Pirates Royal Band Spring Announcements 2011
For release March 32

The Pirates Band Royal(previously known as the Pyrates Royale) announce the impending release of their next album "Haul On The Bowsprit- 500 Years Of Rude Sailor Songs", which will be available at the Maryland Renaissance Fairstival by the third weekend...or maybe the fourth. It is the sixth PR album and promises to be the most controversial yet.
The songs will include the title track, as well as crowd favorites "Blow Boys, Blow", "The Sailor and His Strumpet", the light-hearted " Two Minute Jack", "The Pump Shanty", a traditional ballad "Napoleon's Complaint", "I've Sailed Where The Sun Don't Shine" and ten other ditties not intended for airplay. Of particular interest is the historically important and rarely heard "Bare-bottomed Trousers" found in San Francisco nearly 100 years ago by famed shanty collector Joanna Colcord.

Lirpa Olof, Director of Shanty Studies for the New England Maritime Arts Council, said that she had never heard anything the like of the new album. She remarked,"I could have gone my whole life without experiencing this (subsequent verbiage unintelligible.)" We modestly agree with her that this would have been a terrible shame.

The Pirate Band Royal , will be augmenting their inimitable seafaring sound with the stylings of Kristen Jones on Steel Pan drum, and Rowan Corbett on Djembe drum. Corbett has been working as a professional musician for the past several years demonstrating advanced percussion technique on improvised instruments for patrons of the DC Metro Blue Line Gallery Place North entrance; while Jones has been investigating the effects of hair color on rhythmic expression for her doctorate in ethnomusicology. We expect that the infusion of an Afro-Caribe backbeat will help make our traditional shanties even more accessible to our audiences.
Corbett and Jones are both extensively featured on the new PR album.

And speaking of MDRF, some people have reported that there would be no themed weekends this year at MDRF during the expanded eleven week run. Nothing could be further from the truth. An informed source in the office has confirmed that there will indeed be 5 themed weekends this season

September 8-9 Dutch/Belgian Culture weekend with special guests, the highly acclaimed Van Oorp Family band. There will be cheese and Brussels Sprout tasting, a windmill costume contest, and Whaloon storytelling.

Sepember27-26 Somali Pirate weekend

September 29-30 10% off on all craft purchases, and a free turkey leg with each full price ticket. Plus, no state sales tax!!!

October 6-7 Zombie Invasion weekend

October 12-15 Two words: Wicker Man!

November 2-3. The longer run will allow the patron's to experience Thanksgiving as it was celebrated in Tudor times. 400 years ago the holiday was observed weeks earlier in the year. So prepare to sample tradition English holiday dishes: Stoat-in-a stump, Gravy pie, stuffed pig's bladder, and Quimby.

Also, due to last year's unfortunate incident Thor's Hammer has been not invited back. They will be replaced with the new His Majesty's Lawn Darts Arena in the same location. Bring the kids!