IamA Singer, Dancer Fool who may or may not look like a pirate/ El dorado character ;) AMA!

In your now famous "travelers song" it seems to combine the classic Spanish guitar with flamenco style...did you get proper guitar lessons? Btw love that song, best of lucks!

INDEEEED ! it is abit of a mish mash over those styles for sure but i never had formal lessons as such obv we are all taught in one way or another but i used to flamenco dance and i learnt a hell of a lot just by listening to the musicians whislt i danced :D Reall so glad you like it :) blows me away aslong it makes ya happy !!!!!!!!!!! MY MUSIC PAGE IF YOU HAVENT ALLRREADY :D https://www.facebook.com/Rio-Santana-Pirate-Joe-156010427787721/timeline/

My parents are professional flamenco dancers. It's interesting to hear your style

That's amazing :D I did flamenco dancing for a couple of years :D i slip some in my sets often and its where i got alot of my guitar style from :D WHO ARE THEY?? WHERE ARE THEY :D????

Right now it feels a little difficult and haphazard to find your music online (jumping between Youtube postings and other such things). Would you think about putting up your music onto a soundcloud, bandcamp, or youtube channel to make it easier for people to find your music? (The bandcamp could have the added benefit of people then paying for your music online)

I AM RUBBISH!!!!!! :D iv got always kept this word of mouth air about what i do cos iv always kinda just travelled the country picking up gigs along the way sooooo technology wise im not up to date :O buuuuuut IF THE DEMAND IS GREAT I SHALL DONATE :D see my facebook page???? https://www.facebook.com/Rio-Santana-Pirate-Joe-156010427787721/timeline/

I've seen your debut album dubbed 'A Series of Musical Combustions', where can I purchase said album? Digital or physical works. I love your stuff and would like to have it proper.

Cheers!

Indeed that is the ticket !!!!!! well id just had 150 physical copies sent to me before all this happened :O i still need to stick it all together and such, but now im trying my hardest to pull together something more virtual for people to grab :D

This was pretty out of the blue and its taken ma legs out !!!!!!

I'm with this guy, would love to see an answer. Do you plan ompn releasing ampn album or tracks for sale? A friend released an album on pledge music. It's kind of like kickstarter for music.

Edit Joe beat me too it. And already have liked your page, looking forward to more.

HEEEEY BROTHERRRR! well iv left a wee answer on the other question :D yeah im in the process of choosing where and how and who :O DUN DUN DUUUUUN!

Pirate Joe!! Omg you are the man. You're an incredible performer!! My question is, when are you going to make a YouTube channel so I can subscribe and see more of these awesome acts??

P.S. Come tour here in the US plz we need your coolness.

Well your sure making me feel like the man so to me your the man DEAL WITH IT :D and yeeeeeah im pretty behind on the whole web presents thingy ....... :S im gonna try and get soemthing together i do have a physical album so maybe its time to....... take the virtual leap :Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo WHERE in the US!!!???

iv got a facebook page ;) https://www.facebook.com/Rio-Santana-Pirate-Joe-156010427787721/timeline/

Very impressed, how long have you been doing this stand up act?

Where have you traveled to?

What do you do for a living?

Hello brand new virtual friend :D wellll....... in order of appearance i guess iv only been performing more seriously this past 3 years wouldnt say im so much a stand up act as i i am just a fool of a musician ;) but iv done allsorts ...Oooooo :D

iv travelled all over the UK and Ireland most busking and getiing gigs along the way with a few added house partys :D

for a living im very lucky at the moment where im not paying to many expenses so music it holding me up for now :D IM ON THE EDGE!!!!!!!! lookin after my mum and learning to drive ..... :O HOW WAS THAT FOR MA FIRST AMA ???? :D

I'm super impressed with your music, style, and singing. Awesome job, I hope that guy talking about the video production company was legit. I watched the video, and hoped you were going to get noticed.

Anyways, here's my questions;

1. Customary Reddit question; would you rather fight 1 horse sized duck, or 100 duck sized horses?
2. Have you ever tried 'talent' shows, akin to Britain's Got Talent, and how did you do?

