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Looking for a unique brand of entertainment that will make people get up and clap, shout, dance, and sing with a gusto they’ve forgotten they possess? Then, matey, have we got the show for you… The Bilge Pumps!

The Bilge Pumps are a pirate music group based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area who specialize in performances that combine nautical songs, sea shanties, and Celtic music with a huge (and we mean huge!) dose of silly comedy. The group performs larger than life in their authentic-feeling pirate-themed costumes and their variety of instruments backing up their bellowing voices.

These pirates have been in demand all over the country for their entertainingly goofy stage antics, their well blended and harmonic voices, and their musical skill as they take everyone’s favorite nautical and Celtic music and put their own particular spin on each one. Their show is crafted to pull each audience member in, encourage them to play along with their high-energy shenanigans, and have them leave with a smile on their face and a story to tell their friends.

To have a full promotional/press kit sent to you, contact:

      Craig Lutke
      Ibidis Mortem Productions
      2217 Florida Ct.
      Grand Prairie, TX 75050-1700
      214-415-9563

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Perfoming "Pirating the Seas" at Mardi Gras Galveston in 2004. Dancing the "Sailors Hornpipe" with the children who gave us dance suggestions at the Kansas City Ren Fest 2006 Making up rhymes to unrhymable words on "Donkey Riding" at the Louisiana Ren Fest 2006

Galveston-112006.pdf
November 25, 2007
Article about the band in the Dickens on the Strand edition of the Galveston Daily News.
Observer-092007.pdf
September 17, 2007
Interesting Dallas Observer article about things to see for the weekend.
ElissaLog12-2006.pdf
December, 2006
This edition of the Elissa Log contains a nice article about the Bilge Pumps.
StarTelegram-072006.pdf
July 7, 2006
Small write-up about the Movie Party from the Star-Telegram's Life & Arts section.
Oklahoman-042006.pdf
April 1, 2006
Harvey is featured in this article about the Medieval Fair in the Oklahoman.
MorningNews-052005.pdf
May 6, 2005
Arkansas Morning News article about the Bilge Pumps and the OK Ren Faire.
Oklahoman-042005.pdf
April 2, 2005
An nice article about the Bilge Pumps from the Oklahoman.
DMN-082002.pdf
August, 2002
Dallas Morning News piece about performers and the closing of Hawkwood.
Argyl-092001.pdf
September 21, 2001
The Argyle American had nice things to say about us in this piece about Hawkwood.
PR-POTCParty.pdf
May 17, 2007
Press release for the Pirates of the Carribean Movie Watching Parties.
PR-QueenMariah.pdf
August 02, 2002
Press release for the CD recording party at the Queen Mariah.
 

Festivals & Faires Pubs Corporate Events
The Texas Renaissance Festival 2002,2006-2007
The Louisiana Renaissance Festival 2000-2007
OU Medieval Fair 2000-2008
Mardi Gras Galveston 2000,2002-2007
Dickens on the Strand 2000,2005-2007
Oklahoma Renaissance Faire 2000-2006
The Kansas City Renaissance Festival 2003-2006
The San Diego Sea Shanty Festival 2002
Blackbeard's Pirate Festival 2002
Griff's St. Patrick's Day Festival 2002
The Seabrook Music Festival 2000-2001
The Hawkwood Medieval Fantasy Faire 2000-2001
The Lawton Renaissance Festival 2006-2007
Scarlet’s Renaissance Festival 2005-2008
Newcastle Shakespeare Festival 2001
The King Arthur Faire 2000
Shakespeare in the Park 2000
The R.E.L.E.A.F. Celtic Festival Benefit 2003
The Tablerock Fantasy Faire 2003-2004
Mardi Gras New Orleans 2005
The Tipperary Inn (Dallas) 2000-2008
The Pig & Whistle Pub (Ft. Worth) 2000-2002
O’Flaherty’s Irish Pub (New Orleans) 2004-2005
Lochrann’s Irish Pub (Frisco) 2008
MacHenry’s Upstairs Pub (Ft. Worth) 2004
The Black Dog Tavern (Ft. Worth) 2003
First Tee Pub (Houston) 2006
The Celtic Quill (Dallas) 2000
Queen Mariah Riverboat (Lake Worth) 2002
Harley Davidson Dinner Cruise (San Diego) 2004
SBC Corporate Parties (San Francisco) 2004
Excel Pirate Party (Dallas) 2002
AT&T Promotional Party (Dallas) 2002
Store Opening (Gainesville) 2006
Mermaid Party (Arlington) 2006


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



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