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The Arts Council for the
Northern Adirondacks is pleased to announce that "Tempest"
High Energy Celtic Folk Rock is returning to
The Waterhole Upstairs in Saranac Lake on Thursday evening
April 10th, 2008 at 8:00 PM . Their busy touring schedule
brings them back
to a town where loyal fans will be ecstatically waiting and where
new fans
will surely emerge hooked on the bands' intensely powerful
performance.
You will not want to miss this very special performance . |
The Arts Council for the Northern
Adirondacks is pleased to announce an very special evening of
traditional and contemporary Celtic inspired music at the Waterhole
Upstairs in Saranac Lake on Thursday evening April 10th
at 8 P.M.
There will be a Special Guest
appearance by Martha Gallagher
“The Adirondack Harper” before
the high energy rock your boots performance of “Tempest” during the
band’s 20th Anniversary Tour. |
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Martha Gallagher, well known regionally as The
Adirondack Harper, is recognized internationally as an innovative
Celtic harper and singer/songwriter.
On Celtic harp, bold and beautiful, with vocals, from powerful to
poignant to hilarious, with delightful stories weaving the songs
together, her concerts are mature, yet playful, with an appeal that
spans many generations. |
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SPRING CONCERT; April 10, 2008,
8pm,
Waterhole Upstairs,
43 Main Street,
Saranac Lake. |
Inspired by the mountains, lakes, valleys, and rivers that are her
Adirondack home, her music transcends regional definition to appeal
to many generations of people in many walks of life in many parts of
the world.
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Her original music, inspired by traditional Celtic, Blues,
classical, folk, and jazz,has been featured on BBC television, WAMC
Northeast Public Radio, Mountain Lakes Public TV and North Country
Public Radio |
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Tempest has been recording and
performing since 1988, played more than 1000 performances and
released more than 10 CDs., 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 19 years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area
based act release twelve critically acclaimed CDs and play more than
2,000 gigs. Tempest is recognized as a driving force in the modern
folk rock movement, fusing traditional material with high-energy
rock intensity, the band is renowned for its dynamic and
electrifying concerts. 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, and
Britain's Cropredy Festival and The Winnipeg Folk Festival. The band
is also a mainstay at countless American Celtic festivals.
"At the Philadelphia Folk Festival,
Tempest brought down the house with it's mad, high –energy mix of
Scottish, Irish and Scandinavian traditions filtered through
driving rock and roll. Here is a band to convince your oh-so –bored
adolescent kids that folk isn't so geeky afterwards." The
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Tempest rocks, all right, but it's
forte is folkrock with a decidedly Celtic accent, drawing on
traditions stretching back hundreds of years." Chicago Tribune
"The tremendous energy that Tempest
inspires you to expand is staggering.. One of the best line shows
I've seen in years" Dirty Linen Magazine
Tempest is the quintessential Celtic –Folk
Rock group taking Celtic and Scandinavian traditional music , fusing
it with Rock and Roll. Don't miss out on experiencing the dramatic
varied sounds that these world class musicians offer their audiences
across the globe. You only need to take a scenic Adirondack drive to
Saranac Lake and you will walk away with music in your souls that
will make you feel on musical journey spanning diverse continents
and genres, yet holding it's Celtic roots. For more information
contact ACNA AT 518-962-8778 . Tickets are $8.00
Tickets available at the door $8.00 For
more information contact The Arts Council for the Northern
Adirondacks at 1-800 661-4704 or 518-962-8778, or check out
Tempest's web site at:
www.tempestmusic.com This concert
is made
possible with funding from The New York State Council on the Arts.
For
interviews.
Lief Sorbye –2155 Park Blvd., suite 1
Oakland, CA 94606-1464 USA
Tel (510)452-5084 Fax (510)452-9469
Email:
sorbye@saber.net Home Page:
www.tempestmusic.com
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