Dwarf On A Pig

Dwarf On A Pig is a comedy/parody song and video written by British/New Zealander Christopher Winchester and recorded by Winchester's band, The Esgaroth Three.

The song was inspired by Billy Connolly's character, Dáin Ironfoot, a dwarf who charges on a pig into the Battle of the Five Armies. In an interview with Empire magazine, Peter Jackson had posed the question: "Why wouldn’t you want to ride a pig if you were a dwarf?" Winchester's response was: "Well, personally, you know, if I was a dwarf, I’d rather have a warg?" (an evil beast, descendant from werewolves).

Music video

A video for the song was filmed in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand, Jackson's childhood home town, and released to coincide with the release of Jackson's third and final Hobbit film installment.

Personnel

The Esgaroth Three

• Christopher Winchester – guitar, vocals, additional instruments

Production

• Christopher Winchester – producer

Video

• Christopher Winchester – director
• Nikky Winchester – producer
• Tim Simpson – 1st assistant director
• Tim Hill – director of photography
• Christopher Winchester – editor

External links

• Dwarf On A Pig by Christopher Winchester - The Esgaroth Three. (Video, YouTube. December 2014)