Known for their progressive rock, with Indian and Middle Eastern influences, Canadian rockers The Tea Party are commemorating the 20th anniversary of their iconic album, The Edges of Twilight, with a tour that brings them to the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Sept. 29.
The band will kick off the tour in their hometown of Windsor, Ont., and then will stop all across Canada, where fans can look forward to seeing the band perform the album, which is also being reissued in September, in its entirety.
The three founding members of The Tea Party, Jeff Martin, Jeff Burrows and Stuart Chatwood, are looking forward to sharing songs such as The Bazaar and Sister Awake with their fans again.
“People often ask me ‘what does The Edges of Twilight mean to me as a musician?’ My answer, although not so simple, is simply this: it was the crystallization and the manifestation of an incredible musical vision between the three of us, and the fact that it was achieved in such a way was probably, and is still, one of the proudest musical achievements of my life,” said frontman Martin.
Originally released on March 28, 1995, The Edges of Twilight hit double platinum and was nominated for two Juno awards. The title of the album was taken from a chapter of the book, Fire in the Head, by American author Tom Cowan, which also inspired the name of the first track on the album.
Chatwood (bass and keys) shares how the band’s travels strongly influenced this album.
“After we came off the road for (1993 album) Splendor Solis, the time was set for us to head to the studio for Edges of Twilight and our musical travels informed that record, and we expanded the band’s sound going in the direction of incorporating world music instruments. So, it was just a monumental record of our career and it sort of set the main signpost that dictated where the band was to head musically for the subsequent releases.”
Tickets to see The Tea Party’s The Edges of Twilight live go on sale Friday, June 26 and cost $46 at the Performing Arts Centre box office. Charge by phone at 250-549-SHOW (7469) or order online at www.ticketseller.ca.
