The Jolly Rogers: Pirate music, sea shanties and comedy
THE CREW:
Chris Berger
Sean Foree
Kurt Hanover
Cliff Lawson
Mark Stahl
The Jolly Rogers began as a three-person street act at the Kansas City
Renaissance Festival in 1991 - Chris Berger played Blind Cain, Clint
Glidewell was Calico Jack and Kurt Hanover was Bloodbeard. They
had the singular goal of becoming the highest-profile street act the
Festival had to offer - and they succeeded. It was at this time
they met Mark Stahl (Mark Mayhem) and Brian Price (Capt. Spitte) who
were street musicians performing as the Troll Tavern Two; Brian began to
teach the others sea songs and shanties. Cliff Lawson (Devon
Blackheart) joined the crew and the die was cast: The Jolly Rogers soon
became one of the biggest main stage acts at the Kansas City Renaissance
Festival and began to travel to other Faires around the country bringing
their own brand of pirate and sea music wherever they went.
In 2001, The Jolly Rogers were invited to attend the Shanties Music
Festival in Krakow, Poland. Sean Foree (Bottomless Pete) filled in
when Mark couldn't join the trip which laid the seeds for his inclusion
in the group, replacing Clint in 2003. Until now, The Jolly Rogers
had based their music on traditional sea songs and shanties but it was
in 2003 that The J.R.'s took a dramatic turn and produced their first
album of all-original music, "X Marks The Spot". After Brian left
the group in 2005, the remaining five members continued on to produce a
second album of all-original music, "Cutlass, Cannon and Curves" which
has proven to be their most popular to date. Always energetic and
dynamic, The Jolly Rogers continue to offer their unique music and humor
in every show!
Feel free to take a tour through the group by clicking on the photos
to the left, but be ready - nobody does bio's like The Jolly Rogers...
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The Jolly Rogers: Pirate music, sea shanties and comedy