Solo) 7:55 - Matt Nuernberger (Guitar Solo) 8:06 - Dan Weschler (Accordion Solo) 8:29 - Arya Shahi (Drum Solo) 8:54 - Captain's Log 9:50 - Shaina Taub 10:38 - Ben Ferguson (Guitar Solo) 11:02 - Alex Falberg (Banjo Solo - off camera) 11:25 - Finale
Created by PigPen Theatre Co. Directed by Stuart Carden & PigPen Theatre Co. Scenic & Costume Design by Lydia Fine Lighting Design by Bart Cortright Sound Design by Mikhail Fiksel
Music: "Song from the Stone" by PigPen Theatre Co.
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Shot and edited by Bart Cortright. http://bartcortright.com PigPen on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PigPenTheatreCo PigPen on Twitter: http://twitter.com/PigPenTheatreCo PigPen on the Web: http://www.PigPenTheatre.com/Happy Playground X from PigPen Theatre Co.!PigPenTheatreCo2013-03-29 | The PigPen guys wish the Playground Festival of Independent Student Work at Carnegie Mellon University a happy 10 year anniversary! Ryan and Curtis voiced by Dan. Here's a video of their very first performance together at CMU Playground 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYgXzfiU1l8Brandy (Youre a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass - PigPen Cover SeriesPigPenTheatreCo2013-03-25 | A series of covers requested by our Kickstarter Backers. "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass. Special thanks to Tess Soltau. http://www.pigpentheatre.com
See the Joe's Pub setlist, tour dates, and album info below: 0:00 - Crow 4:00 - As Lonely As Me 8:45 - The Dress Song 13:00 - We Stand Alone 17:35 - If I Was a Sailor / Song From The Stone (NEW songs) 23:30 - Stowaway 27:07 - Just Like The Sea 31:32 - Giant (NEW Song) 35:35 - Someone Like You (Cover) 40:13 - Father Hare (NEW Song) 45:10 - The Way I'm Running (NEW song) 51:00 - Bremen 55:30 - The Weight (Encore / Cover)
PigPen Theatre Co. is: Alex Falberg, Arya Shahi, Ben Ferguson, Curtis Gillen, Dan Weschler, Matt Nuernberger, Ryan Melia
Video shot and edited by Bart Cortright (http://bartcortright.com)The Old Man and The Old Moon in NYC at The Gym at JudsonPigPenTheatreCo2012-11-30 | "The Old Man and The Old Moon" tells the epic tale of an old man who must abandon his duties of filling up the moon with liquid light to cross the seas in search of his missing wife.
"It's like watching child geniuses at play." -The New Yorker
Tickets and more at: http://www.PigPenTheatre.com/Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin - PigPen Cover SeriesPigPenTheatreCo2012-06-30 | A series of covers requested by our Kickstarter Backers. "Cat's In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin. http://www.pigpentheatre.com