Age Pryor is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. He records and performs solo, he plays many instruments and is a founding member of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, The Woolshed Sessions, and Congress of Animals, and is also a contributing artist to the group Fly My Pretties.[1][2][3]

Age Pryor
Age Pryor performing with the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra in Wellington 2011.
Age Pryor performing with the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra in Wellington 2011.
Background information
Born1976 (age 47–48)
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Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra (2008)

Pryor had his songs played on b.net.

Pryor contributed two songs to the Miramax feature film Eagle Versus Shark. The film was written and directed by Taika Waititi, who also directed the video for the title song off the 'Shanks' Pony' album.[4]

He has also been part of the live band that features on the Flight of the Conchords including the first recording, Folk The World Tour, in 2002.[5]

Discography

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Solo albums

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  • homerecordings - Age Pryor & Tessa Rain, 2001, own label (CD)
  • City Chorus - Age Pryor, 2003, own label (CD)
  • Shanks' Pony - Age Pryor, 2007, own label (CD)
  • Invisible Lines - Age Pryor, 2021, own label (CD)

Ensemble Albums

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  • Fly My Pretties: Live At Bats - Fly My Pretties, Loop, 2004
  • Fly My Pretties: The Return - Fly My Pretties, Loop, 2005
  • Fly My Pretties: IV - Fly My Pretties, Loop, 2012
  • The Woolshed Sessions - The Woolshed Sessions, 2008, own label
  • The Heartache EP - The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, 2007, own label (CD)
  • The Little Bit Wonderful EP - The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, 2008, own label (CD)
  • The Dreaming EP - The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, 2009, own label (CD)
  • I Love You EP - The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, 2011, own label (CD)
  • Be Mine Tonight - The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, 2014, own label (CD)
  • Congress of Animals - Congress of Animals, 2018, own label
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References

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  1. ^ "Age Pryor". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "New songwriting from Age Pryor". RNZ. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Age Pryor And Congress of Animals Release New Single | Scoop News". Scoop. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Age Pryor and The Marvellous Medicine biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Fly My Pretties tickets, concerts, tour dates, upcoming gigs - Stuff Events". events.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 January 2021.