Break out the pirate hats and practice your swagger. The quintessential performers of seafaring life are coming ashore on Bainbridge Island.

William Pint (pronounced as in “hint”) and Felicia Dale bring their sea chest of chanteys and songs of the sea to Island Center Hall Oct. 6 as a First Fridays concert, presented by Bainbridge Island Metro Park and Recreation District.

Pint and Dale have practically sailed the seven seas over their long career, “using their powerful harmonies and dramatic instrumental work on guitar, mandolin, penny whistles and hurdy-gurdy to evoke the sounds and the people who live by the sea.”

Not many people in these parts make their living from the sea anymore, but plenty of folks are drawn to its shores, and the siren’s call of the sea.

Pint and Dale’s songs range from traditional work chanteys to ghostly ballads and true tales of courage. You could say the sea is in their blood, or at least in Dale’s. Her father was a sea captain and they have lived and researched their material well, making it authentic and from the heart.

The instrument that most reflects that authenticity is also the one that draws the most attention — a hurdy-gurdy, deftly manipulated by Dale. The 12th century boxy instrument is played by turning a crank while fingering a keyboard, producing a droning sound not unlike that of wind in the high rigging. Under Dale’s hand it is also said to “wail like wild bagpipes, bark like a mad terrier (and) roll like a gentle swell.”

Seattle-based Pint and Dale have performed frequently on Bainbridge Island and in Kitsap County, most recently at the first Maritime Festival held in Port Gamble earlier this summer.

Catch them when they come ashore this time, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, Island Center Hall, 8395 Fletcher Bay Rd., Bainbridge Island.

Admission at the door is $10 adults, $5 youth ages 6-18.