Henry Martin

Presented by Historic Hudson Valley...

Historic Phillipsburg Manor will be taken over by a crew of blackbeards and beauties, providing a day of fun for the whole family!

Featuring the Crimson Pirates, The Brigands and Captain Henry Martin as well as mermaids, pickpockets, ne'r-do-wells; fine food and drink; and much more!

Visit www.hudsonvalley.org for more info!

Recording anything for CD's or other distribution purposes is an entirely different kettle of fish. A little googling usually can help you find whoever holds the copyright and then you can usually write for a recording and mechanical (duplication) license from the copyright holder.

Long story short--- use your judgement and don't worry too, too much if you want to sing a copyrighted song at a live event. If you want to be MORE careful, I'd probably say a good rule of thumb would be- if more than 100 people are watching, the event/show is too big to perform something you may think infringes on someone else's copyright. Otherwise, I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it.

My completely non-law-school, probably illegal, but also somewhat sensible advice. This is not professional legal consultation, just a fellow performer sharing his own experiences. :)

Ahoy there mates!! Yet another preview of Henry Martin: Around the Bay!

This time it's one of my first favorite "pirate" tunes... New York Girls. We opted for the less popular version, detailing the robbery of a sailor when he goes to bed with a "New York Girl" and features the chorus: "All you New York Girls, you love us for our money!"

The CD is available now at: www.piratesinc.com !

Cheers, mates!

Chris

Henry Martin

Those are pretty damn awesome... I'd done pirate zombies before and put the real thing on folks, but these are probably much more...er...

user friendly!!

-C

Not so much for coloring, but if you want "wear and tear" a good ol' fashioned box grater works really well.

Made a lot of pirate zombies with one... ha.

Cheers,

Chris

According to www.contemplator.com, here are some of my favorite tunes and the approximate times they first appeared:

The Golden Vanity - 1685

Farewell and Adieu (All ye dear Spanish Ladies) - No approximate date for the song, but first mentioned in the log of The Nellie in 1796.

The Mermaid - Mid 1700's

Miss Bailey's Ghost - Credited by George Colman the elder (1732-1794) (Burl Ive's claims the song goes back to the 16th Century)

The Bay of Biscay-O! - Based on a tune circa 1660

And, because I'm a whore (but, aren't we all?) the last of these three are on my new CD, Henry Martin: Around the Bay...

here's a clip of The Bay of Biscay-O!

Avast there mates!!

I'm in the process of redesigning my website and part of which is putting up clips/songs on YouTube from my albums. Here's one of my favorite tracks from my newest CD, "Henry Martin: Around the Bay" and one I'm sure you're all familiar with, "The Bonnie Ship the Diamond"!

There's a good chance I'll be posting some other tunes on this forum as well in the future, so stay tuned!

Recording/Arrangement Copyright 2010 Off Sides Entertainment

If you like what you hear, more information (including how to get your own copy of the CD) is available here: www.piratesinc.org !

Happy Holidays to all!!

Cheers,

Christopher

Captain Henry Martin

Supporting your candidate ends tonight!!

Help Henry Martin win!

Send your vote/comment to www.facebook.com/stoli and visit

to view/comment/like on the Youtube page and vote that way!! Thanks mates!!

-Captain Henry Martin

Aye-- thank you kindly!!

C'mon fellow scallywags and n'er-do-wells, Lords and Ladies alike -- let's make this a win for pirates everywhere!! You can help support Henry Martin's bid for Stoli Original by:

1) Visiting the YouTube video page and "Liking" and/or Commenting

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2) Visiting Stoli's Facebook Page and commenting on their wall (up to 1x per day!!)

This humble pirate thanks you kindly for your time and support!! Pirates Unite!! And don't you want to see another pirate endorsing fyne spirits?

Cheers,

Christopher

Captain Henry Martin

PS-- Henry Martin's Stoli Legend:

Long ago, on a tropical island off the coast of Rio, all the pirates of the world gathered for their annual holiday bash... However, one pirate didn't want to go for he was always made fun of. Why? Because he didn't like rum. On the night of the party, a hurricane swept across the Caribbean,sinking the cargo of rum the pirates ordered for their soiree! It seemed all hope was lost- until a ship reeled out of the storm. On the deck was none other than the pirate who didn't drink rum- Henry Martin! “Never fear!" he cried, "For I have sailed the world and returned with the finest of spirits to help us celebrate!" Henry’s crew began unloading mysterious crates emblazoned with Russian. When the pirates opened them, their eyes dazzled with delight! All 16 varieties of Stoli! The bottles were opened, the drinks were poured, and the pirates were merry! The day had been saved by Henry Martin and Stoli and no one ever made fun of the vodka-loving pirate again!

