THE NORTH WIND
Copyright 2025 Rinaldo/O'Brien
Music by Whitman Rinaldo; Lyrics by Alex O'Brien
All Rights Reserved

Whitman Rinaldo: Vocals, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Mixing & Mastering
James Fraser: Mandolin

Prolific composer Whit Rinaldo wrote a beautiful contemporary folk track and invited me to pen the words. Multi-instrumentalist James Fraser added gorgeous mandolin. Whit then sang a wonderfully emotive vocal. This one's inspiring and we hope you like it!

LYRICS

Hear the north wind
Storms come again
Don’t worry, Dear, our love will keep us warm

The winter wind
A new dawn begin
Don’t worry, Dear, our love will shape our form

Frosty north wind
Cleansing our sin
Don’t worry, Love, the truth will find its way

Music plays
And lifts your soul
A new fate takes hold
And death holds no sway
Your spirit’s strong
The danger’s gone
Light shines bright
And time flows on

Music plays
And lifts your soul
A new fate takes hold
And death holds no sway
Your spirit’s strong
The danger is gone
Light shines bright
And the time flows on

Hear the north wind
Storms come again
Don’t worry, Dear, our love will keep us warm

The winter wind
New dawn begins
Don’t worry, Love, the truth will find its way

The truth will find a way

RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: August 29, 2025

The North Wind

To celebrate 2000, I took a year off to write songs, novels, plays, and stories - and I've been doing that since. At the end of my first year, I won first prize in the USA Songwriting Contest in the Lyric Category for 'Drum Machines and Beauty Queens.' This led to co-writing songs with many excellent musicians, including those represented in songs posted here. 

More recently, I was one of seven finalists in the Crisis Lyric Category of the 2021 UK Songwriting Contest for 'Lockdown Blues,' and one of nine nominees in the 2021 International Song Awards with 'Didn't the River Know' and 'Blue and Gold.'

For the past two years, I've been collaborating with many talented musicians on Kompoz. I release many of these songs here and compile the best into albums released under Captain Stormfield's Trip on Spotify and other platforms (see links below).

The North Wind

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