Strutting Doom Symphony

Mieux Vaut La Music - O- Logie Que La Mite Au Logis

This is a story about an Irish heroine called Grace O'Malley, Also known as Grainne of Clare. She lived in the late 1500's, she was known as the Pirate Queen of Ireland. She made fortunes, saved her sons from the Queen of England, fought on behalf or Ireland with her armada of ships and was a fierce, beautiful force of nature.. a true example of valour, will power, grace under pressure, fortitude and determination, with a commanding spirit. Here's to you Grace...   Happy St. Patrick's Day..    ☘️ Sláinte!!!  ☘️

Written, produced and performed by: Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
Nat Daniels: tin whistle, guitar, piano & vocals
Craig Durgy: mandolin & vocals
Copyright 2024 Daniels & Durgy / Gentle Rain Records

Lyrics:  The Tale of Grace O’Malley

Let me tell you the tale
Of Grace O’Malley
Crimson red hair 
And the courage she carried
A nobleman’s daughter
A life full of rules
But fate took her hands 
And gave her sailing shoes
A pirate queen,  deadly  and fair…
In Gaelic her name wasn’t Grace
It’s Grainne of Clare  

Oh Grainne, Grainne of Clare
Who could lead men to battle, lead with a valkyrie stare
And you’d never give in
Though your life was at stake
You’d show us what valour could mean
For you’d rather die freely
Than live on your knees

V2
In a time when a girl 
Had no worth but breeding
You broke all the rules
And pierced every ceiling
You made all your fortunes
Then saved all your sons
And paid the Queens’ ransom
Then called all to arms
For bonnie Ireland needed you so
And your heart would never let go.. could never let go….

Oh Grainne, Grainne of Clare
Who could lead men to battle, 
Lead them with a with a valkyrie stare
And you’d never give in
Though your life was at stake
You’d show us what valour could mean
For you’d rather die freely
Than live on your knees
Oh you’d rather die freely 
Than live on your knees…

So now you know the tale.. of Grace O’Malley
Just a girl with red hair .. who was worth more than marriage
Now look at your daughters..  and tell them you love them
And treat them like equals and never condemn them
They’re all so much more.. they’re  worth so much more…
Like Grainne of Clare.

The Tale of Grace O'Malley

The Tale Of Grace O'Malley

Watch the video on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/h5lW0qI0crs

Is This Love?

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Unexpected Visit - with Jussi Welin & Boon Suzuki Hidefumi

I have posted this song some years ago, but I decided to do some new recordings on bass, synths and piano. 
Some latin vibes inspired by Carlos Santana.
Lets go:)
Oddvar Solheim Guitar
Torbjørn Vagle, compositon, Hammond organ, percussion and the rest

Pacific Crossing.  Oddvar Solheim guitar (instrumental version)

Thank you to all who visited this track, April 7 is International Health Day.
We hope that safety and hygiene will be maintained and improved across borders all over the world.
 Kindness to our planet and to all life as well! 
I pray that small acts of kindness will spread throughout the world.

Not in Solitude  (World Health Day) 国際保健デー

Not about alcohol, ha! .. a song written in April 2020, while the world was wasting time.. I found a way “‘forward “.. I’ve posted this a couple times, but I’m migrating it back to my main account, cause.. why not?, ha!😇

Drinking The Spring

One minute things are going fine
But life can turn on a dime
Every day you roll the dice
And sometimes you find yourself on thin ice

You go for a routine medical check
And they find something you didn’t expect
You’ve been eating healthy food you take a daily jog
Now you’re wondering if you’ll outlive your dog

You’ve been working so hard for all these years
 but what do you have to show for it
All these things you bought but what do you have to show for it

Some people spend their lives accumulating wealth
But what’s the point of money if you don’t have your health

It’s nice to set some long term goals and think about your future days
But sometimes you need to take a step back and make sure you’re on the right highway

You’re hanging by a thread that you used to think was a thick rope
Your road was very flat but now you’re climbing a steep slope

You get up in the morning and you go to work 
You get up in the morning an you go to work
You get up in the morning and you go to work
Five days a week

You’ve been working so hard for all these years
but what do you have to show for it
All these things you bought but what do you have to show for it


You wake up every morning  go  about your day
Sometimes you wonder if it’s goanna be okay
You try to take it one day at a time
Some days are bad others are fine

Incidental finding, life threw you a curve
You're driving down the highway and you're trying not to swerve.
Incidental finding, life threw  you a curve
You're driving down the highway and you're trying not to swerve.

Incidental Finding

A quick demo of a song I wrote back in the 90s, the newest version is up on my K2 and the four page, Just for fun!🤩🤩🤩

The Transition Man ( Quick Demo )

You made quite the impression 
I’m thinking of you
There y’are in my recollections
Right on cue

So Take all my possessions 
And take ‘em soon 

Cos you take em every time I
Think of you 

You didn’t see this expression 
It’s somethin’ new 
It ain’t no photo frame obsession
Of me and you 

So Take all my possessions 
And take ‘em soon 

‘Cos You, take em every time I
Think of you 

Now of all the lessons 
I learned from you 
This here’s the best one:
There ain’t no redos
 So I moved on                               
Took that Chevy ‘62
And all our wranglin’
I can’t be goin through 

So Take all my possessions 
And take ‘em soon 
If takin my heart gives me freedom
Well take it too
So take all my obsessions 
And take ‘em soon
You take em every time I
Think of you    
You take em every time I
Think of you
You take em every time I
Think of you…

copyright Damian Spencer Norman 2025

Possessions

Two song writers, two kindred spirits... that found each other by pure happenstance and great fortune, to collaborate and create music together.
To see our separate artist pages, please click on the following links:
Nat Daniels   https://soundcloud.com/natdaniels
Craig Durgy  https://soundcloud.com/durge