Bit late here - back to the sympathies of Nova Scotia..

AFTER the American Revolution some 50,000 colonists who were loyal to the British crown migrated to Canada - mainly to Nova Scotia and Quebec. They are refered to as United Empire Loyalists. There is an interesting page here.

During the War of 1812 Americans felt that the French and former American colonists would support separation from Canada and the Empire. Didn't happen. Ironically the War did just the opposite - it was the one of the first steps in unifying the provinces. Nova Scotia became quite prosperous during the war, partly due to additional funds from Britian but also because that's where confiscated American ships and cargo were sold.

There's also a good page on the difference between pirate, privateer, buccaneer, etc. here.

Which is all not much help with songs....I'll check Helen Creighton's Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia to see if I can find anything there.