Album Notes

As the name suggests, The Pyrates Royale play "pirate music," a genre that was undefined until they started performing as THE original pirate singing group in 1987.

What IS "pirate music" exactly? No historic documentation exists to prove that pirates sang at all. So the founders of this group started with the kind of music that appealed to them as sailors and reenactors: sea chanties, English pub songs, and the occasional mauldin Irish ballad to break things up a bit.

Now armed with guitar, hammered dulcimer, bodhran, fiddle and concertina, as well as a hearty chorus of hale and harmonious voices, the group has expanded its repertoire to include instrumental tunes, original songs, Gaelic lyrics, our hero Tom Lewis and even a madrigal or two. However, the crew has never strayed too far from its original purpose: to make people laugh as well as sing along. Maybe someday they'll stop throwing things. Here's hoping.

After more than 18 years of noise pollution, money-grubbing and public delinquency masquerading as entertainment, The Pyrates Royale is one of the most popular music groups to ever sully taverns and stages at music festivals up and down the East coast. The crew performs at renaissance, maritime, celtic, folk music and pirate festivals; ship excursions, private and corporate parties -- even weddings. (who knew?) Their recordings are enjoyed by fans all over the world.

The Pyrates Royale is proud to offer three other full-length recordings in addition to Tales of the Brigantine: Lyve Behind Bars, Love at Fyrst Nyte and Hello, Sailor. Visit www.pyrates.com for more information as well as embarassing photos.