Well Pirate friends, we had a blast last Friday when we dropped in on Recharged Radio for their “Live at Hackney Road” session.
We played 6 songs and had a little chat.
For anyone who missed the show there is a temporary podcast available at www.rechargedradio.com. Look for “20.04.12 Live at Hackney Road”. We are featured from 16:50 mins in.
Avast!
Yes folks, we have finished recording our debut EP and we are just in the process of putting the very final touches to the mixes before mastering so expect to see something in Pirate form around the middle of May…
At last our long awaited jaunt into the studio looks to be coming to fruition.
We begin recording next week on a 4 track debut EP.
We have decided to go with 4 tracks that have been kicking around in demo form for a while as we feel they are a good representation of what we do ~ pirate music.
Stay tuned for more news…..
The Pirate diary is starting to fill with all manner of wild and wonderful things.
First up, a live acoustic radio session on Marlow FM.
We’ll be dropping in on the Reflections Show on Marlow FM next Monday (20th Feb) at 9.30pm to play 3 live acoustic tracks and to engage in a little Pirate chat (www.marlowfm.co.uk if you wish to listen in).
Second up, gigs:
We have added a few new shows so please make sure you check out our live page for news of forthcoming gigs such as The Cellar in Oxford on Friday 24th Feb and The Cross Keys in Marlow on Friday 9th March (which promises to be a right royal treat. It’s free in and space is very limited so get along early for some frenzied shanties..).
Third up, an EP!
We’ve been threatening to head into the studio for a while now but this is actually going to happen in the next month. We’re keeping the tracklisting close to our collective chests but expect a few surprises!
More news when we get it Pirate People!
Avast!
Happy New Year Pirate followers.
After a sleepy yuletide hiatus fueled by a little of this and too much of that The Pirates return to cause a little more havoc in your lives.
Firstly, there are some new songs afoot. All in demo form, there are 3 new tracks…”Throw Down The Gauntlet”, “Ella’s Voyage” and “Palatine Bloodline” – the first of which is now up on our Facebook page and will follow on this site shortly.
We are also getting back out there for some more fun and frolics – starting at The Bullingdon Arms, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford on Thursday 26th January 2012. It promises to be a right royal treat with 4 bands on for £5. Doors at 8pm
Dress appropriately.
Love and best wishes
The Pirates x x x x
Hello Pirate people,
The band have had to pull back a little on the live dates lately due to our drummer Baz having to undergo a hernia operation and we’ll have to wait for his full recuperation before getting back out there as there is no way we’re going to help him lift his drums. Some of us have delicate hands you know….
The gig at The Fiddler’s Elbow on Thursday 8th December will still go ahead as normal.
Hurrah!
The Pirates x x x x
It’s been a fair while since The Pirates last dropped by here with any news but that doesn’t mean the band have been resting on their sorry behinds, oh no. There have been gigs a plenty…
First up was a gig at The Good Ship in Kilburn, London where the band supported The Lyeburns along with Wet Mouth. Much fun was had by all but The Pirates foolishly decided to eat Nandos dry of chicken before they went on making their performance interesting. There is a certain difficulty in moving when one is quite so inflated.
Next up was a headline at The Bullingdon Arms in Oxford on a wet Wednesday in September and The Pirates put on a typically energetic display – waiting until after the event before deciding to consume any chicken for obvious reasons.
Last week saw The Pirates return to The Good Ship as headline choosing a rather more sedate chicken platter as their pre-match build up and the band were pleased that it seemed to show in their performance.
There are now a flurry of forthcoming events before the end of the year. The band will be headlining again at The Bullingdon Arms in Oxford on 3rd November followed by a headline at The Workshop, 243 Old Street in London 2 days later on Bonfire Night!. There then follows a gig at Café 1001 in Brick Lane, London on Tuesday 15th November.
There will be a live radio session for Recharged Radio on Friday 2nd December before the last gig before Christmas on Thursday 8th December at The Fiddler’s Elbow in Camden, London.
All of these shows and further details can be found on the LIVE page…and who knows if they’ll involve any chicken…
Until next time you scurvy crew..
There are times when The Pirates fancy sniffing around a festival or two and the band are currently inviting friends and fans to cast their votes (“LIKES”) in an attempt to get us a place at the Harvest & Olympus Battle Of The Bands Competition.
For those that wish to vote for us, what you need to do is head to the event page itself and “LIKE” it. The link for this is below:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/alexjamespresentsharvestbandcompetition
The Pirates have just released another new track in demo form.
Called “The Gunpowder Plot” it tells the tale of one rogue’s reluctance to take it out on King James I by blowing up parliament and his inherent distrust of the plotters’ leader, a certain Robert Catesby, who is leaving others to do his dirty work.
Remember, remember, the 5th of November…
Ahoy,
The good news is that we’ve been selected to open the main stage at 2pm on Saturday 18th June @The Charlbury Riverside Festival.
Exciting times….
The Pirates x x x x
http://www.riversidefestival.charlbury.com/
