MUSICAL TEA FOR PEACE TOUR

FEATURING

Truth & Dolphin – Alt-folk-poetry-rock
Website: truthanddolphin.com

W/ SPECIAL GUESTS
Aidan Thorne SOLO (ZuZu’s Petals, the Flowering Eyeballs) Magical-folk-rock
Bandcamp: Click here

Steve Chmilar – Idiosyncratic Rock
Website: stevechmilar.com

Sister Speak – Alt-folk/world
Website: sisterspeakmusic.com

Bio
Truth and Dolphin
“Like Thom Yorke jamming with Leonard Cohen and Destroyer.”
– Reso Nation

Truth and Dolphin perform a style of slam poetry set to melodic folk rock. Originating in Victoria BC, their first album “Chronicles of Living Memory, Part 1” received radio play across Canadian university radio and public radio, making the top 10 for three months in Kamloops’ CFBX-FM. The band is tea merchant Jared Nyberg on vocals, visual arts painter and guitarist Steve Chmilar (former lead singer of 2000’s The Villain’s) on guitar, loop and back up vocals, and multi-instrumentalist and fellow songwriter Cory Christiansen on vocals, guitar and banjo. They are sometimes joined by Sister Speak’s Sherri Anne lending her vocals and guitar for select shows.

Bio
Aidan Thorne
Aidan is a multidisciplinary artist living in Victoria, BC. He has been making art all his life and writing music since 2003. Songwriter, guitarist, drummer, carver
(Worked with Nico Williams as a weaver for a year and learns Coast Salish carving with Xwalakctun since March 2022)
Aidan is Cowichan & Dene with Scottish and Welsh blood from his grandma Betty Thorne.
His musical endeavors have found him as part of ZuZu’s Petals and the Flowering Eyeballs, but this is his solo project.
“The delivery is authentic, and his ability to entrance with an acoustic and vocal with his emotion, melody, and frenetic command of his instrument is worth the price of admission.”
– JagaSilk Music

Bio
Steve Chmilar
Idiosyncratic, sometimes quirky original acoustic music by a former hard rock band frontman. Steve’s songwriting landed him Canadian radio hit “From The River” with his band The Villains and a songwriting award at Canadian Music Week. He currently lives in Sidney, BC where he delightfully paints every day to an ocean view and takes breaks with music jams.

Bio
Sister Speak is the recording alias for Canadian singer and guitarist Sherri Anne. Hailing originally from Canada’s west coast and southern California, Sister Speak’s sound is a fusion of alternative, folk, reggae and world music influences. Sister Speak has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Central America and has released four critically acclaimed albums to date, each of them “a result of moments of extreme vulnerability transformed into music,” says Sherri Anne. Her upcoming release, Coming Home, is a heartfelt homage to her roots in British Columbia. With Juno-Award winning engineers Elisa Pangsaeng and Erik Neilsen(bassist of City and Colour) at the helm, get ready for a new maiden voyage.

Recently, Sister Speak has supported Air Supply, The Doobie Brothers and reggae legend Don Carlos among others. Her music has been featured on CBC, BBC, NPR, “California Roots Presents” playlists, and various radio stations around the world. During her time in California, Sister Speak was voted “Best Pop” at the San Diego Music Awards and “Top Ten Rhythm Guitarists” by NBC.

Event Schedule:

• 6:30pm – doors open and tea session starts
• 7:00pm – Music starts

What to Expect:

• Artists will perform mostly original songs from their recent album releases.
• This tour has sold out the past 3 shows so be sure to get your tickets early!
• Kung Fu Tea will be served from the teaboard by Jared Nyberg of JagaSilk while the music plays
• 10% from every ticket will be donated to Save The Children charity

The Musical Tea For Peace for Tea Tour is supported by JagaSilk Music and rotating venue partners.