by rrtfp | Jan 13, 2025 | Message in a Bottle
My album Everyone On Board was entered and eligible for a Grammy Award. Alas, I didn’t make it to the Nomination Round. But I have no reason to be ashamed, this year’s Children’s Album Nominees include John Legend, Rock for Children (featuring Alice...
by rrtfp | Oct 4, 2024 | Message in a Bottle
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...
by rrtfp | Aug 24, 2024 | Message in a Bottle, Uncategorized
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...
by rrtfp | Jun 10, 2024 | Message in a Bottle
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...
by rrtfp | Mar 20, 2024 | Message in a Bottle
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...
by rrtfp | Jan 24, 2024 | Message in a Bottle
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...
