Great harmonic stuff - unexpected chords and fine harmonies. The vocal mix reminds so much of the 1966 Gene Clark and the Gosdin bros - have to play that today now!

Really fine lyrics and great blend of voices-smooth and easy melody--so good Nat and Craig !!!

@user-562815797: I'm glad you do Mark, we debated about that but it won out in the end (pardon the pun). Thanks so much for listening again!

@user-562815797: Thank you so much Mark! Durge wrote something really wonderful here, and it was a pleasure to make.  Glad you loved it! :)

Celtic/Brit Folk/St. Patrick's Day Whimsy

K-Margherita Funk

this came from the first drum take recorded in my new downsized studio. kids needed larger rooms and my partner, Monika Jean, moved in, so sacrifices had to be made. most of the drums are gone. what you hear on this track are odds and ends i could squeeze into a corner. floor tom as a kick, broken hi hat that wont open, etc etc. surprisingly i tend to enjoy frankenstein drum sets more than full ones. the whole "making something out of nothing" spirit tends to inspire me most. 

the soul is one

I did this about a year ago -- posting again because I reworked it a bit, and I just really like the tune. The 2nd & 3rd verses were inspired by a fellow SoundCloud member's life events. Due for release on Spotify Nov 16!!

Is it There

one two three four five six seven
all good children go to heaven

is it there
is it right there by your side

while you were sleeping
a summer rain fell through the night
(hear the sound of the falling rain there in the night)
and the taste of bitter dreams became sweeter
with the gentle sound in your mind
(knowing that soon the sun will rise leaving the night behind)

is it there to remind
that everything will be alright

I put down the page knowing there was no turning back
I watched her breathing in the sacred arc of life
I wandered alone in a hallway lit by an exit light

so much time when you were young
didn't feel the pendulum
now the saturnine faces of the ones we love
you wonder why

if I could have anything that I could keep safe and never undone
I would hold you in this fragile moment in the september sun
it means everything to have you near me





Is it There

Tiro-me a ferros

"Follow Your Dreams with all your Heart…" 

from album (LIFE) original release: 2018

mix and mastering by @amin-pishehvar 🙏

Reflection of Dreams

Llanpsych goes on a mission to the grassroots of dub.
Beats (Looperman) GAWGAW Groove by laurentwirz
Guitars, bass, Synth and mix by Llanpsych

Dub Mission

Sanddune II.

Original track, lyrics and vocals by me
Music made in GarageBand

This song is about a friendship that ended, a long time ago..
The picture is from today, me and my mother had a walk in the beautiful weather 🌞
Thank you so much for listening 🫶

I need to tell you something
From a troubled heart
I've been thinking about us
And how we fell apart
But I want you to know
I didn't really want to go....

I tried my best to keep you
Turned my life upside down
Did everything to please you
Let all my shields fall down
But I could feel
It wasn't good enough for you...

The burning flame
Became a losing game

I often told you
You are everthing for me
Gave you full attention
But you still didn't see
And the burning flame
Became a losing game...

The burning flame
Became a losing game

I need to tell you something
From a troubled heart
I've been thinking about us
And how we fell apart
How the burning flame
Became a losing game...

The burning flame
Became a losing game

The burning flame
Became a losing game

The burning flame
Became a losing game

A Losing Game (Original)

Road Racers ( Midnight Run ) Arranged version

Street Bubbles

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2018
This original song describes that feeling of escaping your day-to-day work life, wandering through the crowds to the sanctity of a local pub. And there the really deep rooted thoughts and meanings get their chance to rise to the surface and take over. In the contemplative world of the low lights and the general banter, the heart overcomes the brain and for a while you get lost in it, on that side of the line between real life and the one that got away..... (lyrics below)
This Side Of The Line:
Out of the crowds I 
Look for a break in this fast moving day
As I look about I
Shiver awake to the city’s cold grey

Turn down the lane
And into a pub, dimly glowing and warm
Settle my brain
With the flame in the whiskey as it goes down

Man on the rise I, lose sight of the prize, my 
Time really flies when I’m getting things done
But now and again I, remember when I 
Escaped to the arms of a certain someone

Ordered a beer
Wash down the whiskey and stir up the past
Bringing her near
Just like this bottle, the curve of the glass

Study the mirror
Reflecting the colors of spirits and light
Everything’s clear
Dissecting old lovers like stars in the night

Man on the rise I, lose sight of the prize, my 
Time really flies when I’m getting things done
But now and again I, remember when I 
Escaped to the arms of a certain someone

Time to go home
Can’t stay too long on this side of the line
But here all alone
I feel her lips on this bottle of mine
This side of the line
I feel her lips on this bottle of mine

This Side Of The Line

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2019
Gentle Rain Records
Written and Performed by Nat Daniels and Craig Durgy
Guitars & Mandolin - Craig Durgy
Tin Whistle & Piano - Nat Daniels

Two Lovers From Glenfinnan - by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy

Come in from the cold, wet your 
whistle my friend
I’ll tell you a story of two lovers
And by the silver shimmer
On an old hallows eve
You can still hear them calling for each other

Singing  hey-ho, hey-ho
Where’s the bonnie lass from Glenfinnan..
She’s waiting for him, between swaying sheaths 
Like a dreamless dream, singing hey-ho

Bound to his Lordship, he was torn from her arms,
Setting sail across to New England
But her love broke his bonds
From the bow he just flew
But a musket rang true singing Hey-ho!

