Ye Banished Privateers are a pirate folk band from Umeå, Sweden.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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[4] 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,[5] but the release was delayed until 30 June 2017. First Night Back in Port finally came out when they signed a deal with Napalm Records.[6]
Discography
Albums
2012 – Songs and Curses
2014 - The Legend of Libertalia (Totentanz Records)
2017 - First Night Back in Port (Napalm Records)
Samplers
2013 – TheSwashbuckling 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, vocals
Frida “Freebird” Granström - fiddle and vocals
Hampus "Monkey Boy" Holm - German style bass drum
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