‘Tropical rock’ band. Group toured nationally. Opened numerous shows for Jimmy Buffett…
Personnel on 2003 CD: Michael Phillip (vocals), Kevin Johnston (keys, perc), Ken Polcak (bass), Mike Kufel (drums, perc), John Patti (steel pans, perc), Ronald Watson (sax), Kaare Wieneke (harmonica, acoustic guitar), Steve Fauth (electric guitar), Dennis Buchholz (acoustic guitar). CD recorded at John Grant’s Secret Sound Studios and features John on guitars, along with backing vocalists Michael Oben and Maria Egler.
A 2005 Baltimore Sun band profile noted Johnston, Polcak, Kufel, and Patti, with Jim Bowley (guitar, vocals).
Johnston and Fauth both formerly of Crossfire. Polcak’s previous bands include Gypsy, Wind, and Wild Rice. Patti ex-The Foundation. Buchholz ex-Extract.
The following bio courtesy of Michael Lipman – Missile Productions, 2006
With hints of Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, and Paul Simon permeating through the music, Captain Quint, an eight-piece band, earned themselves an opening spot for Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band’s “Far Side of the World Tour.” They continued with shows at the State Theater in Virginia, a southeast tour through the Carolinas and Georgia, and northern exposure in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Captain Quint has become known both regionally and nationally for their entertaining stage show, complete with palm trees, crowd participation, an erupting volcano and lots and lots of bamboo.
They bring their own sound branded “real tropical rock and roll”. The release of “Pineapple Jam” helped define the “Quint” sound – a tasty roux of rock, reggae, calypso, Americana, and Latin flavors. They have had shows in Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana with shows at Bourbon Street’s famous Tropical Isle, Margaritaville at Universal Studios in Orlando, and a sold-out performance at the nationally renowned Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis, MD. They have also included stops on Jimmy Buffett’s “License to Chill Tour” in Bristow, Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2003(CD) – Pineapple Jam
2005(CD) – The Swinging Sailor of Perryman
2009(CD) – Unsinkable Still
