Michael “Beans” Gardner plays at The Beach Bar at Leverick Bay in Virgin Gorda from 5 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but attendees are encouraged to show up by 4. Please claim your table by 4.30pm. Reservations: 1-284-346 7241, 1-284-541 8879, 1-284-340 3005

Michael “Beans” keeps audiences entertained with his pirate show at Leverick Bay.

Pirates, their lifestyle and lore feature prominently in the history of the Caribbean and it is this folkloric genre that is heartily celebrated by one-man-band and showman ‘Beans.’

Beans started his Caribbean musical career as leader of the itinerant band the Hornswagglers. Travelling from island to island on an old island sloop, he epitomized the role of the jolly mon, a Caribbean travelling musical entertainer.

Beans’ show revolves around pirates and now he is a permanent fixture at Leverick Bay’s Jumbie’s bar right on the beach.