'It's a blessing' to perform for kids, says 'pirate' band leader

Published: 2005-09-28

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Loren Hoskins never thought he'd be making a living playing music for kids. A voice actor in Portland, Ore., doing radio commercials and the like, Hoskins thought he had a clever idea for a children's themed album and created the pirate duo Captain Bogg & Salty, with his "first mate," Kevin Hendrickson, who played virtually all the instruments while Hoskins did practically all the voices. Now, six years after the first album, "Bedtime Stories for Pirates," came out, Hoskins and Hendrickson have created a new compact disc, "Pegleg Tango," to satisfy Captain Bogg & Salty's growing legion of young -- and not-so-young -- fans. "It's a blessing to be able to play for kids. I can't tell you what fun it is for me," Hoskins told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from Portland. Captain Bogg & Salty play what they call "piratical pop" and "buccaneer rock for scallywags of all ages." There's a playful lilt to such songs as "The Tortuga Caper," "Billy Bones," "Happy Birthday Chucklehead," "Sea Monster" and "Scurvy."

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