As I'm still planning my Pirate murder mystery I have another question. Did anyone have any favorite pirate albums? I have the POTC soundtracks, but I would love sea shanties, jigs, and drunken revelry.
3 Pints Gone has an album "There is a Ship" that is a compilation of a lot of their sea songs. I kinda like it.
I absolutely love The Dread Crew of Oddwood. I've got the albums Rocktopus and Heavy Mahogany - it's very much a modern rock twist to the traditional piratey feel, but it's all acoustic instruments and these guys are amazing musicians. Please note that a fair bit of their stuff is quite NC-17, though!
http://thedreadcrewofoddwood.com/index.html (http://thedreadcrewofoddwood.com/index.html)
Oo! I don't know as much about Capt'n Black's Sea Dogs (anymore), but this may fit the bill well!
http://www.reverbnation.com/captnblacksseadogs (http://www.reverbnation.com/captnblacksseadogs)
https://www.facebook.com/seadogsmusic (https://www.facebook.com/seadogsmusic)
Musical Blades is awesome and funny. Some of the songs are a little naughty. Thier newest CD, Up The Ante, is amazing.
Thanks for the selections! I don't mind a little naughty humor, and the only person coming Edo might is a light weight, so a couple drinks of punch and she'll think its hilarious.
You might check on the music of the Rambling Sailors (http://ramblingsailors.com/), The Brigands (http://thebrigands.com/), the Bawdy Buccaneers (http://www.bawdybuccaneers.com/), and Pride O' Bedlam (http://www.prideofbedlam.com/).
The brigands are on my list, but I'll have to check the others out too! Thanks!
Alestorm is worth a listen to any pirate or metal fan. I only have the album Back Through Time, but they've released like seven CDs.
Rambling Sailors - yes! Susan's voice is as pure sounding as a bell. Also Bounding Main. Acapella and magnificent.
Check out the Musical Blades.
The murder mystery party is long past, but I'm loving the new suggestions!
A little shameless self promotion, my band Off Keel is Celtic/Pirate Music. We are beginning work on our Third CD Happy Hour which will have a lot more Celtic tunes, but we will also be writing commercials as we are treating this CD like a radio show...
Try this link for a variety of music.
http://renaissancefestivalmusic.com/category/shownotes/pirate_music/ (http://renaissancefestivalmusic.com/category/shownotes/pirate_music/)