Aye-- thank you kindly!!

C'mon fellow sea dogs-- let's make this a win for pirates everywhere!! You can help support Henry Martin's bid for Stoli Original by:

1) Visiting the YouTube video page and "Liking" and/or Commenting

2) Visiting Stoli's Facebook Page and commenting on their wall (up to 1x per day!!) Facebook - Stoli

This humble pirate thanks you kindly for your time and support!! Pirates Unite!! And don't you want to see another pirate endorsing fyne spirits?

Cheers,

Christopher

Captain Henry Martin

www.piratesinc.org

PS-- Henry Martin's Stoli Legend:

Long ago, on a tropical island off the coast of Rio, all the pirates of the world gathered for their annual holiday bash... However, one pirate didn't want to go for he was always made fun of. Why? Because he didn't like rum. On the night of the party, a hurricane swept across the Caribbean,sinking the cargo of rum the pirates ordered for their soiree! It seemed all hope was lost- until a ship reeled out of the storm. On the deck was none other than the pirate who didn't drink rum- Henry Martin! “Never fear!" he cried, "For I have sailed the world and returned with the finest of spirits to help us celebrate!" Henry’s crew began unloading mysterious crates emblazoned with Russian. When the pirates opened them, their eyes dazzled with delight! All 16 varieties of Stoli! The bottles were opened, the drinks were poured, and the pirates were merry! The day had been saved by Henry Martin and Stoli and no one ever made fun of the vodka-loving pirate again!

Avast there fellow sea-dogs!

Exciting news! Stoli vodka has selected me and my pirate persona Henry Martin as one of ten finalists for their next "Stoli Original" campaign.

Now-- I know what some of you are thinking-- "pirates only drink rum! Arr! What are ya thinkin' lad?" But honestly, isn't that naught but ethnic profiling? Of course we drink rum, but we are worldy beings and of course would never turn down a fine shot of vodka! In fact, some of us may even prefer it! Anyway, you can check out the video audition here:

[/url] I'm reaching out to the pirate community at large for it's support-- because- at any rate- we've got rum covered- so let's set sail and shanghai vodka for our own, too! After all, it does seem the rum is always gone...

There's no "voting" system for this, but if you could visit the video via YouTube and "like" and/or comment, the support would be highly appreciated! You can also visit www.stoli.com and check out the video there!

Thanks to you all for your support! See you around the forum!!

Cheers, Fair Winds, and Following Seas,

Christopher

Capt. Henry Martin

Hey folks--

Just released my new CD, Henry Martin: Around the Bay, and here is track 16- a rollicking and epic song of piracy and bathtub toys- including plundering and death!

Written by Katie Pierce and Copyright 2007 Kat Pierce Music.

The whole CD is available at www.piratesinc.org/cd! More previews are available there!

More to come soon, mates!

Cheers,

Captain Henry Martin

Avast there! I just joined this forum... Really glad I did! (And I can't believe I didn't catch up with it 'til now)... Let me introduce myself: My name is Chris Leidenfrost-Wilson, but I'm better known on the high seas as Captain Henry Martin. I'm a pirate actor and folk-singer and also a member of the NY singing pirate group, The Crimson Pirates. (There will be much more on this later... for more pressing matters are at hand!)

Anyway, Stoli vodka has selected me and my pirate persona as one of ten finalists for their next "Stoli Original" campaign. Now-- I know what some of you are thinking-- "pirates only drink rum! Arr! What are ya thinkin' lad?" But honestly, isn't that naught but ethnic profiling? Of course we drink rum, but we are worldy beings and of course would never turn down a fine shot of vodka! In fact, some of us may even prefer it! Anyway, you can check out the video audition here:

I'm reaching out to the pirate community at large for it's support-- because- at any rate- we've got rum covered- so let's set sail and shanghai vodka for our own, too!

There's no "voting" system for this, but if you could visit the video via YouTube and "like" and/or comment, the support would be highly appreciated! You can also visit www.stoli.com and check out the video there!

Let me also mention my website: www.piratesinc.org to check out my pirate act and music. I have two wonderful CD's of pirate/Celtic music to check out there and lots of videos!

Thanks to you all for your support! See you around the forum!!

Cheers, Fair Winds, and Following Seas,

Christopher

Capt. Henry Martin

Have two pirate hats-- have one full of adverbs like "scurvy", "one-eyed", "blind", "red-bearded", etc. and one with names like "Pete", "Bart", "Davy", "Sandy", "McGregor". Have a kid pick one of each... and that becomes their pirate name for the party. (jotting on a nametag with a calligraphy pen and sticking on them helps remember--) A fun activity-- (especially if you have lots of time to fill) Not great for parties with lots of kids, though...