Bio & Discography

Bocca Musica is an international, award-winning, band that's proud to be from the Metro Detroit area. Bocca has been featured from the Mid-West to Key West, from Canada to the Caribbean, and across the pond in Europe!.

Bocca Musica (Music of the Mouth) formed in the fall of 1996 as an a cappella madrigal quintet. Eventually they switched focus and started singing drinking songs and developed a bawdy musical comedy act! The multi-faceted group also branched out into the world of traditional, Celtic, pirate, and shanty music as they began to write more original tunes. Bocca has a unique flair for arranging tunes with tight harmonies. Combined with all their other talents, this has led to their 20 plus years of success.!

Here is a partial list of the wide variety of venues Bocca has played!

Bay Area Renaissance Festival, Tampa, FL
Bie Daip Festival, Appingedam, Netherlands
Star Clipper Cruise Ship, West Indies
Liereliet Shanty Festival, Workum, Netherlands
Carnival Liberty Cruise Ship, Caribbean
Tall Ships Celebrations, Bay City, MI,
Pirates in Paradise Festival, Key West, FL
Michigan Renaissance Festival, Holly, MI
MidWinter Pleasure Faire, Mt. Clemens, MI
Assumption University, Windsor, Ontario, CA
CraftCom, Clawson, MI
​Enchanted Lakes Renaissance Faire, Angola, IN,
Ballads & Brews, Bay City, MI
Pirate Shore Leave at the Post Bistro, Livonia, MI
Piratepalooza, Harrison Twp., MI
Black Lotus Brewing Co., Clawson, MI
Busty Beats at the Rusty Nail, Clinton Twp., MI
Witch’s Hat Brewing Co, South Lyon, MI
Clancy's Irish Pub, Clinton Twp., MI
BlackRock Medieval Fest, Augusta, MI
MI Medical Marijuana Conference, Ann Arbor, MI
 
With 14 CD’s and 5 DVD’s released over the years, Bocca has been featured on several national podcasts, compilation CD's, and local and international news and morning shows.  Bocca fans honored the group when they voted to recognize them on the Renaissance Festival Podcast Awards in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

No matter where Bocca Musica goes they are known for their high energy, tight harmonies, and bawdy sense of humour!

Timeline

2018   14th CD Released
"Finally Legal" 2CD Album Recorded Live
on Bocca's 21st Birthday!
​Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy Horne'
        Tomas Manhora
        Sugar T. McGuiness
        Friar Chuck 
Available at gigs
​or
contact
BoccaMusica@gmail.com
2016   13th CD Released
​"20/20" 20th Anniversary CD
​20 Original Songs
​Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy Horne'
        Tomas Manhora
        Friar Chuck
        Sugar T. McGuiness 
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2015   5th DVD Released
​"You Asked For It"
​Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy Horne'
        Tomas Manhor
        Friar Chuck
        Fannie LaRue
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2014   12th CD Released
​"Live Free or Die"
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy Horne'
        Tomas Manhor
        Friar Chuck
        Poppy Koch
        Ophelia Haamster
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2013   11th CD Released
​"Yo Ho!"                     
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy Horne'
        Tomas Manhor
        Friar Chuck
        Poppy Koch
        Ophelia Haamster
        Peter Longfellow
        Pepper McCouche'
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2012  10th CD Released 
​“Cocked & Loaded”
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy Horne'
​        Tomas Manhor
        Friar Chuck
​        Ginger von Vistentusch
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2011   9th CD Released
“The Lusty Wench” 
​Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy Horne'
        Tomas Manhor
        Friar Chuck
​        Ginger von Vistentusch
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2010   8th CD Released
“Drynk of Choice”  
​Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy Horne'
        Tomas Manhor
        Friar Chuck 
        Mona Lott
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2009  7th CD Released
​“Hot Mess”    
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy the Scot
        Kevin the Randy
        Friar Chuck
        Mona Lott
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2008  6th CD Released
​“Goin’ South!”     
​Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy the Scot
        Kevin the Randy
        Beth the Lackey
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2008  Renaissance Festival Podcast
​"Compilation CD"
Bocca Musica's song "Nancy", from
        the 2001 CD, "Fyer, Fyer!"  
        was included on the CD,
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2007  4th DVD Released
“Beaver Crossing”   
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy the Scot
        Kevin the Randy
        Beth the Lackey
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2006  5th CD Released
​“We Are Entertainers”   
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy the Scot
        Kevin the Randy
        Beth the Lackey
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2005  4th CD Released
​“Bust & Worst of Bocca” 
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Randy the Scot
​        Angie the Psycho
        Nick the Nice Guy
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2004  3rd DVD Released
​“Vibraslapped Again”   
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Lolita the Likable Latina
        Randy the Scot
        Kevin the Randy
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2003  2nd DVD Released
“Vibraslapped”                    
2003  3rd CD Released
​“Fa La This!”    
​Coco the Fearless Leader
        Lolita the Likable Latina
        Randy the Scot
        Kevin the Randy
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2002  1st DVD Released
​“Diminished Sextet”  
​Coco the Fearless Leader
        Lolita the Likable Latina
        Angie the Psycho
        Mitchell the Professor
        Kevin the Hairy
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2001   2nd CD Released
​“Fyer, Fyer!”            
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Lolita the Likable Latina
        Rachael the Rose of Scotland
        Brian the Belligerent
        Kevin the Hairy
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2000  1st CD Released
​“Expunged”         
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Lolita the Likable Latina
        Angie the Psycho
        JJ the Jokester
        Kevin the Hairy
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1997-1999
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Lolita the Likable Latina
        Angie the Psycho
        JJ the Jokester
        Rachael the Rose
        Kevin the Hairy
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1996-1997 
Bocca Musica forms October 1, 1996 
Coco the Fearless Leader
        Rachael the Rose of Scotland
        Tracey the Trixter
        Mitchell the Professor
        Kevin the Hairy
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HAHA!