ENTERTAINMENT LINE-UP
2023 lINEUP
The Plankwalkers
Geoff Roman and Ernesto Villarreal return as the Plankwalkers, our officially unofficial House Band! Nautical Tunes and Roaring Celtic Music that will rock your bones and shiver your timbers!
Laloopna Hoops
Lee Nangeroni, also known by her bubbly alterego LaLoopna Hoops, is a hoop dancer, stilt walker and fire performer from Sunapee New Hampshire.
Henry Morgan
Let this charming, young rogue bring you back to a time when pirates sailed the seas with songs ranging from Celtic standards to modern folk.
Michael OJ Magician
Michael OJ is a magician focusing on a blend of comedy and powerful magic. Come see his show full of mind reading, slight of hand, the amazing bottle and glass trick, and a straight jacket escape.
THE HARLOT QUEENS
The Harlot Queens will be pouring and performing throughout the day at Old Tom's Tavern. The Harlot Queens are a comedic band hailing from New England. These self-styled “Queens” may look innocent, but their songs are not! Join them as they sing about their failed attempts at love, seafaring, and various criminal enterprises. You’ll be in for a royal treat!
ROGUES' ARMADA
The Rogues’ Armada is New England’s largest fleet of professional Pirate Entertainers. Captain Jack and his Rogues are excited to return to the Cape Code Pirate Festival again this year! Stop by to say hello, train to be a pirate, play games, shop their pirate wares and maybe get locked up in their Tortuga Jail cell.
Warlock Family Wondershow
What exactly is The Warlock Family Wondershow? A stunt show full of laughs, excitement, and adrenaline. We are sure to dazzle you with death-defying acts, cutting edge nonsense, and even exotic dad jokes from the distant past! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll witness history in the making as we take you on a thrill ride that you'll never forget.
JERAMIAH'S GUNNERS
Jeramiah's Gunners (the Yarmouth Minutemen Militia) are a non-profit, historical reenactment group. Come see their historical encampment with their cannon, "Alice." Experience their live-fire demonstrations of the cannon, muskets, and pistols. Stop by and meet these all-around scallywags.
Saucy Sailors
As Jeffrey Tanner, Captain of the Century Hawk (she's not advanced enough to be A Millennium Falcon), I regale all and sundry with sea shanties, tavern tunes, bawdy ballads, and an abundance of silly nonsense and terrible puns.
The Misfits of Avalon (June 3-4)
The Misfits of Avalon have been delighting lovers of Celtic music all over New England for more than a decade. The group features longtime friends Brian Weiland on the ethereally beautiful hammered dulcimer, Celtic mandolin, and anything else he can get his hands on, and Max Cohen, a virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist who also possesses a brilliantly emotive voice. The group has released four critically acclaimed CDs to date, whose sound has been described as delivering both delicately sublime beauty and energetically powerful drive- often within the same song!
Shank Painters (June 3-4)
Roust yer inner pirate in song with the Shank Painters! A pirate-themed sea shanty trio based out of Portland, Maine, Shank Painters have delighted audiences at various faires and festivals all over the Northeast. They encourage listeners to sing along and join in the fun with many of the call-and-response sea shanties and tavern songs.
HVBRIS (June 3-4)
HVBRIS is a fun-loving and geeky band of fire freaks who seek to entertain and amuse with wickedly creative antics. They will be thrilled to introduce you to the wonder of the Fire Arts, just ask them! A mix of fire, vaudeville, burlesque, and sideshow; they burn bright as day with the fiery talent and blazing comedy that is the one and only HVBRIS. When it’s too hot to handle, they’re just getting started!
Danny Drake (June 3-4)
Danny Drake's love of circus set sail more than two decades past and has since then ranged from juggling, acro, and unicycling, to all things aerial. He's performed coast to coast solo, in troupes, and most recently under the tutelage of his fearless and ferocious captain Stuart! Stuart is not only his captain but also the most feared dragon across the 7 seas!
BAECHTOLD & ABEL AERIAL ARTISTRY (June 10-11)
Molly Baechtold and Leah Abel are two talented circus performers who have joined forces to create dynamic duo acts up in the air on silks, lyra, trapeze and other innovative apparatus. Their feats of strength, balletic choreography, and death-defying acrobatics have taken them across the globe, the latest being Hawaii! They have performed above local crowds at the Museum of Fine Arts, Fenway Park, House of Blues, TD Garden, Mohegan Sun, and more. Baechtold and Abel recently finished a run of Pagliacci with the Boston Lyric Opera, receiving a mention in the Wall Street Journal. Other notable clients include the Boston Celtics, Red Bull, American Express, Red Sox, Dana Farber, and Boston Children's Hospital. Molly and Leah will be performing on Sundays during the festival.
The Pirates of Fortune's Folly (June 10-11)
The Pirates of Fortune’s Folly have come ashore to steal your hearts!
Their piratical antics will entertain audiences of all ages with plenty of Action, Music, and Laughs!! (And you just might learn something along the way…)
The Foxy Bard and Twig (June 10-11)
The Foxy Bard and Twig are here to bring the laughter and the whiskey with their unique tunes! Be it a rebel song or a mournful ballad or something they completely made up on the spot, there's always something for everyone with this high-energy duo.
Mermaid Jessie Jewels (June 10-11)
A lifelong resident of the Ocean State, Mermaid Jessie Jewels is a professional artist, circus performer, fire dancer, model and photographer. In 2021 & 2022 she was crowned Miss Mermaid Rhode Island in the Miss Mermaid USA pageant. Her platform is helping to keep bays and waterways swimmable and sustainable for the local ecosystems.
MERRY MISCHIEF (June 10-11)
The Pirates of Merry Mischief will be onboard this year with Sailing, Wenching, Drinking and Drowning Songs fer your maritime pleasure! Merlyn Mischief and Ms.Mizzenmast will be hoisting up songs and making merry! Aye! Ye just never know what will happen with this crew on board! Yar!