Doors at 6:30, open seating, beer and wine available, tickets $25 advance / $29 day of show.
Celebrating 36 years of Celtic Rock!
We continue to celebrate Tempest’s 36th Anniversary with concerts
featuring original band members: Lief Sorbye, Adolfo Lazo, Rob
Wullenjohn, Ian Butler, as well as Kathy Buys. Experience the fun and
energy of Vintage Tempest when the Reunion Lineup performs songs and
tunes we first recorded back in the late 80s and early 90s!
See you at the show!
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 30 plus
years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area based act release seventeen
critically acclaimed CDs and play more than 2,500 gigs. It’s also
enjoyed an evolving line-up that’s enabled musicianship and creativity
to rise with each new member.
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. He started Tempest after years of touring and
recording on the folk circuit. Newcomer, San Francisco native fiddler
Lee Corbie-Wells, comes to the band with a special passion for Celtic
and Scandinavian music and Gaelic language traditions. A touring and
performing child of a musical family, she plays fiery traditional fiddle
tunes, and is also known to keep a bit of Blues and folk improvisation
up her sleeve. And straight from Bologna, Italy, we welcome the big,
rich bass playing talent of Mirco Melone. Mirco has a diverse background
in rock, jazz and ethnic music, and holds an advanced degree from
Italy’s Classical Music Conservatory. And recently relocated to the Bay
Area from Chicago, we are delighted to introduce Kevin Florian’s
progressive rock guitar and lush stage antics to our fans! Cuban-born
drummer Adolfo Lazo, an original Tempest member, thickens the band’s
sound with inventive rhythms, and rock-steady drumming.
Signed to Sony-distributed Magna Carta Records, Tempest’s releases
are acclaimed worldwide. This year, the group celebrates its 30th
Anniversary with the latest studio CD, Thirty Little Turns, a collection
of inspired new original and traditional material — with a cheeky
surprise or two.
Tempest is regularly featured at prestigious festivals such as The
Philadelphia Folk Festival, and has also appeared at Denmark’s Skagen
Festival, Britain’s Cropredy Festival and The Winnipeg Folk Festival in
Canada. The band is a mainstay at countless American Celtic festivals,
as well.
The award-winning historic Sutter Creek Theatre is an intimate 215
seat former silent film theatre with superb sound. Voted Best Indie
Theatre multiple times (KCRA A-List).
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