Baby Gramps & the Denizens of the Deep
Hailed as one of the 50 most influential musicians of the last 100 years, Baby Gramps is an amazing amalgamation of everything that anybody’s ever heard including Mississippi John Hurt, Uncle Dave Macon, Charlie Patton, Blind Blake, Captain Beefheart, the Tuvan Throat Singers and Popeye. He plays beautifully “betwixt the cracks in the piano” a la Ornette Coleman, can scat the blues three notes at once, and has invented his own guitar technique he calls “scribbling”.
Captain Bogg & Salty
In the 12 years since Portland’s Captain Bogg & Salty released their first CD of tunes for young buccaneers, the band has grown from grassroots "kindie rock" sensation to a musical force and a NW favorite. With a new album on the way, Captain Bogg & Salty is preparing to expand their domain with regional summer performances, and spring 2009 tours to Boston, New York City, Chicago, and LA. The band's rock musical "Ghosts of Treasure Island" drew critical and audience acclaim last April during its 15-show run at Portland’s 3,000 seat Keller Auditorium. Packed with pirate action and original tunes written and performed by the band, the show was commissioned by the Oregon Children's Theatre as the centerpiece of their 2008 season. eatalime.com
Solidity
With a celebrated mix of the sounds of both the Carribean and Hawaiian islands Solidity is a truely trans-oceanic experience not to be missed. Hailing from the Aloha state, there blend of contemporary hawaiian music with gritty reggae rhythm's seed's a sound known simply as Jahwaiian. Graduates of Oregons fine institutions of higher learning, Solidity has been rockin the northwest for the better part of the last decade. Mahalo.
Come sail the seven seas with the notorious crew of the "Emerald Rose." Cannons will roar, cutlasses will clash and shanties will be sung as they re-enact "The Golden Age of Piracy." This swaggering crew of freedom loving scallywags will entertain one and all in an attempt to re-establish their good name with the local constabulary. http://www.boompirates.com/
Sam Bam Boo Caribbean Island Band
Sam Bam Boo is one of the Northwest's most eclectic, exotic, funky, and just plain fun ensembles performing a variety of traditional Caribbean Music–including Calypso, Soca, Reggae as well as some Blues, Jazz and Surf Music–all with an Island Twist! Featuring the bright and engaging sounds of the Steel Pan, relentless rhythms of Percussion, Funky Bass lines and Soulful Guitar, the group has been well received at numerous festivals including Bumbershoot, Da Vinci Days, World Beat Festival, and the Rose Festival. Founded in l993 and averaging about 150 shows a year, the group has opened for Jimmy Buffet at the Rose Garden several times, and are well known to numerous Parrot Heads around the region.
ManOverBoard
ManOverBoard combines the classic sounds of shanties, foc's'les, drinking songs, wake traditionals, nautical battle hymns and pirate influences with modern punk and folk rock. They have a large body of original material that just plain rocks, while retaining nostalgia of the old world. This group of talented performers enjoy modernizing old ballads and reviving the traditions of the bards of yore. Piratey, punky, rockin' yet downright medieval! This is ManOverBoard!
Antonio Centurion's "Ecos del Sur"
Antonio Centurión is a master of the Paraguayan national instrument, the harp. He captures the sound of his homeland, the gurgling rivers, the singing of the birds and the calm of the lake with the traditional Paraguayan rhythms of “Galopa” (fast, lively & energetic), and the “Guarania” (slow, flowing and romantic). Ecos del Sur is a lively trio of excillent musicians that will transport you to the wilds of Latin America and fill your ears with the music of the heart.
Jake Duncan - Didjeridu
Feel the amazing vibrations and precussive magnetism of one of the countries best didj musicians. You have never heard the Dideridu until you have heard it played by the renouned "King of Didj". With a virtuosity that rivals the finest instrumental soloists of our time, Jake Duncan will mesmerize you with his incredible rythm and unrivaled musical skill.
Pirate Morris Musicians
With their traditional and boistrous collection of high energy instrumentals and fun drinking songs, the Pirate Morris Musicians are a truely historic experience. Whether accompanying the dance or singing a rousing rendition of "Bully in the Alley" they are sure to get your pegleg a-stompin'.
Billy Moone & Family
Presenting a broad mix of ancient Scottish ballads, Irish dance tunes, and salty work songs, Billy Moone and his young pirate family will take you back to a simpler time. Here, families sing together in the kitchen and around the table, young couples court through song and dance, the news of the day regularly takes the form of the heartrending ballad, and the ability to sing out at a rope is said to be worth ten strong hands on a rolling deck. This is music you didn’t know you had forgotten.