Capt’n Robertsgrave Thighbiter
Fiddle, guitar, concertina, banjo, xaphoon, and lead vocals.
Thighbiter is known as a fierce captain, who enjoys his rum as much as his music. With wives in many of the pirate ports of the Caribbean, his knowledge of the East Indies and fat prizes has allowed the crew of Hellion to flourish.
Bloody Bill Marley, First Mate
Electric tea-chest bass and vocals.
Marley yearns for his own ship so he and the Cap’t can double the plunder taken. His favorite hunting grounds are the Spanish wrecks off the coast of the Keys, but Marley is not shy about taking ship, or wench for that matter, where ever the chance arises.
Butch Cannon, Gunner’s Mate
Percussion, mandolin, and Vocals.
Cannon loves his namesakes and can black the white of your eye with a shot from his favorite brass 6 pounder at 100 yards. Cannon is quick with a word or a beat and knows to keep his powder dry and his throat wet!
Scabby Pete, Bo’sun
Guitar and lead Vocals.
Scabby Pete brings fine rhythm and lead guitar and both harmony and lead vocals to the crew. When asked where we got ‘im from, the answer is …we stole him, what else? Steeped in traditional songs ‘o the sea, Scabby Pete has made the transition to The Brigands tunes in good order, and adding his own flavor and even whole songs to our ever growing list.
Salty bird
Vocals.
Salty is salty.