Ye Banished Privateers are a folk rock[2] band from Umeå, Sweden.[3]
| Ye Banished Privateers | |
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 Ye Banished Privateers in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Umeå, Sweden[1] |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2008 - present |
| Labels | Totentanz, Napalm Records |
| Website | http://yebanishedprivateers.com/ |
Their songs are inspired by traditional Irish and Scandinavian folk music and their lyrics are mostly based on sea and piracy history from the 17th and 18th century.[4][5] 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.[6]
Biography
editThe band was started in 2008 by Björn Malmros and Peter Mollwing, who gathered several other musicians with the idea of playing pirate folk music.[7]
Today, the band amounts to nearly 30 members.
Their first self-produced album, Songs and Curses, was released on 19 September 2012 for the International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
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[8] 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,[9] 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.[10][11]
In 2020 Ye Banished Privateers released their fourth album Hostis Humani Generis.[12] The name of the album, Latin for "enemy of mankind"[13] is a term that was often used to describe maritime pirates; outsiders of society and a threat to the status quo.[14] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the band was not able to release the album as planned and live-streamed a concert instead, an online event in which 12000 fans participated.[15]
They released a Christmas special album titled A Pirate Stole My Christmas on December 3, 2021 which featured classics of the holiday with a new pirate spin to them.
Discography
editAlbums
2012 – Songs and Curses
2014 - The Legend of Libertalia (Totentanz Records)
2017 - First Night Back in Port (Napalm Records)
2020 - Hostis Humani Generis (Napalm Records)
2021 - A Pirate Stole my Christmas (Napalm Records)
Samplers
2013 – The Swashbuckling Sound of Pirates – Der Grosse Piraten Entertainment Markt – 20 pieces of Scurvy Seasongs (Totentanz Records)
2014 - Best of MPS 2014 (Totentanz Records)
Band members
edit- 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, dholak, djembe, pottery and tabla
- Emil "Emilio du Monde" Nilsson-Mäki - lead vocals, duki tarang, guitar, double bass
- Eva "Eva the Navigator" Maaherra Lövheim - fiddle, octapad
- Frida “Freebird” Granström - fiddle, brass, trumpet and octapad
- Hampus "Monkey Boy" Holm - German style bass drum and octapad
- Hampus "Bojtikken" Larsson - cajón, percussion, octapad, bouzouki and guitar
- Ina Molin - cajón and dholak
- Linnéa Enberg - percussion and octapad
- Jens "Wan Chou Zhong" Tzan Choong - banjo, guitalele and sitar
- Jim "Silent Jim" Sundström - mandolino and electrobass
- Joel "Slagter-Lars" Löfwenius - guitar and synth bass
- Jonas "Hog Eye McGinn" Nilsson - 5-string banjo and madal
- Kristian "Good Christian" Persson Hodén - squeeze box
- Lisa "Bloody Liz" Carlsson - cajón and percussion
- Louise "Happy Lou" Gillman - fiddle and dance
- Magda "Magda Malvina Märlprim" Andersson - synthesizer and bouzouki
- Magnus "Val du Monde" Nilsson-Mäki - techno synthesizer, guitar, double bass
- Martin "Scurvy Ben" Gavelin - sawbone, cajón, morsing, Wah-wah pedal, crash, cripple and roll
- Mattias "Sickboy McCoy" Johansson - washboard, tambourines and scraps of metal
- Melker Häggbom "Father Silver" Klingberg - u-bass, double bass
- Niklas "Meat stick Nick" Boman - 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, shouts and ocean drum
- Stina Hake - recorder, dholak, whistles and cello
- William "Shameless Will" Hallin - lead chants and shouts
References
edit- ^ Se när piratbandet från Umeå lever rövare i studion (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. April 6, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Ye Banished Privateers - Napalm Records
- ^ "Ye Banished Privateers discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Ye Banished Privateers: more than music". Capturing creativity. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ^ Edstam, Fanny (October 9, 2017). "Piraterna Ye Banished Privateers intar Brännö" [The pirates Ye Banished Privateers take on Brännö]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Hanneken, Markus (July 17, 2019). "Stilecht und rockig: Piratennacht am Freitag auf der Meile" [Stylish and Rocking: Pirate Night on Friday on the Mile]. Westfälischer Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Tommeks-Musikwelt (2015-10-05), Interview mit Ye Banished Privateers, retrieved 2017-06-29
- ^ "Ye Banished Privateers". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ^ Under The Crossbones (2016-09-27), Ye Banished Privateers on Under The Crossbones Pirate Podcast, retrieved 2017-06-30
- ^ bravewords.com. "YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS Sign Worldwide Deal With Napalm Records; New Album Coming In June". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Video premiere: "I Dream Of You" by Ye Banished Privateers". Sonic Seducer. June 16, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Virginia Langum, How to Train Pirates, 26.04.2020, retrieved on 02.07.2020 https://www.umeatoday.com/how-to-train-pirates-umeas-ye-banished-privateers-swashbuckle-through-pandemic-with-kung-fu/
- ^ Dr Sonja Schillings talks to Tatiana Prorokova; Hostis Humani Generis- Enemy of all mankind? 25.08.2015, retrieved on 02.07.2020 http://podacademy.org/podcasts/hostis-humani-generis-enemy-of-all-mankind/
- ^ Salvatore Poier, 2009. Hostis Humani Generis: History of a multi-faceted Word https://www.academia.edu/692947/Hostis_Humani_Generis_History_of_a_multi-faceted_Word
- ^ Virginia Langum, How to Train Pirates, 26.04.2020, retrieved on 02.07.2020 https://www.umeatoday.com/how-to-train-pirates-umeas-ye-banished-privateers-swashbuckle-through-pandemic-with-kung-fu/