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011 | Pirate Reenactor, Chanteyman, and Maker Jeromy Foberg

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Jeromy Foberg is the captain of the Rhode Island Pirates and Privateers, a historical reenactment group that has an official letter of marque from the state of Rhode Island. He also worked as a chanteyman aboard the 18th century tall ship The Formidable. In addition to these nautical endeavors, he is also a maker of accessories, costuming, and cocktails.

find Jeromy on:


Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/freneticferret
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freneticferret
Facebook - public: https://www.facebook.com/FreneticFerret
Facebook - personal: https://www.facebook.com/jeromy.foberg

In this episode, we discuss:

  • How Jeromy came to be a historical pirate reenactor and chanteyman
  • The value of just enjoying doing something and seeing where it may go
  • The Rhode Island Pirates and Privateers have an official Letter of Marque from the state of Rhode Island! So they aren't technically pirates - they are state-sanctioned, honest-to-goodness privateers!
  • Auditioning for Renaissance faires
  • How one becomes a chanteyman on a tall ship
  • Sharing resources and creating new ones helps us grow and also become known for what it is we do
  • Literally learning the ropes
  • Historical reenacting, Renn Faires, and the like are SO influential in the lives of those they touch - especially little kids
  • First person reenacting, third person reenacting, historical interpretation, experimental archaeology, etc
  • Presenting different levels of information / nerdery depending on our audiences
  • The crazy distances we commit to traveling regularly to pursue amazing opportunities
  • The questions people ask reenactors, man.
  • The Maker community - its culture, its DIY and scavenger connections, and its breadth
  • Physical notebooks - you need one. Or maybe you need to take audio notes. Or at least put your notebook app on your phone's home screen.
  • Being in high school drama club / musicals
  • Paracord bracelets
  • Why Frenetic Ferret?
  • Ska music, black and white checkerboard, and the two-tone movement
  • The ongoing question of to what degree we make our passion our way of earning a living, and what it takes (/would take) to make it so
  • Viable does not equal enjoyable, and successful does not mean money-making.
  • VAN FULL OF PIRATES - the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Invasion and Downtown Party (may we say Pirate Festival???) of Fort Walton Beach, FL
  • Press releases are so valuable.
  • Cate suggests a fairly obscure book of pirate songs to Jeromy and Heather gets it off the shelf and hands it to them without missing a beat - The New Book of Pirate Songs by Stuart M. Frank.
  • Making new connections and meeting new friends through doing (and recording podcasts about) what we love is The Best.
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