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.

Brandy Etheridge (Anne Bonny/Bawdy Be)
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.

 

The Pyrates of the Coast
Merriment, Mayhem & Music
The Pyrates of the Coast are an entertainment troupe harbored in Central Florida. Over the past 22 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 great state of Florida. The Pyrates specialize in improvisation, theatre, black powder, fighting, period and contemporary music and public performance. They have written and performed full blown stage shows for clients and the group's band has appeared before heads of state as well as countless local drunks. They also love to perform for children of all ages in interactive stage shows. The crewe includes Hurricane, Diosa, Master Studley, Touche, Bootleg, Red Handed Jill, Animal, Youngblood and Oryginal Cinn and as well as other flotsam and jetsam that drifts by now and again. Look for these colorful pirates about the fort and at other venues!

The Pyrates will be re-enacting Port Royal, Jamaica in the 1680s, at the height of the town's prosperity as a stronghold of piracy.

Hurricane takes on a wee one in a sure losing battle for control of the city of Port Arthur, Texas.

Hurricane and Diosa at the city gates of Port Royal, awaiting the throngs of kids to attack us for Mardi Gras beads, uh, pirate treasures.

The crewe perform with the New Port Richey Community Orchestra (yes, you heard right!).

Don Maitz
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.

Bone Island Buccaneers
The Florida Keys own pirate crewe, the Bone Island Buccaneers call Key West and the Conch Republic home and are instrumental in the annual Fort Taylor Pirate Fest and Village Market.  Singing for their supper, these pirates just released a CD of sea chanteys and are available to perform at sea or upon land.  Their crew also features swashbuckling swordsmen and black powder antics.