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Ye Banished Privateers are a pirate folk rock band from Umeå, Sweden. Their songs are inspired by traditional Irish and Scandinavian folk music and their lyrics are mostly based on events that happened in the 17th and 18th century. The band was started in 2008 by Bjorn Malmros and Peter Mollwing, who gathered several other musicians with the idea of playing pirate folk music.

Today, the band amounts to nearly 30 members.

The salty sea air, an inn full of drunken singing punters, lots of scallywagging and yarrrrrrrrs - Ye Banished Privateers breathe new life into the ups and downs of being a pirate! The Swedish sea dogs turn back time to the 18th century and boast a wealth of shanties, drinking anthems and folk tunes on their fourth album Hostis Humani Generis. "Pirates of the Caribbean", cutthroat humour and a barrel of singalong party tunes add up to a hefty adventure – ashore or afloat!