Alan Pigguns

Alun Piggins is a Toronto-based singer/songwriter who remains virtually unknown outside of his basement. He has spent the last few years playing a lot of gigs to almost nobody, as well as engineering the odd recording session. Before ’96, Alun was in thrash-folk band The Morganfields. They put out 3 records, toured a fuck of a lot, and failed miserably to excite anyone. After embarking on an ill-advised cross-Canada winter tour, they disbanded. Now, however, like a wild animal gnawing its own leg off in a vain attempt to deny the trap of fate, he is back. The CD is called Balladesque and is his first solo record. Alun played most of the instruments and recorded it almost entirely in the aptly-named Moldy Floor Studios (his basement). It’s folkier than The Morganfields and actually includes Alun’s keyboard debut (Acetone organ on Out in the Woods).