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The Armada were a three-piece rock band based in Cork, Ireland fronted by
Jeff Martin, formerly of
The Tea Party
The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with industrial rock, blues, progressive rock, and Middle Eastern music influences, dubbed " Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s and up until 2005, the band re-formed in 2011. The Tea ...
. The band was formed when
Jeff Martin and Wayne Sheehy met in an Irish Pub. The two hit it off immediately and soon started making music together.
[::Spotlight :: The Calm Before The Storm - Jeff Martin on his Solo Tour and ‘The Armadaâ€]
Mediasearch
The name of the band refers to the
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada (a.k.a. the Enterprise of England, es, Grande y FelicÃsima Armada, links=no, lit=Great and Most Fortunate Navy) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aris ...
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"We were like, what is this?" eff Martinsaid. "It's massive, but what do we make of this?"
That's when Sheehy commented, "It's kind of like the Spanish Armada . . . attacking you from all fronts."[Tea Party over; Martin bringing his two-man show to the Esplanad]
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On 27 September 2008, Gareth Forsyth was announced as the band's touring bassist/keyboardist through the band's MySpace.
[Bass Player Blog Entr]
The Armada Myspace
. Their debut album, ''The Armada'', was released through the Kingdom Records website on 4 November 2008.
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The Armada Myspace
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By 2009, after Sheehy moved to Perth to join Martin and prepare for a tour, Jay Cortez was the band's bass player, playing his first show in the band on 1 July 2009. Sheehy announced on Facebook in September 2010 that he left the band after its first tour, but stayed involved due to the release of the Live at Womadelaide 2010 DVD. In 2010 Martin formed
Jeff Martin 777
Jeff Martin 777 was an Australian-Canadian rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by Jeff Martin's study of the occult, specifically the work of Aleister Crowley. Martin formed the band with former Sleepy Jackson ...
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with Cortez and Malcolm Clark on drums, and The Armada effectively ended.
Members
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Jeff Martin -
vocals
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guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
*Wayne Sheehy -
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
*Jay Cortez -
bass
Discography
* The Armada (2008)
* Live at Womadelaide 2010 (2010)
References
External links
Official websiteThe Armada MySpaceJeff Martin Official WebsiteKingdom Records
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Irish rock music groups
Musical groups from Cork (city)