Tea For The Voyage

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Name = Tea For The Voyage


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Origin = Kingston, Ontario
Genre = Ska
Years_active = 2004–present
URL = [http://www.teaforthevoyage.com/ http://www.teaforthevoyage.com/]
Current_members = Garett Barr - Bass Guitar
Alec Donaldson - Guitar, Violin
Sean Donaldson - Drums, Auxiliary Percussion
Taylor Donaldson - Alto & Tenor Sax, Flute
Peter McNichol - Trumpet
Dave Perreault - Tenor and Baritone Sax, Fife, Vocals
Chris Sandiford - Trombone

Tea For The Voyage is a seven-piece Canadian ska band based in Kingston, Ontario. The group has been active in the Ontario and Quebec ska scenes since 2004. The group's music blends elements from ska, reggae, punk/ska, rocksteady and jazz into an eclectic and unique mix.

History

Tea For The Voyage formed in 2003 as a small ska and reggae trio (guitar, bass and drums). By 2006, a four-man horn section of two saxophones and two brass had been added, bringing the total number of musicians in the group to seven.

Since 2006, the band has performed throughout Ontario and Quebec, and has shared the stage with notable artists such as The Planet Smashers, GrimSkunk, Chris Murray, Big D and the Kids Table, One Night Band, The Flatliners and The Johnstones. In 2007 Tea For The Voyage recorded their first full-length album, at Summit Sound in Westport, Ontario. The self-titled release consists of twelve tracks and was released on June 24, 2007.

During the summer of 2007, the band's track "Toast" was used by skateboard company Concrete Wave as the theme for their 2007 "Evolutions" DVD.

External links

* [http://www.teaforthevoyage.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/teaforthevoyage.com Official MySpace]