The Tea Party

The Tea Party was formed in 1990 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, by vocalist and guitarist Jeff Martin, bassist Stuart Chatwood, and drummer Jeff Burrows. The trio had previously performed together in high‑school bands and decided to name their new group after the Beat generation poets’ “tea parties.” Their first self‑released album, The Tea Party (1991), showcased a psychedelic‑blues blend and was distributed through their own label, Eternal Discs. In 1993 the band signed with EMI Music Canada and issued Splendor Solis, which introduced their signature use of Indian and Middle‑Eastern instrumentation. The breakthrough came with The Edges of Twilight (1995), whose single "Sister Awake" reached the top of Canadian radio charts and earned double‑platinum certification in Canada and platinum in Australia. Subsequent releases-Transmission (1997), Triptych (1999), The Interzone Mantras (2001), and Seven Circles (2004)-continued to chart and garnered multiple Juno nominations. The group disbanded in 2005 but re‑formed in 2011, touring Canada and Australia and releasing The Ocean at the End (2014). They followed with Black River EP (2019) and Blood Moon Rising (2021) and continued to perform, achieving over three million sales worldwide and multiple gold, platinum, and double‑platinum certifications.

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