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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