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
The painter John Banvard
The daredevil Sam Patch
The elephant Topsy
The spiritualist John Murray Spear
The journalist William Cobbett's efforts to rebury Thomas Paine
Edward Leedskalnin's Coral Castle
The Inuit Minik Wallace

Pinataland have often performed at historical sites such as the Old Stone House, 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
Songs from Konijn Kok - EP
Songs for the Forgotten Future Volume 1
Songs for the Forgotten Future Volume 2
''Hymns for the Dreadful Night''