Member Since: 4/12/2005
Band Website: themadteaparty.com
Band Members:
Ami Worthen: vocals, electrified ukulele, guitar
Jason Krekel: vocals, juke-joint guitar, fiddle, foot drums
Influences:
Hasil Atkins, The Zombies, Chuck Berry, Wanda Jackson, The Equals, Sonny Boy Williamson, Fats Waller, Lightnin' Wells, Hoosier Hot Shots, Squeeze, Cheap Suit Serenaders, Blue Rags, Beatles, Louie Bluie, The Hollies, The Cats & The Fiddle, Tobacco Tags, Baby Gramps, Fats Domino, John Hartford, Fleetwood Mac, Charlie Christian, Julia Lee, Abbott Vaughn Meader, King Kahn & BBQ Show, Nancy Sinatra, Michael Hurley, Link Wray, boogie woogie, doo wop, light rock, and much much more than we could ever list here.
Sounds Like: Uke-abilly. Rock 'n' Roll.
"Mad Tea Party crafts a wild mix of hillbilly, jazz, folk and rock 'n' roll" (Herald-Journal).
“One of the most difficult groups in the entire Southeast to pigeonhole, this wonderfully entertaining and downright captivating group's name just about says it all. Echoes of acoustic ragtime, Old-Time C & W, creaky carnival themes, early rock and roll (think Ricky Nelson), and R & B all swirl in and out of the mix. Quirky and precocious, they´re an anachronistic version of the sampling aesthetic which fuels alternative hip-hop — but they´re using upright bass, ukulele, fiddle, guitar, kazoo and toy instruments rather than turntables and digital keyboards. It´s a like a mashup between The Mississippi Sheiks and Little House on The Prairie†(Connect Savannah).
“Driven by Ami Worthen's sly vocals and gypsy ukulele, this is cool retro flapper jazz for indie rockers†(Positively Yeah Yeah Yeah).
“Hilariously authentic jump-jazz-jive†(Relix Magazine).
"Asheville-based trio Mad Tea Party is the next generation of wacky, retro-steeped Carolina bands, following in the footsteps of Squirrel Nut Zippers and Southern Culture on the Skids" (Charlotte Observer).
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Record Label:
Nine Mile Records
Type of Label: Indie