About Bilgemunky After Dark

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Bilgemunky Radio is primarily - though not entirely - family friendly. I like to think of it as PG-13. The young listeners might learn a new word now and then, but that's what you get from leaving your kids in the care of sailors.

But the sad reality is - not all sea songs were squeaky clean. Some were dirty. Some were down-right foul. And modern pirate tunes, well, some of them share in this same unfortunate quality. It really is a crying shame. Of course, some - nay, many of these filthy, filthy ditties are great fun to listen to, but that's not really the point, is it?

In the early days of Bilgemunky Radio, a listener expressed a desire to hear "Friggin' in the Riggin'", indicating that they believed it to be the dirtiest sailor song ever. I felt I could probably dig through my inventory and find one dirtier, but this alone seemed little challenge. Instead, I decided to wait until the closing minutes of the broadcast and have something of a "chicken race" of dirty sea tunes. I began relatively tame - "Pump Shanty" and the clean version of "Barnacle Bill". The songs quickly went downhill from there, and got dirtier by the minute. Listeners were invited to tune out should they feel offended, but those that did so missed the likes of "Pirate's Fancy" and "Whores of Sailortown." The show eventually ended with "Chris Columbo" by Salty Dick, that being the livliest, catchiest, raunchiest song I've ever heard about Columbus and his "exploits."

And thus was born Bilgemunky After Dark. The final segment of each week (generally a half hour or so) is dedicated to the songs I dare not play for family audiences. Some are traditional, some are original, but all should offend anyone with an ounce of human decency. Hope to see you there!

Note: To protect the innocent, Bilgemunky After Dark podcasts are seperate from Bilgemunky Radio podcasts. You can find them at the links below.

Bilgemunky After Dark Podcasts
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