The Armada (band)

The Armada
Wayne Sheehy, Gareth Forsyth, and Jeff Martin
Background information
Origin	Cork, Ireland
Genres	Hard rock, world music, blues
Years active	2008–2010
Labels	Kingdom
Members	Jeff Martin Wayne Sheehy Jay Cortez
Past members	Gareth Forsyth
Website	thearmada.com

The Armada were a three-piece rock band based in Cork, Ireland fronted by Jeff Martin, formerly of The Tea Party. 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.[1]

The name of the band refers to the Spanish Armada:

"We were like, what is this?" [Jeff Martin] said. "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."[2]

On 27 September 2008, Gareth Forsyth was announced as the band's touring bassist/keyboardist through the band's MySpace.[3] Their debut album, The Armada, was released through the Kingdom Records website on 4 November 2008.[4]

By 2009, after Sheehy moved to Perth to join Martin and prepare for a tour, Jay Cortez was the band's bass player,[5][6][7] playing his first show in the band on 1 July 2009.[8] 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,[9][10] with Cortez and Malcolm Clark on drums, and The Armada effectively ended.

Members

• Jeff Martin – vocals, guitar
• Wayne Sheehy – drums
• Jay Cortez – bass

Discography

• The Armada (2008)
• Live at WOMadelaide 2010 (2010)

References

1. Christina, Giuffre (2009). "The Calm Before The Storm - Jeff Martin on his Solo Tour and 'The Armada'". Mediasearch. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
2. Tea Party over; Martin bringing his two-man show to the Esplanade Medicine Hat News
3. Bass Player Blog Entry The Armada Myspace Archived 11 December 2012 at archive.today.
4. CD release Blog Entry The Armada Myspace Archived 30 November 2012 at archive.today.
5. Leigh5 (13 September 2009). "Digging A Hole: Jeff Martin (The Armada/The Tea Party) interview: part 1". Digging A Hole. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
6. Leigh5 (16 November 2009). "Digging A Hole: Jeff Martin (The Armada/The Tea Party) interview, part 2". Digging A Hole. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
7. "Interview with Jeff Martin (The Tea Party/The Armada)". lifemusicmedia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
8. Phillips, Greg (1 July 2009). "The Armada's Maiden Voyage". Australian Musician Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
9. "Press: 10 questions to Jeff Martin". Jeff Martin 777. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
10. "Jeff Martin 777 'The Ground Cries Out' Tour – May 2011 [Tour News]". lifemusicmedia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

External links

• Official website
• The Armada MySpace
• Jeff Martin Official Website
• Kingdom Records