Piñataland

Piñataland is a Brooklyn-based musical group created by David Wechsler and Doug Stone. Their songs are often about obscure historical events and people, including:


 * The pygmy Ota Benga ("Ota Benga's Name")
 * The painter John Banvard ("The Ballad of John Banvard")
 * The daredevil Sam Patch ("The Fall of Sam Patch")
 * The elephant Topsy ("Coney Island Funeral")
 * The spiritualist John Murray Spear ("Dream of the New Mary")
 * The journalist William Cobbett's efforts to rebury Thomas Paine ("American Man")
 * Edward Leedskalnin's Coral Castle ("Latvian Bride")
 * The Inuit Minik Wallace ("If Ice Were Warm")

Pinataland have often performed at historical sites such as the Old Stone House (Brooklyn), the Cobble Hill Tunnel, and Green-Wood Cemetery. They have also covered historical tunes, such as President John Quincy Adams' campaign song "Little Know Ye Who's Comin'".

Discography

 * Piñataland - EP (1997)
 * Songs from Konijn Kok - EP (1999)
 * Songs for the Forgotten Future Volume 1 (2003)
 * Songs for the Forgotten Future Volume 2 (2008)
 * Hymns for the Dreadful Night (2011)