Members: Lief Sorbye, Damien Gonzalez, Adolfo Lazo, James Crocker & Michael Mullen
Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally-renowned hybrid of high-energy folk rock fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 20 years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area based act release twelve critically acclaimed CDs and play more than 2,000 gigs. It's also enjoyed an evolving line-up that's enabled its musicianship and creativity to rise with each new member-something highlighted by the group's current roster.
Hailing from Oslo, Norway, founding member and lead singer/electric mandolinist, Lief Sorbye, is recognized as a driving force in the modern folk-rock movement. Fiddler Michael Mullen, a favorite with the fans, is the original fiddler for the group. Bassist Damien Gonzalez, a native Californian, is also an accomplished drummer and didgeridoo player who may occasionally breathe fire. Native of Devon, England, and a former member of the UK's folk-rock band Equation, guitarist James Crocker combines a deep-rooted British folk sensibility with a life-long rock experience. Cuban-born drummer Adolfo Lazo, an original Tempest member, colors the band's sound with inventive percussion.
Signed to WEA-distributed Magna Carta Records, Tempest's releases are acclaimed worldwide. The group's latest studio CD The Double-Cross finds the band in peak form as it showcases inventive original and traditional material.
Tempest is regularly featured at prestigious festivals including The Philadelphia Folk Festival, Denmark's Skagen Festival, Britain's Cropredy Festival and The Winnipeg Folk Festival in Canada. The band is also a mainstay at countless American Celtic festivals. Tempest also hosts an annual festival of their own, called Karfluki Fest, in Northern California.
ANOTHER DAWN
Release Date: March 30, 2010
1. LET’S LIVE FOR TODAY 3:31
2. VERSES OF GRACE 4:29
3. THE NEW SQUIRE 5:56
4. GREAT DEPARTURE 4:06
5. NEVER TIRE OF THE ROAD 3:51
6. JOMFRU 6:28
7. DAGDA’S HARP 6:07
8. THE MOVING-ON SONG 3:16
9. BLACK JACK DAVY 3:12
10. HIGH RISE 6:08
LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY [7in Vinyl]
Release Date: March 17, 2010
1. Let's Live For Today
2. Beaumont Rag
LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY [EP]
Digital Download Exclusive EP Release Date: January 16, 2010 1. Let's Live For Today
(from the upcoming album: "Another Dawn")
Tempest’s rousing rendition of “Let’s Live For Today” couldn’t have come at a better time. Amid global and domestic concerns, “Let’s Live For Today” is extraordinary music for extraordinary times. Vocalist Lief Sorbye’s evocative, slightly accented (he’s from Norway) delivery recalls perfectly all the mixed emotions and complexities of the original while capturing the uncertainty and joys of our modern and turbulent world.
2. Beaumont Rag
(Not available on any album)
This Traditional Texas Swing tune was named after the town of Beaumont, Texas. “Beaumont Rag” was first recorded by Cleburne, Texas, fiddler Samuel Morgan Peacock in 1929, under the name Smith’s Garage Fiddle Band.
The tune was popularized by Texas swing fiddler Bob Wills, as well as Doc Watson, who introduced the tune to flatpickers repertoire.
PRIME CUTS
Catalog # MA-1014-2
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DISC 1 AUDIO TRACKS
1) Byker Hill - 3:10
2) Captain Morgan – 4:40
3) Cabar Feidh – 3:11
4) One for the Fiddler – 3:30
5) Wicked Spring – 3:50
6) Green Grow the Rashes – 4:37
7) Lady Howard’s Walk – 3:42
8) The Serb (intro) – 1:55
9) The Serb (Keep On Moving) – 4:09
10)Catalina Island – 4:07
11)Whoever You Are – 4:09
12)Queen of Argyll – 4:18
13)Dance of the Sandwitches – 4:19
14)The Barrow Man – 4:52
15)The Karfluki Set – 7:02
16)You Jacobites By Name – 4:13 Bonus Tracks:
17)Catalina Remix – 4:34
18)Locomotive Breath – 4:32
DISC 2 DVD
‘Tempest Through The Ages’
20 years of archival material featuring 30 songs performed live on stage, TV, and in rehearsal, with interviews and rare photos. Approximate 2 hour running time.
