Pig’n’aif
Pig’n’aif is both a band and a music project working in conjunction with Rising Records. The band name is pronounced - in a typical Yorkshire accent - as Pig-an-Ayf. (Please feel free to use it as a surreptitious curse - we do...). Originally born out of frustration, the name reflects the fact that it has often been a pig (and an ’aif) to bring these music and recording projects to fruition, or indeed to get the musicians together to play the material, but it also reflects a lighter side of things.
Pig’n’aif News
The guys have recently been joined in the Pig’n’aif project by the original Phoenix Rising vocalist and long-term friend, Jack Bunker, to finish off the follow-up album to
Blue. This is another set of blues-rock standards with the Pig’n’aif twist which takes traditional numbers in very different directions. It is due to generate an album release very shortly and is much anticipated. Watch this space... or check out the Pig'n'aif Website for more info...
Alongside this project, there are at least two new project albums in production. Again check out the Pig'n'aif Website for more info...
 Their most recent album released for your edification and delectation was the ’Pig’n’aif Blue’ album. It received a huge amount of critical acclaim and is selling well both on CD and via download. Even though we say it ourselves - we are very proud of it. It would make a handsome addition to anyone’s album collection. The album is composed of blues rock standards taken from the Pig’n’aif jam-band set, with arrangements and treatments of the material in the band’s own style. Click on the album cover to see some of the reviews and check out audio clips from the album.
Some Background
The Pig’n’aif music project started out when Pete Bangert started his musical exploration on guitar and in writing with his good friend Steve Atkinson and subsequently recorded his first demo track in 1969 on the Akai belonging to Steve. This started the Pig’n’aif collaborations and projects, initially with Steve and bassist Dave Hobson (who was a constant performer on the local scene). The first set of output was entitled ‘What’s In A Name!’ and contained a mixed range of rock ballad, boogie and progressive material and was on very limited cassette format release.
 Pete worked away in Scotland for a couple of years in progressive rock bands before returning to Sheffield to embark on the next of his collaborations with Dave and Steve. Pete and Dave took Pig’n’aif down to Oxford for a period of time, collaborating with a number of pro and semi-pro musos before returning it eventually to Sheffield. This was also a constant period of writing and generated output that would later surface under Pig’n’aif, Phoenix Rising and Dave’s own band projects.
Over the years there have been a number of releases from Pig’n’aif either as a means of publishing recordings prior to use in bands or as a form of musical documentation by Pete and his collaborators.
Pig’n’aif released a prog-rock album recently on Rising Records entitled ‘The Jester... Thinks...’. This album by Pete Bangert with vocals from Mick Shedd also formed part of the material for the ChinWig project.
There is more information about Pete’s involvement and background with Pig’n’aif on Pete's Website.
You can also find out more about Pig’n’aif on the Pig'n'aif Website
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Pig’n’aif Releases
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Latest Release
Pig’n’aif Blue
CD PNF06-CD01
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The Prog-rock album
 The Jester...
Thinks...
CD PNF05-CD02
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 Lots of History
CD PNF01-CD01
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 What’s In A Name!
Audio Cassette SPD1002
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