Music Minute: If You Want to Be a Pirate (Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers)

Last week was Talk Like a Pirate Day - the perfect time of year for the pirate-themed album I got to review! Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers is a wild band of Nashville musicians who dress like pirates and play an energetic mix of sing-alongs, with musical influence from Afro-Cuban, Cajun, and Irish music - it's a great eclectic mix with a lot of musical skill. If You Want To Be a Pirate is their fifth studio album, inspired by the band’s legions of younger hearties from their tours through North America, Europe, Australia and beyond.

More about Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers have been performing together since 2010. Over the past few years, they’ve presented kid-friendly shows at libraries and other venues. The idea of recording songs for kids surfaced in response to the audience. “As a band of pirates, we’ve spent a lot of evenings encouraging adults to get in touch with their inner child,” explains Mason. “I thought it was high time we helped kids do the same. It’s natural for both children and adults to be self-conscious and fearful, and all that shyness melts away when people pretend to be pirates.” For more information and the latest concert news from Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers, please vis