| Tempest | |
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| Origin | Oakland, California |
| Genre(s) | Celtic Folk Progressive Rock |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
| Label(s) | Magna Carta Records Firebird Arts & Music |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | |
| Lief Sorbye Adolfo Lazo Michael Mullen James Crocker Damien Gonzalez |
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| Former members | |
| Rob Wullenjohn Mark Showalter Ian Butler Jon Berger Dave Parnell John Land Todd Evans Jim "Hurricane" Hurley Sue Draheim Ronan Carroll Ariane Cap |
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Tempest is a Celtic rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area, based in Oakland, California. They fuse together the traditional Celtic music with Norwegian and European folk, American folk, and Progressive Rock. The band formed in 1988 with Lief Sorbye (mandolin, vocals), Adolfo Lazo (drums), Rob Wullenjohn (guitar), and Mark Showalter (bass). The band has seen a changing cast of musicians, with Lief and Adolfo remaining as founding members since the band's beginning. The current lineup consists of Lief, Adolfo, Michael Mullen (fiddle), James Crocker (guitar), and Damien Gonzalez (bass), with members from around the world. Lief from Oslo, Norway, Adolfo from Havana, Cuba, James from Devon, UK, Michael from Fresno, California, and Damien from California. The last lineup released the most recent album in 2006 -- it was Tempest's 10th full length studio album, entitled The Double-Cross. Tracks from Tempest recordings may be sampled on the discography page of the official Tempest website. The band has held the honor of being invited to play a number of times at the Philadelphia Folk Festival and they also host a festival of their own, on the first weekend of May, called 'Karfluki Fest'
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Lineups
1988
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Rob Wullenjohn (guitar)
- Mark Showalter (bass)
1989
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Rob Wullenjohn (guitar)
- Ian Butler (bass)
1992
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Rob Wullenjohn (guitar)
- Ian Butler (bass)
- Michael Mullen (fiddle)
1993
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Rob Wullenjohn (guitar)
- Ian Butler (bass)
- Jon Berger (fiddle)
1995
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Rob Wullenjohn (guitar)
- Jay Nania (bass)
- Jon Berger (fiddle)
1996
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Rob Wullenjohn (guitar)
- Jay Nania (bass)
- Michael Mullen (fiddle)
1998
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Dave Parnall (guitar)
- John Land (bass)
- Michael Mullen (fiddle)
1999
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Todd Evans (guitar)
- John Land (bass)
- Michael Mullen (fiddle)
2000
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Todd Evans (guitar)
- Darren Cassidy (bass)
- Michael Mullen (fiddle)
2001
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Todd Evans (guitar)
- William Maxwell (bass)
- Jim "Hurricane" Hurley (fiddle)
2002
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Joel Monte Mahan (guitar)
- Mark Skowronek (bass)
- Sue Draheim (fiddle)
2003
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Ronan Carroll (guitar)
- Mark Skowronek (bass)
- Sue Draheim (fiddle)
2004-2006
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Ronan Carroll (guitar)
- Ariane Cap (bass)
- Michael Mullen (fiddle)
2007-present
- Lief Sorbye (vocals, mandolin)
- Adolfo Lazo (drums)
- Michael Mullen (fiddle)
- James Crocker (guitar)
- Damien Gonzalez (bass)
Discography
Albums
- Bootleg (1991)
- Serrated Edge (1992)
- Sunken Treasures (1993)
- Surfing to Mecca (1994)
- Turn of the Wheel (1996)
- The Gravel Walk (1997)
- The 10th Anniversary Compilation (1998)
- Live at the Philadelphia Folk Festival (2000)
- Balance (2001)
- Shapeshifter (2003)
- 15th Anniversary Collection Box Set (2004)
- The Double-Cross (2006)
Compilations
- To Cry You A Song, A Collection Of Tull Tales (1996)
- Philadelphia Folk Festival, 40th Anniversary Box Set (2001)
Caliban
Lief occasionally plays in an acoustic Celtic folk duo called Caliban, usually joined by a current or former Tempest fiddler, such as Michael Mullen or Sue Draheim. They have released one self-titled recording and often do shows during Tempest tours.
