The Bilge Pumps - Nautical News: the latest updates from the band

Apr 11
2024

Pictures and video from our 2023 appearances at Pirates on the Prairie X, The Medieval Fair of Norman, Tall Ships Galveston, Conclave of the Kraken, Pirate/Viking Summer Festival, and OKC Ren & Scots Fest are now up on our Past Landings 2023 page.

Only 2 gigs left to post!

Apr 10
2024

We'll be making our debut in Arkansas this June at the RENTOPIA Renaissance Faire!

Read all about it on our Scheduled Voyages page.

Mar 28
2024

We'll be returning to Oklahoma City this November for our third appearance at the OKC Renaissance & Scots Fest.

What are we going to do to shake up the house this time?

Get times/directions/details on our Scheduled Voyages page.

Jan 11
2024

We will be performing for the first time at the Guthrie Renaissance Fantasy Festival in March!

Details are on our Scheduled Voyages page.

Dec 27
2023

The Bilge Pumps are returning to the Medieval Fair of Norman in 2024!

Come see us on our (likely) new stage as we kick off a new season in the land of the read dirt.

Details are on our Scheduled Voyages page.

Nov 28
2023

New videos of the Bilge Pumps in action from 2023 have been added to our Pirate Picture Box page.

Nov 22
2023

Our latest addition to our pirate Christmas music is here!

We're proud to release Slay Ride, a new take on the holiday classic.

It's the latest edition to our A Pirate's Christmas Wish [Deluxe Edition] album.

Since the CD version of the album was released in 2012, we have added eight new songs that you can only get on the digital version.

Now that Christmas time is here again, you can grab the single or the album in time to make your relatives give you the side-eye.

Sep 03
2023

We're happy and super proud to introduce the newest members of the Bilge Pumps, Ruby Pearl the Quartermaster and Black Pearl the Cannoneer! Also known as Marj Troyer and Trae Hamilton!

Swing on by our Ship's List page and get the full lowdown on these new musical scallywags.

While you're there look for info on Frenchie the Treasure Map, too.

Jul 20
2023

We are returning to Dickens on the Strand this year!

The pirate carols will ring through the streets of downtown Galveston to the delight of the street urchins everywhere and the dismay of the merchant ship captains.

Jun 28
2023

Our Friendly Ports page got careened.

Lots of dead links trimmed away and a few new ones added.

For booking information contact Craig Lutke at:
214-415-9563 or by e-mail at