The Mad Tea Party (band)
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The Mad Tea Party (originally Ami Worthen's Mad Tea Party) is an eclectic indie-folk band based in Asheville, NC. The high energy group was formed by Ami Worthen (vocals, ukulele, and other occasional instruments) and Jason Krekel (guitar, ukulele, slide whistle, kazoo and other assorted items), who performed and recorded as a duo for several years. The duo caught the attention of the indie scene in their hometown. National Public Radio stations across the country began picking up their 2004 album "73% Post-Consumer Novelty". Lora Pendelton joined the band on bass later that year. The trio released "Flying Saucers" in 2005, also to great response on NPR stations.
Mad Tea Party's album "Big Top Soda Pop" came out in October 2006. It was enthusiastically received at college and NPR stations nationwide, and even charted on the CMJ’s Top 200. Pendleton left the band at the time of the album's release, and Joe Edel stepped in. While sharing the stage with such artists as the Asylum Street Spankers, Donna the Buffalo, Baby Gramps, The Avett Brothers, Toubab Krewe, Larry Keel Experience, Malcom Holcolmbe, Reeltime Travelers and Peggy Seeger, Mad Tea Party has charmed audiences nationwide. The group plays a variety of venues and festivals, such as the Grassroots Festival, the Lake Eden Arts Festival, the Oregon Country Fair, Who Fest, CBGB’s 313 in New York City, the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, the Orange Peel in Asheville and the Tractor Tavern in Seattle. Mad Tea Party has national distribution for "Big Top Soda Pop" with RedEye Distribution.
[edit] Recordings
Be In Life (2002) 73% Post-Consumer Novelty (2004) Flying Saucers (2005) Big Top, Soda Pop (2006)
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