Piratical Entertainment
Once again, Key West and The Florida Keys will play host to Pirates, Buccaneers, Privateers and other nefarious Brethren of the Coast from around the world. Here is a list of performers appearing at this year's Pirates in Paradise Festival. Many can also be seen at the Fort Taylor Pirate Fest as well.
ARTHUR WHITTAM (aka Cascabel)
Swashbuckling Swordplay, Black Powder Weapons, Storytelling
Black powder weapons master & silversmith Arthur travels the high seas looking for adventure. Bedecked in authentic garb and props, he creates mischief and mayhem wherever he goes with his swashbuckling swordplay and sharp wit...bedazzling one and all with tall tales and sea stories from the magical days of pirates and buccaneers.
DAVID FLEMMING (aka Braze)
Songs of the Sea and Black Powder Weapons
Black powder weapons master and singing pirate, Braze travels the high seas looking for adventure. Bedecked in authentic garb and props, he creates mischief and mayhem wherever he goes with his swashbuckling swordplay and sharp wit.
BRANDY ETHERIDGE (aka Anne Bonny & Bawdy Be)
Singer, Musician Shooter, Entertainer
A professional singer and musician since 1975, Brandy traded the hectic pace of rock and roll for the tropical island life of the Keys. Brandy will portray the infamous female pirate Anne Bonny during the Festival and in the Pyrate Tryal.
DON MAITZ
Artist & Historical Pirate
Historic pirate and fantasy artist whose work has been exhibited at museums around the country, including the San Diego Maritime Museum and the Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House. Showcased in the May 1999 National Geographic, Don gained notoriety when he designed the label for Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum and can often be seen at Pirate Festivals around the country with his paints in hand...ready to capture the magic of the Golden Age of Piracy on canvas.
The Pyrates of the Coast
Merriment, Mayhem and Music
The Pyrates of the Coast are an entertainment troupe harbored in Vero Beach on the Treasure Coast in sunny Florida. Over the past 20 years The Pyrates have performed far and wide and have been sighted at the Cayman Island's Pirates Week, Mardi Gras, Sail Boston, Roatan, Guanaja, Moorea, Key West and throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Pyrates perform a wide range of music...from traditional folk songs of the 50s and 60s to historic songs of the sea. They also love to perform for children of all ages in interactive stage shows. The crewe includes Hurricane, Cyren, Red Handed Jill, Bootleg, Youngblood, Drop Dead, Great Scott, Sulley and Sloe Gin as well as other flotsam and jetsam that drifts by now and again.
Liberte Sparrow
Entertainer
Liberte hails from the seven seas, making port wherever her heart delights, be it Port Royal, Tortuga, New Providence or Cayo Hueso. She has been a staple of the Pirates in Paradise festival for many years now, and she always brings smiles to visitors, be it with her own beguiling smile or ever present bottle of rum. She also plays percussion and sings, if swillin' rum weren't talent enough.
Captains of the Devil's Triangle
Swordfighting, Black Powder
Manned by the likes of Leatherback, Scarlett and Deadeye, this daring gang of cutthroats entertain audiences with their death defying swordplay, extreme characters, diverse talents and blazing guns. The group is known far and wide for its superior performances and dedication to exacting reproduction of what the pirate life was like.
*photos by Poppa Tony Callahan, Callahan Digital Art, Barbara Trushaw, Christine Lampe, Francis Hui, Rob O'Neal, Carol Foldvary Anderson, Michelle Murillo, Kat Epple, & Myron Rosenberg