Your music is going to be very wide spread my friend!

Means alot youd say so :) that original video is such a small part of what i do aswelll so im realy lookin forward to throwing things at everyone :D

Oooooo one horse sized duck would sure be harder but think how soft it would be :D The duck couldnt hurt me with such a feathery jacket on :D

And no talent shows sure isnt the road iv ever wanted to go down:S iv always loved just travelling around doin some bsukign picking up gigs along the way :D the word of mouth kinda way ;)

Loved your version of Crazy/King of Swingers.

1. How did you become Pirate Joe?
2. Who are your influences for your musical style? Are you always playing with your classical guitar or do you play other instruments as well?
3. What is the craziest instrumental sound you can make with you mouth? I see in the video above, you got the trumpet sound down!

Huge fan of the music so far! Good luck and keep us posted on a physical CD or digital downloads!

YES! it loves you :D maybe itl give your ears a hug again sometime :)

the pirate joe thing is a long story :D let me take you back..................... i was 17 and i went by the names Rio Santana as they are my middle names i played a festi as a walk about musician and ended up playing on a small stage ;) with my wiley ways haha anyway this stage then asked me to travel with then as a residential musician ......... eneded up travelling with then for good years around many festivals SHANANIGANS INUSED buuuut............ wanna hear the rest?? am i loosing you haha

YAAARRRRGHn't, continue on mate!

haha BOOM! after the summer ended i got home and was sent a message saying oh youv made a music page........... i said no and he sent me a link called pirate guy :D which had like 20 likes and random pictures of me from differnt people :D so i took the page and called it Rio Santana / Pirate joe :D TADA! people just think im a pirate ........... and whether i am or not is uo to you :D

That's awesome! Congrats on your newfound success! It's much deserved. And I've already listened to all songs on youtube I could find of you. Now let me have some official tunes from the man himself!

sooon something more offcial will arrive :D

https://piratejoesantana.bandcamp.com/album/a-series-of-musical-combustions BOOOOOM!

Pirate Joe! Thanks for doing this AMA.

Where Can I purchase your CD? It would be great to blast your music in my car.

Hello my friend :D it took me long enough to work it out haha but yes

im working on getting al this together and perhaps sneaking it online somewhere .............. before all this happened i was still sticking my CDs togetehr haha ;) WHATS GOING ON??!!

Pirate Joe and Alestorm tour the US, 2016! Make it happen, cap'n! Wait, are you a cap'n?

ahahaah INSANE!!!!

Where have you got set up to head next , UK wise? :D

Well to be honest i havent got masses planned....... i was kinda on a lay low getting some other wee things sorted :D BUT LOOK WHATS HAPPENED when i try and lay low haha

Is there anything you are missing? Follow up question, do you see any obstacles between you and a performance on a TV show?

anything im missing ??? apart from a phone and a wallet???? Iv performed at a wierd and wonderfull array of events indeed if im anything im an adaptor :D

I feel there is some jamaican influence over your songs, am i wrong in that?

Its intresting you say that really, every now and then soemoen sais that buuuuuut it aint no purposfull thing :S :D

Do you have anything on Itunes or anything so people can buy your music?

https://piratejoesantana.bandcamp.com/album/a-series-of-musical-combustions THAT HAPPENED :D thanks so much for being intrested

Is it coincidental that you were also in this post? Here is the video from that post.

EDIT: Hey Pirate Joe, I did want to say that even if it wasn't a coincidence, I was watching that other video and trying to figure out if it was possible to find out who you were.

IM ME!! :)

Have you heard of sublime and has anyone told you you kinda sound like Bradley Nowell?

Love this. Big fan.

Hey sir yeah buddy alot of people have been saying that and iv never really thought about it :D i know them indeed !!!!!!!!!!!!! But iv got no crystal ball sooooooo,,,,,,,,,,

Get s lot of hot pussy ?

hahaha maybe not as much as youd think :D i could make alot of cat jokes tho :S