The Tempest

reel

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on October 1st 2002 by PCL.

This tune has been added to 92 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Atlantic Wave by Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, Felix Dolan
• Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance) by John Whelan
• Fiddle Duets by Andy McGann And Paddy Reynolds
• Going Elsewhere by The Clayfoot Strutters
• Irish Women Musicians Of America by Cherish The Ladies
• Mac Bones And The B Band by Mac Bones And The B Band
• Rhythm And Rhyme by Tamalin
• The Corner House by The Irish Tradition
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Lovers Enchained by Annwn
• The Porthole Of The Kelp by Sean Casey
• The Sligo Champion (CD 2) by Michael Gorman

X: 1
T: Tempest, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Cmaj
|:d2 cA GE E2|DEcE dEcE|d2 cA GE E2|DEAE GEDE|
d2 cA GE E2|DEcE dEcE|DEFA GEcE|EDcG ED D2:|
|:d2 ed cAGA|Addc AGEG|d2 ed cdef|edce d3 z|
efdf edcA|dcAG AGEG|DEFA GEcE|EDcG ED D2:|

This is a setting for wind instruments. I first heard it on a tape of Robbie Hannan playing and was urged to learn it by a good friend of mine. At first I wasn't so rapt in the sound of the tune. Now I can't leave it alone.

# Posted on October 1st 2002 by PCL

Tempest

A great reel and again one that's not heard very often! Has anyone any suggestions on a set that this tune would fit into?

# Posted on October 1st 2002 by Bannerman

Although C major works for posting the abcs, this tune lands in D dorian (same signature: no sharps or flats) by repeatedly returning home to the D tone.

Curious though why this would be a wind setting. I'll give it a try on whistle, but it fell easily onto my fiddle at first go. Nice version of an underplayed tune.

# Posted on October 2nd 2002 by Will CPT

Duh, now I get it

Yes, I see all the low C's are gone to make it work on whistle or flute. Some days I'm just slow (last night's session went a bit late)....

# Posted on October 2nd 2002 by Will CPT

I've heard this one played before Mama's Pet, another D dorian tune.

# Posted on October 4th 2002 by granama

Lovely tempest

I like this tempest.

# Posted on October 4th 2002 by gian marco

...or did I mean Mother's Delight?

# Posted on October 8th 2002 by granama

Oisin Mac Diarmiada recorded this for me while in town and said it's generally followed up by McFadden's. A friend of mine likes to precede or follow it up with Exile of Erin, a Tony Sullivan tune. Once I learn McFadden's, I suppose I'll play it Exile, Tempest, McFadden's, but we'll see.

# Posted on February 15th 2005 by Zina Lee

Here's a more or less transcription of the version Oisin recorded for me. He said it was "a Sligo variant of The Tempest, but it's The Tempest all the same."

(3ABc|:d2 cA GE ~E2|DEcE dEcE|AdcA ~G2 cG|EDCD ED (3ABc|
d2 cA GE ~E2|DEcE dEcE|DEFA GEcE|EDCD ED ~D2:|
|:d2 ed cAGc|AdcA GE ~E2|d2 ed cdef|edcA d2 ag|
efdf ec ~c2|cAG cAE~E2|DEFA GEcE|EDCD ED (3ABc:|

# Posted on April 28th 2005 by Zina Lee

Origin of the Tempest reel...

Does anyone know where the Tempest reel comes from? I get asked about it all the time.

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by Farr

Re: Origin of the Tempest reel...

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/TE.htm#TEMPEST_[5]

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by Dow

Re: Origin of the Tempest reel...

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/TE.htm#TEMPEST_[5]

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by Dow

Re: Origin of the Tempest reel...

Goddammit

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by Dow

Re: Origin of the Tempest reel...

O, NOW I get it.

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by Owell Mabee

Re: Origin of the Tempest reel...

So its probably American... I thought as much.

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by Farr

Re: Origin of the Tempest reel...

eh?

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by Dow

Re: Origin of the Tempest reel...

So like -- there's no story behind it?

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by Phantom Button

From Ceolas:

"X:2
T:The Tempest
S:Paddy O'Sullivan
N:Paddy says it was brought from America by Tom Carmody,
N:who played box with James Morrison and who retired to
N:Ballybunnion, not very far from Paddy's home in Ardfert."

Michael Gorman played it as well, so I'd figure it to be a Sligo/Donegal tune. At least I assume it's Donegalish, Robbie Hannon and other pipers seem obsessed with it. I don't think Gorman used any of those Fnats either, for whatever that's worth.

# Posted on May 2nd 2006 by Kevin Rietmann

PUB session playlist

B] part
|:d2 ed cAGA|Addc AGEG|d2 ed cdef|edce d2 ag|
efdf edcA|cAGc AGFE|DEFA GEcE|EDcG ED D2:|

Slight change in B part 4 & 6 measure.
Played b4 Julia Delaney

# Posted on June 27th 2006 by Rune Stone

PVB session playlist

Rhythm for The Tempest:

||: Dm C | C | Dm C | Am Dm :|| (x4)

# Posted on June 27th 2006 by Rune Stone

PVB Session ~

Portneuf Valley Brewing Company ~ Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.A.
Submitted on December 28th 2005 by nipdigler.
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1197

# Posted on June 27th 2006 by ceolachan