The Jolly Rogers

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(From The Jolly Rogers' Official Site) "The Jolly Rogers are a pirate-themed Renaissance folk group who perform at Renaissance faires in the Midwest United States. Their high-energy performances of traditional sea shanties, humorous songs and improvisational comedy skits are big crowd pleasers where ever they go."

Musical Style

The music of The Jolly Rogers is mostly carried by vocals, which in many songs are chorus pieces with some or all the members performing at one time for the duration of the song with an occasional solo (recurring or at single parts of the song). Many of their songs are accompanied by a guitar, especially at live performances, which keeps the rhythm of the song and adds more reinforcing rhythm to the song. On album recordings, the band at times has guest perfomers who play other instruments or play other instruments themselves, including a bodhran, flute, hammer, Bones_(instrument), fiddle, violin, banjo, bass, accordion, drums and trumpet. The songs from the first two albums of the Jolly Rogers were based on historical shipfaring songs, especially those with pirates as a theme.

The Band

The Jolly Rogers is an all-male group consisting of five to six members, the sixth, Brian Price, having left the band during his military leave and his desire to spend more time with his family.

Chris Berger, aka Kane -- vocals.

Sean Foree, aka "Bottomless" Pete Yar -- guitar, mandola, vocals.

Clint Glidewell, aka Calico Jack -- vocals. Former member of the Jolly Rogers, Clint Glidewell left in 2003 to pursue a career in social work. He was replaced by Sean Foree.

Cliff Lawson, aka Devin Blackhook -- vocals.

Kurt Hanover, aka Blood Beard -- vocals.

Brian Price, aka Captain Spitte -- vocals. Former member of the Jolly Rogers, Brian Price left in 2004 as a member of the Army National Guard as part of a NATO peacekeeping force Kosovo. He officially resigned his position on May 22, 2006. Brian originally taught Chris Berger and Kurt Hanover their first sea shanties and was a member of The Jolly Rogers for several years.

Mark Stahl, aka Mayhem -- guitar, vocals.

Albums

The Jolly Rogers have released 9 albums, the first four of which are out of print. The fifth album, Pirate's Gold, released in October 1997, consists mostly of historical sea shanties and a few original songs, all from the first four out-of-print albums. Their sixth (and seventh) album, Loose Cannons/Midnight Buffet, was a two-disk set released Sept 2000 which contained several traditional songs, more originals, and re-recordings of many songs from earlier releases deemed by the group not good enough to be on Pirate's Gold. Loose Cannons/Midnight Buffet is currently unavailable, though it is in the process of being remastered and will be rereleased in late 2006. Their eighth album was X Marks the Spot. Released in October 2003, it was the first release of The Jolly Roger's own original songs, though most of these remained in the vein of pirate-themed shanty-esque songs. The most recent (ninth) album to be released was Cutlass, Cannon & Curves, another original composition which was released in September 2005.

Pirate's Gold - October 1997

1. Santiano
2. Congo River
3. Black Ball Line
4. Royal Oak
5. Roll Me Hearties
6. Mrs. McGraw
7. South Australia
8. All For Me Grog
9. Maids When You're Young
10. Beer, Beer, Beer
11. Westering Ho/Haul Away Joe
12. Cuckoo's Nest
13. The Devil's Son
14. Wet Summer / Rocks of Bahn
15. The Clean Song
16. The Dutchman
17. The Derelict
18. A Drop of Nelson's Blood
19. The Dreadnaught
20. The Pirate Ward
21. L'ollonois
22. Olde Thomas Harponeers
23. Pay Me

Loose Cannons - September 2000

Disc 1 - Dead Men Tell No Tales

1. El Matador
2. Get Up Jack, John Sit Down
3. Tae the Beggin'
4. Stop Peckin' My Chrome (Stahl)
5. Honor Bright
6. Captain Kidd
7. Bonnie Pirate Laddie (Hanover)
8. Uncloudy Day
9. The Smuggler
10. Silvestik
11. A Port in Every Girl (Berger, Glidewell, Lawson, Price)
12. Biddie McGraw
13. Donegal Danny
14. Journey's End (Hanover)
15. Roseville Faire
16. Run Come See
17. Johnny Booger
18. Shoals of Herring
19. The Old Man (Coulter, Quinn)
20. Drink Up the Cider, George
21. Dread (Glidewell)
22. The Final Squall (Price)
23. Goodbye (Stahl)

