2019 Pirate Music Lineup

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day 2019!!!  Last night a meeting was held between the Minstrels League of Greater Newcastle, Haverbrook, Lower Shasta, Upper Shasta, Dingle’s Hollow, and West Shelbyville. Up for discussion at the meeting was an idea for new marching uniforms (Diego), a motion to disallow further motions (J. Minstrel), and an impassioned… Continue reading 2019 Pirate Music Lineup

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2018 PiratePalooza Musical Lineup

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day 2018!!!  This morning Captain Drew held a press conference before a judge at the DeKalb Courthouse  to announce the musical lineup for the 14th Annual PiratePalooza PubCrawl & PubSing.  Most everyone in attendance remarked of the eloquence of the Captain’s speech.  His court appointed attorney expressed surprise that her… Continue reading 2018 PiratePalooza Musical Lineup

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Final Stop of 2017 Pubcrawl: Notes About Communion

PiratePalooza #13 begins tomorrow and there’s just a bit more you need to know about our final secret final stop, where the world famous PiratePalooza Pubsing begins (immediately on the heels of the world famous PiratePalooza Pubcrawl) – please be sure to share this information with your mates. The location is called “Communion” and you’ll… Continue reading Final Stop of 2017 Pubcrawl: Notes About Communion

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Huge 2017 PiratePalooza Musical Lineup

This morning we are pleased to announce our amazing list of musical acts for the 13th Annual PiratePalooza Pubcrawl & Pubsing – we’ll be welcoming back old friends like the playful Tenpenny Travelers and rollicking Toucan Dubh, and we’ll sing along to our friends Esteban (of Landloch’d) and Israel Hand (of Pogue Mahone).  Old favorites… Continue reading Huge 2017 PiratePalooza Musical Lineup

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Maui Shocks Festival Crowd

There’s an unofficial tradition among the cast at the Georgia Renaissance Festival that Memorial Day is observed as a “prank day” for tweaking costumes, characters, storylines, and songs ever so slightly as to entertain each other in order to survive the final leg of a brutal 3-day run. These minor alterations usually go unnoticed by patrons of the festival, but they provide the… Continue reading Maui Shocks Festival Crowd

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Landloch’d Releases The Devil’s Own Invention

Yours truly, Captain Drew, was lucky enough to secure an invitation to an exclusive industry launch party for the fifth album by Landloch’d, a duo with a penchant for whiskey and sheep. This latest album is clearly their classiest one yet because it features the band’s mascot Delilah wielding a trident with a heart impaled on its tines, surrounded by a… Continue reading Landloch’d Releases The Devil’s Own Invention

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Section of Royal High Road Buckles in New Castle, Swallows Minstrels Whole

A gaggle of unsuspecting minstrels were swallowed up by the earth this past Sunday when a section of the Royal High Road in New Castle buckled due to a previously undetected tunnel, reported the Royal Guard. Captain Drew, spokespirate for the Royal Alliance of Space Pirates (R.A.S.P.), responded via telex that his organization was “totally… Continue reading Section of Royal High Road Buckles in New Castle, Swallows Minstrels Whole

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The Pyrates Royale To End Their Voyage?

UPDATE! Good news, the Pyrates Royale cannot be stopped. Ian O’Donnell reports that the Pyrates have been reincarnated and that you can get the latest information about them on their Pyrates Royale Reunion page on Facebook (click!) Shocking news reached the ship tonight that the Pyrates Royale have announced they would be ending the voyage they first… Continue reading The Pyrates Royale To End Their Voyage?

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Lost Boys 10th Anniversary Party a Hit

Fresh from his capture by multi-armed robots, Captain Drew reports to us that the Lost Boys unleashed their 3rd Annual Fan Celebration Concert to a standing room only audience this past Saturday at Push Push Theater. This unwieldy concert footage provides a balcony view of their performance of Tommy Makem’s toe-tapping, fiddle-centric song “Rambles of… Continue reading Lost Boys 10th Anniversary Party a Hit

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Pirates and Syrens

We’re pleased to announce that the popular Atlanta-based burlesque troop Syrens of the South will make a special pirate-style appearance during the finale of this year’s Pirate Music Concert, scheduled to run from 6pm to 10pm at the James Joyce Irish Pub in Avondale Estates. We certainly hope that the Syrens legendary love of seamen… Continue reading Pirates and Syrens

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Palooza Concert 2008

Every pirate knows that PiratePalooza™ is about music and the salty musicians what brings it to us. Whether it be long-hauls, sheet-drags, capstan shanties, stamp-n-go’s, pumpin’ or fo’c’s’le shanties, you’ll find us singin’ about sailing, drinking and wenching. Now, without further adieu allow me to announce our line-up for the 2008 Pubcrawl!! Wine, Woman, and… Continue reading Palooza Concert 2008

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PiratePalooza™ ’07 Clip: Mary Ellen Carter

Excited about the upcoming 2008 PiratePalooza™ Pubcrawl?? Here’s a great raw clip from Sandra Sparks’ documentation of the music of the 2007 PiratePalooza™ Pubcrawl Concert to tide you through…. The two person group doing the singing are Susan Hickey and Gregg Csikos and are called The Rambling Sailors, and have fans all around the U.S.… Continue reading PiratePalooza™ ’07 Clip: Mary Ellen Carter

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