A Pilot Cracker...
hardtack = hard bread = pilot biscuit =
pilot bread = sea bread = ship biscuit =
ship bread = pilot cracker = tack
Pilot Crackers are unleavened, unsalted biscuits that sailors used to eat while on long sea voyages. Since they're very dry, they can be stored for a long time without refrigeration. Can you eat one, dry, in 60 seconds?
The Pilot Cracker Playboys
An old-time string band
Our influences include the Red Hots, the Hellbenders, and Foghorn String Band. Contact me for a sticker, a demo CD, or a gig. We are:
Nate Williamson - Guitar
Jeff Day - Fiddle
Brendan Bonnett - Mandolin
Mike Loso - Banjo
Conor McManamin - Bass
(Karen’s on maternity leave)
Gigs
WMC Fundraiser, Anchorage AK
January 27, 2010
Tap Root Cafe, Anchorage AK
Friday March 6, 2009, 8:00 pm
Tap Root Cafe, Anchorage AK
Friday February 6, 2009
Down East Saloon, Homer AK
Saturday January 24, 2009
Clamshell Lodge, Clam Gulch AK
Friday January 23, 2009
Tap Root Cafe, Anchorage AK
Friday January 2, 2009
Tap Root Cafe, Anchorage AK
Friday November 28, 2008
APU Masquerade Ball, Anchorage AK
Friday November 21, 2008
The Alaskan Hotel Hotel, Juneau AK
Sunday April 13, 2008, 9:00 pm
The Alaska Folk Festival, Juneau AK
Saturday April 12, 2008, 8:00 pm
The Fairview Inn, Talkeetna AK
Saturday March 22, 2008, 9:00 pm
McGinley’s Pub, Anchorage AK
Saturday March 1, 2008, 8:00 pm
Tap Root Cafe, Anchorage AK
Friday December 29, 2007, 8:00 pm
Private Party, South Anchorage
Saturday November 17, 2007, 4:00 pm
Fairview Saloon, Talkeetna AK
Saturday September 29, 2007, 9:00 pm
Private Party, Alpenglow Ski Area AK
Friday September 14, 2007, 8:30 pm
The New Golden Saloon, McCarthy AK
Saturday August 11, 2007, 9:30 pm
Tap Root Cafe, Anchorage AK
Friday May 25, 2007 8 pm
Tap Root Cafe, Anchorage AK
Thursday April 26, 2007 8 pm
The Alaskan Hotel, Juneau AK
Sunday April 15, 2007 9:00 pm
The Alaska Folk Festival, Juneau AK
Friday April 13, 2007 10:30 pm
Beartooth Theater “First Tap” with Well Strung, Anchorage AK
Thursday April 5, 2007 9 pm
Tap Root Cafe, Anchorage AK
Friday March 30, 2007 8 pm
The Brown Bear Saloon, Indian AK
Saturday March 10, 2007 9 pm
Snow Goose Brewery with Well Strung, Anchorage AK
Wednesday February 7, 2007 8 pm
The Marlin Bar with No Time Flatt, Fairbanks AK
Friday-Saturday November 24-25, 2006 9 pm
The Brown Bear Saloon, Indian AK
Friday November 17, 2006 9 pm
Listen to our tunes at http://www.myspace.com/pilotcrackerplayboys