Rockin' Ron's Blog aka Messages in a Bottle
FYC Everyone On Board
FYC - Best Children's Music Album. Released on 6/20/24, EVERYONE ON BOARD is my 6th album. It is Educational, Inclusive, and FUN! It offers a variety of moods and musical style. I am the songwriter, and I play acoustic guitar and sing. The album was produced by Andre...
“… a kind of subtle genius….” Seven Days review
I received the best review of my career from Chris Farnsworth in Seven Days - Vermont's Independent Weekly! Here are some highlights: "There's a kind of subtle genius to Rockin' Ron's songwriting; balancing a sense of fun with an educational bent." "Vermont's most...
Everyone On Board
EVERYONE ON BOARD is an observation and an invitation... and it is the 6th album by Rockin' Ron the Friendly Pirate! It is a collection of entertaining and educational Pirate Music for kids and kids at heart - delivered in a variety of styles. The title track,...
Pirate Ship Show!
Mark your calendars for Friday, April 12th, that's when Pirate Ship Show drops! Between a Solar Eclipse and Tax Day, it's going to be crazy, and you'll need some comic relief. This silly and saucy song about mishaps on a Pirate vessel has a sing-along chorus, funny...
Ski Shanty
Ski Shanty is a sea shanty about skiing. It was inspired by Kim Riegel when I was meeting her and her family to go skiing. She said "we'll sing ski shanties" - meaning we'd sing some of my Friendly Pirate songs whilst sailing down the slopes. The song namechecks...
Happy Merry Jolly
What do Pirates and Santa have in common? They like to say Yo-ho-ho!! It's that time of year... a time to celebrate and reflect. December 1st sees the release of my holiday song Happy Merry Jolly. It's a celebration of diverse celebrations (see a sample of the lyrics...
Autumn onboard!
It was a busy summer performing in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, and New York (Long Island and Upstate), as well as in Vermont and at my home port of Smugglers' Notch Resort. Now, I have some time to focus on recording new songs and videos. I Know you Pirates is...
Spring Update / Summer Tour Sneak Peek
Ahoy me Hearties! Me Spring has been busy. I've been hosting weekly Pirate Bingos and FP Sing-alongs at me homeport of Smugglers' Notch Resort. Shows outside the Resort included singing and using me RRR's (reduce, reuse, recycle) at the Amherst, MA Sustainability...
Five Little Pirates wins Songwriting Award!
USA Songwriting Competition 2022 - Five Little Pirates is one 10 Finalists in the Children's Song Category! It is from my album Captains and Sea Monsters. It is one of several of my songs that references numbers and math - the others are Seven C's, Eight Pieces of...