Ye Banished Privateers
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Ye Banished Privateers | |
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 Ye Banished Privateers in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Umeå, Sweden[1] |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2008 - present |
| Labels | Napalm Records |
| Website | http://yebanishedprivateers.com/ |
Ye Banished Privateers are a folk rock[2] band from Umeå, Sweden.[3]
Their songs are inspired by traditional Irish and Scandinavian folk music and their lyrics are mostly based on sea and piracy history from the 17th and 18th century.[4][5] During their shows they portray a crew of pirates, wearing historical clothes and acting while playing, making the show itself a mix of music and theatre.[6]
The band was started in 2008 by Björn Malmros and Peter Mollwing, who gathered several other musicians with the idea of playing pirate folk music.[7]
Today, the band amounts to nearly 30 members.
Their first self-produced album, Songs and Curses, was released on 19 September 2012 for the International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
After playing several shows in their home country, they started touring Germany in 2014.
In the same year, on 12 September, they released The Legend of Libertalia[8] their second studio album, on Totentanz Records.
In 2015 and 2016 they toured mainly in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.
They announced their third album in 2016,[9] but the release was delayed until 30 June 2017. First Night Back in Port finally came out when they signed a deal with Napalm Records.[10][11]
In 2020 Ye Banished Privateers released their fourth album Hostis Humani Generis.[12] The name of the album, Latin for "enemy of mankind"[13] is a term that was often used to describe maritime pirates; outsiders of society and a threat to the status quo.[14] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the band was not able to release the album as planned and live-streamed a concert instead, an online event in which 12000 fans participated.[15]
They released a Christmas special album titled A Pirate Stole My Christmas on December 3, 2021 which featured classics of the holiday with a new pirate spin to them.
In 2025, they served as the opening act for Faun's World Hex Tour in Europe and the United Kingdom.[16]
Discography
Studio 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)
- 2025: 'Til the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead (Napalm Records)
Samplers
- 2013: The Swashbuckling Sound of Pirates – Der Grosse Piraten Entertainment Markt – 20 pieces of Scurvy Seasongs (Totentanz Records)
- 2014: Best of MPS 2014 (Totentanz Records)
