The Bilge Pumps - Friendly Ports: bilge-recommended links to the world

PIRATE SITES

The Bilge Pumps' Facebook Page - Sharkbait Simon got bored one day and started our official facebook clubhouse.

Pirates and Ghosts - Museum in galveston that shows you the inside of the pirate's mind... it's a short trip.

The Pyrates Way Magazine - A free online pirate magazine! Just the thing to pass quality time in the head... on your tablet.

Talk Like a Pirate Day - Every September 19th, you can celebrate the holiday for us pirates.

Under the Crossbones - A swarthy pirate podcast talking about all things thieving on the high seas

STAGE ACTS, SHOWS, AND GROUPS

A Pair of Pirates - You lookin' for an awesome Cap'n Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Nightly? Here they are.. savvy?

Brett Roberts - An entertaining soul with a heart made of coal.. or sole.. or something.

Brian Wendling - aka Bob the Juggler, who seems like such a nice guy until he stands on a tightrope juggling knives. That's gotta be evil.

Cirque La Vie - From acrobatics to aerobatics, this gang will bend over backwards to show you a good time.

The Dragon Attack Stunt Show - Getting medieval on ourselves. See the Bilge Pumps in high-flying stunt action!

The Ladies of the Salty Kiss - A pirate comedy crew with not a single bloke among 'em! Who wouldn't like that?

The Scallywags - The site for our buccaneer buddies will show you why they're the scalliest scallywags what ever scalled a wag!

Smee and Blogg - These singing executioners'll have you laughing so hard, your head will fall off. That's good, right?

The Stilt Lady - Terrie Lutke's many characters are available for those lookin' for 8 foot pirate women to (ahem) flesh out their crew.

MUSICAL GROUPS

Alexander James Adams - Legendary and very awesome Celtic singer-songwriter who wrote "March of Cambreadth" & "Yo Ho".

Black Oak Shillelagh - Awesome and friendly Celtic band from Oklahoma

Cheeks & Phoenix - Pair of non-balladeering pirates with a knack for re-imagining songs.

Diane the Bard - (a.k.a. the Bard O'Neill) - A great singer who's just plain fun to spend time snark-drinking with.

Fugli - What can you say about this guy, except that he's... Fugli?

Gypsy Soul - True, they're not a ren faire group, but they are one of Maroon's favorites, so here they are.

Haggis Rampant - These bagpipers have been teaching ducks in Louisiana to sing like strangled cats since 2000!

The Musical Blades - Hard hitting pirate music, meaning that they will cut you if you don't listen.

Pat Razket - A Swedish pirate band that knows more about American pirates that most American pirates!

The Pride O' Bedlam - Our pirate buddies from TRF. Great crew to hide from the law with.

Richard Grainger - Salty dog from across the pond responsible for some great nautical tunes, such as "Ghosts of Heroes".

Schooner Fare - The brothers Romanoff are spreading the love of all things nautical to the world.

The Sea Dogs - A huge West coast pirate band... well, not huge individually... uh... I mean there's 15 of em, dammit!

Tom Mason & the Blue Buccaneers - Tennessee pirate with a heart of pure coal and mad slide guitar skills

Tullamore - Awesome 3 piece band. Fully stocked with 2 good lookin' women and a guy... who's pretty good lookin' too.

The Whiskey Bay Rovers - These pirate brethren of ours from Louisiana are great fun to listen to in the swamps.

VENUES, FESTIVALS, AND PUBS

Dickens on the Strand - Victorian Christmas festival that's been accepting and banning piracy for over 30 years.

The Lone Star Pirate Festival - Houston's very own pirate music extravaganza takes place in the summer... indoors... with lots of booze...

Louisiana Renaissance Festival - Bodices and gator tails, what better way to say Renaissance. A-yeeee!

Mardi Gras Galveston - Mardi Gras, the biggest party in Texas! We've been known to crash it.

Medieval Fair of Norman - Our "home faire". Full of insane pirate fans. Big on crafts. No admission charge! We likes.

Oklahoma City Renaissance & Scottish Festival - Oooook..lahoma is the place to get your Scottish on!

The Pirate Viking Summer Bash - New Mexico is the place to get two different kinds of debauchery at once

RENTOPIA Renaissance Faire - NW Arkansas finally has a renaissance faire of their own!

Scarborough Renaissance Festival - Renaissance faire in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. You've all been there.

Texas Renaissance Festival - Size makes it big. No political correctness makes it great!

Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie - Site of the Pirates on the Prairie Concerts.

MUSIC SITES

Celtic Music Podcast - The Celtfather's place to feature his favorite Celtic music each month.

Festival Des Pirates Radio - Containing all the pirate radio that is pirate radio in North America.

Fretboard Explorer - Our buddy Rich's site is the home of the Solene, the String Jack, the String Rack, and other cool guitar-related things.

Life's a Faire - On the road or in your home, this guy makes sure every day is a faire day.

Maritime Music Directory - Comprehensive site of shanty performers all over the world.

Mudcat Discussion Forum - Detailed listing of traditional folk songs. Lyric search included.

Rachel Gaither Music - Our buddy Rachel has her own bidness teaching others to be as awesome as her.

RenaissanceFestivalMusic.com - Home of the Ren Festival Podcast, giving you music from the faire performers.

Scoundrel's Inn - Every Wednesday night, this pirate station plays an evening of pirate music for all!

TheSeaShanty.net - A site dedicated to that loveliest of all work songs.

NAUTICAL AND SAILING SITES

Red Dragon Pirate Cruises - Need more booty? There's a pirate ship for hire on the Texas coast!

San Diego Maritime Museum - Home of the tall ships Star of India, H.M.S. Surprise, Californian and more!

Tall Ship U.S.S. Constitution - "Old Ironsides". The undefeated wooden ship of the US Navy.

Texas Seaport Museum - Home of the Tall Ship Elissa, an iron-sided barque based in Galveston, TX with the nicest crew around!

The Brigantine Compass Rose - The finest pirate ship on all of Lake Texoma!

PIRATEY GOODS

Blackbead's Treasure Chest - Pirate jewelry and lover-ly nautical goods to stuff your bilges with.

Clip Clocks - Ever wonder why we stare at our nipples so much onstage? Now you know.

Marti Melville - Author of Midnight Omen Deja Vu, the worlds first time-travel pirate novel.

Railean Rum - Rum! Texas rum! Pirate friendly Texas rum!

Renboots.com - Want new boots so ya can look piratical? Here's a good place to spend yer loot.

Renshirts.com - 'Cause, unless you wanna get arrested, there's no wearing renboots without a renshirt... and pants.

SteelDrumMallets.com - Maroon the Shantyman's own store where he makes and sells steel pan mallets.

MISCELLANEOUS AND PERSONAL SITES

Dossey's Diversions - Where to go to hire John Crow or Fannie as a Santa & Mrs. Claus or as DJ's.

Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa - The composer of "The Dark Lady" has her own site to help bring some light into the world.

R.E.S.C.U. Foundation - A non-profit organization that helps ren faire participants deal with unexpected medical bills.

The Renlist - The latest faire and performer compendium on the web. Ready to pillage.

For booking information contact Craig Lutke at:
214-415-9563 or by e-mail at