The Toucan Pirates are a Seattle, Washington-based pirate-themed musical act that include traditional music from Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales and The Shetland Isles in their repertoire.  Their instruments used are concertina, button accordion, Irish bouzouki, tenor banjo, pennywhistle and a West Indian Steel Drum.

They have recorded three albums together, available on iTunes, Apple Music and direct from the band.  They also have a music book available on Amazon.com.

Their albums have been favorably reviewed by No Quarter Given magazine.

Curated History

As far as we are aware, the Toucan Pirates are the only non-Disney sponsored musical act to secure the rights to perform and record "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a Pirates Life for Me". The lyrics of this song can be found here: https://boundingmain.com/music/lyrics/pirates-life/.

The Toucan Pirates website was created in 1999 and was last updated in 2016; it is yet to be confirmed that the group is still available to perform together. There is no evident way to reach any member of the group as there is no contact information on either their website or Facebook page, apart from ordering a CD directly from them via PayPal.

Recordings:

Battle Songs of the Toucan Pirates CD  Album

Direct from the Artist

Sea Changes of the Toucan Pirates CD  Album

Direct from the Artist

Buried Treasure of the Toucan Pirates CD  Album

Direct from the Artist

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a Pirates Life for Me Digital Download  Single

Apple Music

CD Collection of the Toucan Pirates Digital Download  Album

Apple Music

Videos