Piney Gir

Piney Gir (pronounced as in "girl"; real name Angela Penhaligon) is a female American musician and singer, born in Kansas and now based in London.

Encouraged by her parents to learn the piano from the age of 4, she wrote her first song at the age of 9. Having earned a degree in music she moved to England in 1998 to study at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

Previously a member of the duo Vic Twenty, her debut solo electronica album, Peakahokahoo, was released in 2004 on UK label Truck Records (and licensed to Greyday Records for release in North America). Produced by electro duo A Scholar And A Physician the album featured Simple Kid, Trademark, The Black Madonnas and the backing singers from Erasure. Whilst most of the tracks were original compositions it also featured a distortion heavy cover of My Generation by The Who. The album was extensively toured, including a slot supporting Erasure on a month long European tour, and she recorded a session for DJ Mark Radcliffe on Radio 2.

Whilst touring the album in working men's clubs supporting a country band she decided to try playing country versions of her songs. This led to the formation of the Piney Gir Country Roadshow, and the release of the country album Hold Yer Horses. The album contains new versions of five songs previously released on Peakahokahoo: Nightsong, Girl, Boston, Que Sera Sera and Greetings, Salutations Goodbye. "Hold Yer Horses" was selected as one of the top five albums of 2006 by Phill Jupitus in his music column for the Radio Times magazine, stating that "the stomp and twang of these songs of love and life are unmissable".

She is also a member of the rock-and-roll band The Schla La Las, and a regular performer at the Truck Festival. Work on a new solo electronica album with the Age Of Reason is underway.