Ye Banished Privateers
| Ye Banished Privateers | |
|---|---|
 Ye Banished Privateers in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Umeå, Sweden |
| Genres | folk, pirate folk, sea shanty |
| Years active | 2008 - present |
| Labels | Totentanz, Napalm Records |
| Website | http://yebanishedprivateers.com/ |
Ye Banished Privateers are a pirate folk band from Umeå, Sweden.
Their songs are inspired by traditional Irish and Scandinavian folk music and their lyrics are mostly based on events that happened in the 17th and 18th century.[1]
During their shows they portray a crew of pirates, wearing historical clothes and acting while playing, making the show itself a mix of music and theatre.
Biography
The band was started in 2008 by Björn Malmros and Peter Mollwing, who gathered several other musicians with the idea of playing pirate folk music.[2]
Today the band counts about 25 members.
Their first self-produced album, Songs and Curses, was released on 19 September 2012 for the International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
After playing several shows in their home country, they started touring Germany in 2014.
In the same year, on 12 September, they released The Legend of Libertalia[3] their second studio album, on Totentanz Records.
In 2015 and 2016 they toured mainly in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.
They announced their third album in 2016[4], but the release was delayed until 30 June 2017. First Night Back in Port finally came out on Napalm Records.
Discography
Albums
2012 – Songs and Curses
2014 - The Legend of Libertalia (Totentanz Records)
2017 - First Night Back in Port (Napalm Records)
Samplers
2013 – The Swashbuckling Sound of Pirates – Der Grosse Piraten Entertainment Markt – 20 pieces of Scurvy Seasongs (Totentanz Records)
2014 - Best of MPS 2014 (Totentanz Records)
Band members
- Anders "Nobility" Nyberg - cembalo, celesta, pump organ and miniature piano
- Anton "Taljenblock" Teljebäck - viola pomposa, pump organ, brass trash, stone and muddy lawn
- Björn "Bellows" Malmros – accordion, harmonica, ocean drum, djembe, pottery and vocals
- Emil "Emilio du Monde" Nilsson-Mäki - vocals, guitar
- Eva "Eva the Navigator" Maaherra Lövheim - fiddle
- Frida “Freebird” Granström - fiddle and vocals
- Hampus "Monkey Boy" Holm - German style bass drumm
- Hampus "Bojtikken" Larrson - cajun, percussion, vocals, bouzouki and guitar
- Louise "Happy Lou" - fiddle and dance
- Jens "Wan Chou Zhong" Tzan Choong - guitalele and sitar
- Jim "Silent Jim" Sundström - mandolino and vocals
- Joel "Slagter-Lars" Löfwenius - guitar
- Jonas "Hog Eye McGinn" Nilsson - 5-string banjo
- Kristian "Good Christian" Perrson Hoden - squeeze box
- Lisa "Bloody Liz" Carlsson - cajun and percussion
- Magda "Magda Malvina Märlprim" Andersson - vocals and bouzouki
- Martin "Scurvy Ben" Gavelin - sawbone, cajun, crash, cripple and roll
- Mattias "Sickboy McCoy" Johansson - washboard, tambourines and scraps of metal
- Nick "Meat stick Nick" Bohman - double bass and bass trombone
- Peter "Quartermaster Blackpowder Pete" Mollwing - questionable vocals
- Richard "Old Red" Larsson - u-bass, double bass, bouzouki and 12-string guitar
- Sara "Landmark" Lundmark - percussion and marching drum
- Sara "Major John" Wallin - recorder, vocals and ocean drum
- William "Shameless Will" Hallin - vocals and shouts
References
- ↑ "Ye Banished Privateers: more than music". Capturing creativity. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ↑ Tommeks-Musikwelt (2015-10-05), Interview mit Ye Banished Privateers, retrieved 2017-06-29
- ↑ "Ye Banished Privateers". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ↑ Under The Crossbones (2016-09-27), Ye Banished Privateers on Under The Crossbones Pirate Podcast, retrieved 2017-06-30