Pirate music that will rock your peg-leg, shiver your timbers, and still make your kids laugh. Great family album--if your family has at least one pirate in it!

26 MP3 Songs in this album (61:02) !
Related styles: Kids/Family: General Children's Music, Folk: Sea Shanties, Mood: Fun

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Mike Mennard is definitely a winner with kids--especially 1st-5th graders--and parents for a decade now. He has released six CD's, but nothing is like his pirate music. But that's because, while Mike lives in Nebraska, he's actually a pirate.

Here is what people are saying about Mike and his music:

"Mike Mennard is Nebraska's most famous pirate--and for good reason. He's not just fun...he's REALLY fun." --Lincoln's 10/11 News

"I canât tell you how many pirate kidsâ albums Iâve never even bothered to seek out based on their sample tracks that clearly demonstrate a soft, froofy performance that would be of no interest whatsoever to those over the age of six. Mike Mennard, however, is a different beast entirely. True, children are clearly his target audience. But he also demonstrates remarkable creativity and talent the likes of which can be thoroughly enjoyed by all ages." --Pirates Magazine

"The Poet Laureate of Sillyness."--Lincoln Journal Star

âMike blew me away. Blew me away!" âBruce Lansky, author, childrenâs poet

"Mike Mennard is one of our state treasures."--Nebraska Outback

"Feelin' particularly swashbuckling today? Well, Mike Mennard has just the thing for you! Pirates Do the Darnedest Things is his swaggering, silly, singalong collection of tunes dedicated to a rogue's life on the sea. Historic tunes, originals, and classic covers are tied together by short skits, limericks, and goofy jokes, all celebrating the joys and trials of being a pirate."--from "Kids' Music that Rocks"


âWOW! The fourth graders at Hill Elementary loved your presentationâ¦Mike, you are the perfect mix of humor and vocabulary that stretches students. You inspired our students to be authors of poetry, prose, and songs. Students continue to write silly songs like you sang for them to impress their friends and classmates.ââCindy Johnson, Hill Elementary 4th grade, Lincoln, Nebraska

âMike has a positive and up-beat attitude that is evident in his presentation. It is also apparent that Mike believes in values that build strong family relationships. His own family members are often with him at his presentations and during his programs, he mentions family relationships situations to which his audience can relate.ââPam Cassel, Hartley Media Specialist, Lincoln, Nebraska

âMike Mennard is my favorite. Heâs better than TV.â âGabby, 5th Grader, Lincoln, Nebraska

My fifth graders ask to play his CDs during our indoor recesses and laugh every time. Mike is so full of energy and humor that he immediately connects with kids. And his ability to think like a child makes his songs and poems ones children love to memorize with glee.â âLinda Dahlstrom, Newell School 5th Grade, Lincoln, Nebraska

âMike is incredibly intelligent and is an amazing poet and songwriter.ââRebecca A. Keenportz, Southwest Public Schools Kindergarten, Indianola, Nebraska

âMike Mennard rocks!â âAshley, 4th Grader, Lincoln, Nebraska,

âMike performed at our school, and the kids absolutely loved him! He also put on a concert for the Southwest Nebraska Reading Council. At both concerts he got the audience singing and dancing and put on a performance for all age levels.â âRebecca A. Keenportz, Southwest Public Schools Kindergarten, Indianola, Nebraska


âMike Mennard is one of the funniest entertainers that I have ever met. He is a talented singer, writer, poet, and speaker. Iâve watched him mesmerize crowds of young and older than young.â âKathy Bollinger, Union College Professor of Education, Lincoln, Nebraska

âHow else am I to put it: Mike Mennard is the very best there is at making music and poetry come alive for kids.â âBarry Van Iderstein, Associate Superintendent of Education for Seventh-day Adventist Schools in Northern California.

âIf there is a better childrenâs artist, I donât know of him or her. It gives me a little pride, actually, that the finest childrenâs songwriter and poet may actually be a fellow Nebraskan. He has come to our school numerous times, and the kids and teachers alike beg to have him back.â âJeanne Hevener, Principal, Prairie Hill School, Roca, Nebraska

âMike is the best son I have, even if heâs the only one.â âMikeâs Mom

âMennard is capturing the hearts of kids everywhereâand fast. In large part because he loves kids.â âLincoln Journal Star