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Blackbeard's Tea Party

Folk & acoustic band from York · formed 2009

Blackbeard's Tea Party is a six-piece folk-rock band from York, UK, that blends traditional tunes with glam-rock energy and dance rhythms. Formed in 2009, the group has evolved from street buskers into a touring act known for high-impact performances featuring costumes and choreography. They are well established on the English folk festival circuit and release music that mixes fiddles, guitars, and percussion.

Automated summary by BandSlate from the band's website, Bandcamp and Last.fm.

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Blackbeard's Tea Party photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
2
Rooms played
2
Cities
2
Releases
25
Last show
Oct 31, 2019The Crescent

About

Blackbeard's Tea Party is a band from York, formed in 2009, tagged British folk rock, english folk, folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2019 to 2019, across 2 rooms in 2 cities.

  • Blackbeard's Tea Party formed in 2009 — MusicBrainz
  • Tim Yates: bass (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Blackbeard's Tea Party has 9 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2009–2026 — MusicBrainz
  • Latest release on Bandcamp: Stand Up Now (single) (2026-04-24) — Bandcamp
  • Blackbeard's Tea Party is from York , England — Wikipedia
  • Blackbeard's Tea Party has 5 members: Laura Boston-Barber, Dave Boston, Paddy Lester-Rourke, Benjamin Trott, Amy Kakoura — Wikipedia
  • Blackbeard's Tea Party plays British folk rock — Wikipedia
  • Blackbeard's Tea Party plays tech folk — Wikipedia
  • Blackbeard's Tea Party has 3480 listeners on Last.fm — Blackbeard's Tea Party on Last.fm
  • Blackbeard's Tea Party has released 10 recordings between 2009 and 2024 — Blackbeard's Tea Party on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

2 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20192 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 31, 2019The Crescent · YorkHeadlinerwith Jack Parker
May 11, 2019The Musician Pub · LeicesterHeadlinerwith Punch The Sky

Where they play

2 rooms in 2 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Leicester1 show
  • York1 show

Live history

2 shows on record
Shows counted
2
First on record
May 2019
Latest on record
Oct 2019

Top rooms

  • The Crescent, York · 1
  • The Musician Pub, Leicester · 1

Top cities

  • Leicester · 1
  • York · 1

Often on the bill with: Jack Parker, Punch the Sky

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

25 releases, 2009–2026

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Former

  • Tim Yates · bass

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

6 members on record
  • Dave Bostontenure unknown
  • Laura Barbertenure unknown
  • Martin Coumbetenure unknown
  • Paul Youngtenure unknown
  • Tim Yatesbass?–2022
  • Yom Hardytenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Photos, art and posters

Blackbeard's Tea Party — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Blackbeard's Tea Party — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Blackbeard's Tea Party — Stand Up Now (single)
Release art · Stand Up Now (single) — release
Blackbeard's Tea Party — We Are People (album)
Release art · We Are People (album) — release
Blackbeard's Tea Party — England Bound (single)
Release art · England Bound (single) — release
Blackbeard's Tea Party — When Jones' Ale Was New (single)
Release art · When Jones' Ale Was New (single) — release
Blackbeard's Tea Party — Kick The Curb (album)
Release art · Kick The Curb (album) — release
Blackbeard's Tea Party — The Old Dun Cow (single)
Release art · The Old Dun Cow (single) — release
Blackbeard's Tea Party — The Musician Pub, 2019-05-11
Poster · The Musician Pub, 2019-05-11 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Blackbeard's Tea Party on Last.fmArtist facts
Blackbeard's Tea Party on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Blackbeard's Tea Party. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
York, England
Years active
2009–present
Genres
British folk rock, tech folk
Labels
BigD Promotions, Proper Music Distribution
Current members
Laura Boston-Barber, Dave Boston, Paddy Lester-Rourke, Benjamin Trott, Amy Kakoura
Past members
Paul Young, Martin Coumbe, Tim Yates, Liam 'Yom' Hardy, Stuart Giddens
Associated acts
The Albion Band, Stuart Giddens & Pip Jopling, The QP, The Axis Percussion Trio, The Dan Webster Band, Punch the Sky

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