New review from No Quarter Given:

Remember Donovan ("Mellow Yellow" & "Hurdy Gurdy Man")? Now imagine if he wrote psychedelic pirate music about Ben Gunn after he left Treasure Island, and sang it with a Russian accent. That will give you a close approximation of Sovereignty, the second outing for The Ben Gunn Society. Even the CD cover is reminiscent of a 60’s era psychedelic poster.

In their first CD, simply named The Ben Gunn Society, the original compositions were all about Ben Gunn’s experiences on Treasure Island. It was fun, quirky, and very different. If you liked the first album, you’ll probably enjoy Sovereignty, though it doesn’t hit you over the head as being pirate music. You have to listen carefully to the sometimes not quite discernible lyrics to actually realize they are about piracy and mutiny. The tone is darker and more contemplative, especially in the hypnotic Tannic Wine (one of my favorites). Ben Gunn has now left Treasure Island, and joined up as a crewman on a ship. While Igor Koyfman wrote and sings most of the selections, his fiddler Zarina Silverman joins in or completely takes over on a couple of the songs, including her compositions Pirate Queen and Rat Cotillion (my other two favorites). Her vocals provide a good counterpoint to Koyfman’s singing.

The album clocks in at 46 minutes, but the CD only cost $10, thus it seems to be a good value for yer purse. So, if you are looking for something very different, try Sovereignty.

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New videos on YouTube:
1) An alternate acoustic version of The Parrot and the Monkey was shot in our kitchen.
2) Pirate Queen features a flirty chat between lovely mermaids and the monkey skull.
3) An energetic performance of I Want to Be a Pirate was captured at the rehearsal studio.
4) Sunshine rehearsal.

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The album release party was a great success! Thank you for your support!
Special thanks to the D. Sticker Ensemble and Enchanted Deva's!

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Thanks to Bilgemunky for a great in-depth review!

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Our new CD Sovereignty is finally out! It's a story about a search for freedom, darker and more rocking than our first album. Available at Amazon and CD Baby!

Press kit available for download (5MB).

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We just reprinted our first CD, which has been entertaining music lovers of all ages since 2003 with an original take on the story of Treasure Island (Chapter XV is our favorite).

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You can also join us on MySpace.