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ABOUT US
YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS takes you 300 years back in time for an imaginary journey through the harsh life at sea during the early 18th century. With songs inspired by traditional Irish and Scandinavian folk music, acting and elaborate historical clothing the Privateers tell a story about the rough sailor’s life, lived on the other side of the law– and the fight against oppression and nationalism.
Together, the nearly 20 crew members take turns to go on tour and plunder, and with around a dozen sailors on stage no two shows are ever the same. The mix of rude folk and punk music invites you to dance and sing along, while the gripping ballads will make the toughest pirate heart soft.
Our home base is in the town of Umeå, located in the North of Sweden where rehearsals starts every Monday at 19:00 and by tradition we always start by playing Welcome to Tortuga.
Albums
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)
Members Past and Present
Active crew members
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, song
Eva "Eva the Navigator" Maaherra Lövheim - fiddle, octapad
Evelina Rolon - Harp and Bass
Frida “Freebird” Granström - fiddle, brass, trumpet and octapad
Hampus "Monkey Boy" Holm - German style bass drum and octapad
Ina “Battery” Molin - cajón and dholak
Jens “Shanghai Zhong” (fka "Wan Chou Zhong") Tzan Choong - banjo, guitalele and sitar
Jessy “Little Red” Henseler - Merchant & Captain of Privateers of Libertalia
Jim "Silent Jim" Sundström - mandolino and electrobass
Jonas "Hog Eye McGinn" Nilsson - 5-string banjo and mandoline
Louise "Happy Lou" Gillman - fiddle and dance
Magda "Magda Malvina Märlprim" Andersson - synthesizer and bouzouki
Martin "Scurvy Ben" Gavelin - sawbone, cajón, morsing, Wah-wah pedal, crash, cripple and roll
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
Simon Brändström - Merchant and handy man
Stina Hake - recorder, dholak, whistles and cello
William "Shameless Will" Hallin - lead chants and shouts
Past crew members (non active)
Andreas Södermark - Song and bass
Emil "Emilio du Monde" Nilsson-Mäki - lead vocals, duki tarang, guitar, double bass
Hampus "Bojtikken" Larsson - cajón, percussion, octapad, bouzouki and guitar
Ina Ku - Merchant
Linnéa Enberg - percussion and octapad
Joel "Slagter-Lars" Löfwenius - guitar and synth bass
Kristian "Good Christian" Persson Hodén - squeeze box
Lisa "Bloody Liz" Carlsson - cajón and percussion
Magnus "Val du Monde" Nilsson-Mäki - techno synthesizer, guitar, double bass
Mattias "Sickboy McCoy" Johansson - washboard, tambourines and scraps of metal
Sara "Landmark" Lundmark - percussion and marching drum
Sara "Major John" Wallin - recorder, shouts and ocean drum