Disc 2 - Mick O'Celtey and his Celtones Midnight Buffet

1. Mingulay Boat Song
2. Morning Glory
3. William Bloat(Calvert)
4. Calibar
5. Beggarman
6. Ould Triangle
7. Bold Fenian Man
8. Galway Girls
9. Itches in Me Britches
10. Grey Funnel Line
11. Green fields of France (Willie McBride)
12. Row Bullies Row
13. Minstrel Boy
14. Greenland Whalers
15. Three Score & Ten
16. Holy Ground
17. I Hate My Life
18. Goodbye Fare Thee Well
19. All For Me Grog
20. The Christmas Song
21. A Hundred Years Ago
22. Cruiscin Lan
23. Pay Me

X Marks the Spot - October 2003

1. I Wanna Be (w: Lawson, m: Lawson/Stahl)
2. Brotherhood of the Coast (w: Lawson, m: Worman)
3. South Round the Horn (w: Lawson m: Foree)
4. Lift Your Glasses High (w: Lawson, m: Stahl)
5. Numbers (w: Lawson, m: Stahl)
6. The Queen Fairy (w: Berger/Fulcher, m: Stahl)
7. Captain Thompson (w: Price, m: Stahl)
8. Rally Round the Drum (w: Lawson, m: Lawson/Stahl)
9. Polska (w: Hanover, m: Stahl)
10. One For The Road (w/m: Lawson)
11. The Warning (w/m The Jolly Rogers)
12. Misty Brown (w/m Price)
13. Thirty Men (w: Hanover m: M. Hanover/Stahl)
14. Ship Stuck in Port (w: Lawsonm M: Stahl)
15. Horror Movie Hero (w: Hanover, m: Stahl)
16. The Last Watch ( w: Price, m: Stahl)
17. Heave 'Em Alll Away (w: Lawson, m: trad)
18. South Round the Horn - Instrumental (foree)

Cutlass, Cannon and Curves - September 2005

1. Black Jack Slim's Cutthroat Inn (w: Berger, m: Stahl)
2. Haul Away to Botany Bay (w/m: Lawson)
3. Curvy Girls (w: Lawson, m: Stahl)
4. The Fight (w: Hanover, Lawson m: Foree, featuring: A. Lee Worman)
5. Seven Days to Paradise (w: Lawson, m: Stahl)
6. Mutiny (w: Lawson, m: Foree, Stahl)
7. Cap'n's Keg (w: Lawson, m: Stahl, featuring: Richelle Basgall, J.P. Coffin, Vic Dougherty, Kenny Hyland, A. Lee Worman)
8. Wicked (w: Lawson, m: Foree)
9. Goin' Back to the Sea (w: Lawson, m: Foree, Lawson)
10. The Song of a Ship (w: Hanover, m: Stahl, featuring: A. Lee Worman)
11. Up Boys Up (w: Lawson, m: Stahl)
12. The Ladies All Loved Me (w: Lawson, m: Stahl)
13. Tap That Cask (w: Lawson, m: Foree, Stahl)
14. Isle of Brest (w: Lawson, m: Stahl)
15. Pirate Boys (w/m: Lawson)
16. We Want (w: Lawson, m: Foree)
17. Wild Gypsy Girl (w: Lawson, McNitt m: Foree, featuring: Richelle Basgall, Jim Schrader, A. Lee Worman)
18. HMH2 (w: Hanover, m: Stahl, featuring: The Surf-O-Paths)

Performances

References

[link] - The Jolly Rogers at Chivalry.com: CD playlists & release date information, instrument usage & some biographical information.

[link] - The Official Jolly Rogers Fan Club: Announcements, get togethers and other fun group stuff.

 

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