Oh, hey-ho, hey-ho
Where’s the bonnie lad from Glenfinnan..
He’s searching for her, between toil and the sea 
A tormented breeze, singing Hey- ho

Instrumental 
And we sing, hey-ho, hey-ho
Where’s the two lovers from Glenfinnan?
We still hear their song, as the  
North wind heaves, swaying barley sheaths
And their souls, still cry,   hey-ho!

Blue on Blue

Two Lovers From Glenfinnan

Two Lovers from Glenfinnan

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2019
Gentle Rain Records
Written, performed and produced by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
Nat Daniels - Piano, vocals, tin whistle & production
Craig Durgy - Vocals

Lyrics:
By dim light, you whispered sweet,
Will you bind, your heart to me?

Though the banners wave,
And the shields wait true,
Marry me this night,
B’fore the morning dew....

In your eyes, Shone the fire light
Heather sprig,  Lying by my side.. 

Oh my love, 
Return to me
But should you fall, 
I’ll follow thee,
A Shield maiden fair.

Will you follow, my ribbon there
To shores of Loch Shiel
Where the sun yet shines
We’ll shimmer bright
On the shield of dreams....
You’ll find me there.

Shores of Loch Shiel

Shores Of Loch Shiel

Copyright 2020 Daniels & Durgy
Gentle Rain Records
Written, performed and produced by: Daniels & Durgy
Tin whistle, piano - Nat Daniels
Guitars - Craig Durgy
Lyrics: 

You & Me (On Saint Patrick’s Day)

The winter grows weary, as March fills the air
I sit here alone at the bar
A song makes me teary, Rose of Clare
This cheap Irish whisky is hard

And I picture you here, with a pint glass of beer,
In an old wooden booth by the wall
With a plate of corned beef and a smile ear to ear
And hardly a worry at all, no
 Hardly a worry at all

(Chorus)
Drink one for the troubles and one for the laughs
One more for old Galway Bay
And though life has taken us down separate paths
It always will be, you and me, on St. Patrick’s Day   

We’d head out the door ‘fore the morning was o’er
As thirsty as two lads could be
And walk to Gahan’s just as fast as ya can
Just to make sure we got the best seats

We’d sit ourselves down and order a round
And that shot glass of Paddy’s would sting
Then the bagpiper played, oh the sweet sound he made
And all through the day we would sing, yes
All through the day we would sing

(Chorus)
Drink one for the troubles and one for the laughs
One more for old Galway Bay
And though life has taken us down separate paths
It always will be, you and me, on St. Patrick’s Day

Blue On Blue

You and Me (On Saint Patrick’s Day)

You And Me (On Saint Patrick's Day)

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2021 / Gentle Rain Records
Tin Whistle - Nat Daniels
Bag Pipes - Donald P Hicks   -  Our profound thanks to you Don!!
Written by Craig Durgy
 
For those that have occasion to think back on "the one that got away". Imagining that other person today, wondering what might have been and what has actually happened over the years since. This wistful, original song is done in traditional folk style with an Irish/Celtic feel. Let your guard down a moment and go with the contemplation, for better or worse, a brief indulgence as Saint Patrick's Day visits us once again...only to drown our lament and fancy in Guinness and whiskey. Many thanks to our good friend Don Hicks for his wonderful bagpiping on this song.

Lyrics:

Darling Where Are You Now  - by Craig Durgy

Where are you now, is it too far away
Will the distance allow, you to say
To say you remember, when there was no doubt
Just an ember, oh where are you now

Have you really forgotten, did you really move on
Did life take you to, where I am gone
Do you sometimes imagine me,  some day some how
Or abandoned me, where are you now

The heart’s a good soldier, as time marches on
But wiser and older, seems wrong
The days melt like candles, but one won’t burn out
As my heart rambles, where are you now

Did the mountain Laurel bloom like a sunrise at noon
Did your eyes shine like light from the moon
Do our promises echo like birds in the clouds
Have you let go, oh where are you now

If we came face to face, would we smile and embrace 
Or has love disappeared with no trace 
When your memory’s near I may, wish you could hear me say 
Darling, oh where are you now

Chances

Darling Where Are You Now

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

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