THE DOUBLE-CROSS
Catalog # MA-9083-2
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1) CAPTAIN KIDD
2) SLIPPERY SLIDE
3) HANGMAN
4) BLACK EDDY
5) WHOEVER YOU ARE
6) VISION QUEST
7) PER SPELMANN
8) CABAR FEIDH
9) EPPY MORAY
10) WIZARD’S WALK
15th ANNIVERSARY[out of print]
Catalog # MA-1530-0
Out Of Print Release Date: July 20, 2004
Disc: 1
1. Masters Of War
2. Dance Of The Third Leg
3. One Last Cold Kiss
4. The Creel
5. Same Side Of The Fence
6. Toss The Feathers
7. Queen Of Argyll
8. Milligan's Fancy
9. Handsome Molly
10. Between Us
11. Coalminers'
12. Cat In The Corner
13. The Barrow Man
14. Jenny Nettles
15. Three Ships
16. Black Jack Davy
17. Winding Road
Disc: 2
1. Dunmore Lassies
2. One For The Fiddler
3. You Jacobites By Name
4. For Three Of Us
5. John Barleycorn
6. Baladi
7. Whiskey In The Jar
8. Reels On Fire
9. Heather On The Moor
10. Buffalo Jump
11. Two Sisters
12. Old Man Flint
13. Dancing Girl
14. As I Roved Out
15. Byker Hill
16. Catalina Island
Disc: 3
1. Raggle Taggle Gypsy
2. The Ballydesmond Set
3. Captain Morgan
4. Cruel Brother
5. Stonehenge
6. Bonden Og Kråka
7. The House Carpenter
8. On The Road
9. The Soul Cages
10. A Kiss In The Morning Early
11. Tamosher
12. Green Grow The Rashes
13. Top Of The Hill
14. The Karfluki Set
SHAPESHIFTER
Catalog # MA-0966-2
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1. Tamosher 3:35
2. Catalina Island 4:06
3. Old Man at the Mill 3:38
4. Natural Law 3:56
5. Byker Hill 3:12
6. Carnival 4:33
7. Coalminers 5:01
8. Winter Night 4:14
9. Fjellmannjenta 4:48 o
BALANCE
Catalog # MA-9053-2
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1. Captain Ward 3:44
2. Dancing Girl 3:49
3. Dance Of The Sand Witches 4:20
4. Iron Lady 4:38
5. Two Sisters 5:24
6. Wicked Spring 3:50
7. Old Man Flint 3:30
8. Villemann 4:34
9. Battle Mountain Breakdown 2:54
10. The Journeyman 5:35
11. Between Us 4:20
12. Royal Oak 4:00
10th ANNIVERSARY
Catalog # MA-9034-2
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1. You Jacobites By Name 4:15
2. Queen of Argyll 4:20
3. Milligan's Fancy 3:52
4. Montara Bay 4:48
5. Hal-An-Tow 4:18
6. Top of the Hill 6:45
7. Captain Morgan 4:42
8. A Kiss In the Morning Early 3:38
9. Heather on the Moor 4:48
10. Jenny Nettles 6:18
11. The House Carpenter 7:18
12. The Sleeping Highlander 3:51
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THE GRAVEL WALK
Catalog # MA-9018-2
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1. One For The Fiddler 3:32
2. Buffalo Jump 5:51
3. Bonnie Lass Of Anglesey 4:48
4. Green Grow The Rashes 4:41
5. Flowers Of Red Hill 4:09
6. Sinclair 6:13
7. Plains Of Kildare 4:16
8. Trip Across The Mountain 4:44
9. Broken Ring 4:51
10. The Karfluki Set 8:01
TURN OF THE WHEEL
Catalog # MA-9007-2
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1. The Barrow Man 4:56
2. Dunmore Lassies 3:15
3. The Soul Cages 5:18
4. Bogey's Bonnie Belle 7:34
5. The Midnight Sun 4:12
6. Winding Road 3:38
7. Bonden Og Kråka (The Farmer And The Crow) 6:24
8. For Three Of Us 3:39
9. Nine Points Of Roguery 5:47
10. Cat In The Corner 8:20
LIEF SORBYE: LIEF'S BIRTHDAY BASH
Catalog # MA-9093-2
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1. For Three of Us Lief Sorbye with Caliban 3:53
2. Country Life Lief Sorbye with Golden Bough 2:20
3. Óró mo Bháidín Lief Sorbye with Golden Bough 3:34
4. The Midnight Sun Lief Sorbye with Golden Bough 3:13
5. Flowers of Red Hill Lief Sorbye with Tempest 4:35
6. Buffalo Jump Lief Sorbye with Tempest 6:12
7. Old Man at the Mill Lief Sorbye with Tempest 3:24
8. Coalminers' Lief Sorbye with Tempest 5:29
9. Handsome Molly Lief Sorbye with Tempest 3:39
10. Slippery Slide Lief Sorbye with Tempest 3:48
11. Cat in the Corner Lief Sorbye with Tempest 8:28
12. Wizard's Walk Lief Sorbye with Tempest 11:32
13. The Moving-On Song (Bonus Track) Lief Sorbye with Tempest 3:30
14. The Serb (Bonus Track) Lief Sorbye with Tempest 5:50
15. Lady Howard's Walk (Bonus Track) Lief Sorbye with Tempest 3:48
16. Never Tire of the Road (Bonus Track) Lief Sorbye with Tempest 3:48
CALIBAN - SELF-TITLED
Catalog # MA-9030-2
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1. The Open Door 3:38
2. Beeswing 5:47
3. The Journeyman 2:52
4. Tipsy Sailor 6:34
5. Oh No 3:15
6. Jeg Lagde Meg Så Silde 3:46
7. The Pony Set 6:19
8. Bold John Barleycorn 2:54
9. Major Malley 3:47
10. What Put the Blood? 3:14
11. Company of Wolves 6:50
V/A: "WHEEL OF TIME" OST
Catalog # MA-9052-1
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1. A Soundtrack for the Wheel of Time (3:36)
2. Return to Emonds Field (3:55)
3. Song for Moiraine (3:33)
4. Traveling the Ways (3:05)
5. Spears and Buckler (1:22)
6. Dream Walker (2:04)
7. The Knowledge of the Wise Ones (1:09)
8. The Winespring Reel (4:32)
9. The Halls of Tar Valon (0:57)
10. Search for the Black Ajah (5:05)
11. Ladies of the Tower (3:11)
12. The Game of Houses (3:44)
13. Voyage of the Sea Folk (3:45)
14. Heart of the Wolf (1:09)
15. Journey Through the Waste (0:56)
16. Lan the Warder (1:17)
17. March of the Trollocs (3:14)
18. Rand's Theme (Fanfare for the Dragon Reborn) (4:30)
19. The Aiel Approach (Dahl of a Chant) (2:10)
ANOTHER DAWN
LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY [7in Vinyl]
LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY [EP]
PRIME CUTS 
THE DOUBLE-CROSS
15th ANNIVERSARY [out of print]
SHAPESHIFTER
BALANCE
10th ANNIVERSARY
THE GRAVEL WALK
TURN OF THE WHEEL
LIEF SORBYE: LIEF'S BIRTHDAY BASH
CALIBAN - SELF-TITLED
V/A: "WHEEL OF TIME" OST