Traditionell?5

Mega Mix Tape

Monday Playlist week of 1/29/2024

Monday Playlist week of 3/18/2024

Folk Durge

Try not to dwell on the tough times.  So many good things in  life
to reflect on -- a good woman, birth of my babies, them growing up
and moving on, friends and family for support.  Ah, keep your
heart on fire!

My Heart's On Fire  (Original)

Another circa 1984-ish effort which I finally made into a sort of country-folk song when I recorded it a few years back. This one has me on all vocals and instruments. Emma Dean was a borrowed name that intrigued me for use here.


Emma Dean

WEEPING IN THE VALLEY			
Songwriting, Lyrics - Tony Harris			
Song Project in Collaboration with Brave Beach			
Music Creation & Production - Bravei			
Vocals - Riff Beach			
			
WEEPING IN THE VALLEY			
NOWHERE TO TURN			
WEEPING IN THE VALLEY			
NOWHERE TO RUN			
DOWN IN THE VALLEY			
COVID HAS CARVED			
A DEADLY PATH			
LIKE A MAD PSYCOPATH			
DOWN IN THE VALLEY			
THE DEADLY VIRUS			
LAYED PEOPLE DOWN			
IN THE COLD...COLD GROUND			
DOWN IN THE VALLEY			
WORRIED ABOUT FAMILY			
FEELING FORGOTTEN,			
SICK AND DOWNTRODDEN			
DOWN IN THE VALLEY			
NOT ABLE TO SEE FAMILY			
FACE TIME WAS NOT 			
THE SAME AS REAL TIME			
DOWN IN THE VALLEY			
SOME WERE PRAYING			
SOME  LOST ALL HOPE			
MANY ARE STILL CRYING			
DOWN IN THE VALLEY			
GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN			
SPRINGS OF BLESSINGS			
CAN STILL FLOW IN THE VALLEY			
DOWN IN THE VALLEY			
DON'T FEEL DOWN AND ALONE			
JUST CALL OUT HIS NAME			
THE ONE WHO OWNS THE CROWN AND THRONE
DOWN IN THE VALLEY			
			
2021 © Lyrics by Tony Harris

Weeping In The Valley - Collaboration by Tony, Riff & Bravei - Original

Many thanks to Roger Moore for doing a Country version of this song. And many thanks to Eddie Harrison for doing a 60's Pop version.

RIP Roger...your music lives on.

Red Dagger Wine - Country version (Lyrics by Tony - vocal/music Roger Moore)

Written and Produced by: Josh McAlexander

Nowhere To Run {Original}

082422

Drencrom

Disquiet Junto Project 0593: The Charm
The Assignment: Record the second third of an asynchronous trio.

When I listened to https://soundcloud.com/bzurke/disquiet-junto-project-0592-better-than-one-noodle-twister-nobody-home-soundoferror-bass-vi based on https://soundcloud.com/noodletwister/nobody-home-disquiet0591 I instantly felt like when I was in Berlin at the Superbooth two days before, sitting in the sun, too lazy to visit all those synthesizers. All the time there were one, two or three acts playing something somewhere, which was sometimes a cacophony, sometimes it just fitted. So I added a rusty granular noise and fresh field recordings from Berlin, and really: This is how it sometimes could have sounded there, while you were sitting in the sun, too lazy to visit all those synthesizers. Maybe overstuffed, but I like this very much, of course especially because Soundoferror played so fine on Noodle Twisters great soundscape.


Track image: DALL·E "open stage in a small sea in the sunshine, three persons performing music, one telephone, one bass, one rusty mechanism, photorealistic, 24mm lens, aperture f5,6"


More on this 593rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, The Charm (The Assignment: Complete an asynchronous trio begun by two other musicians), at: https://disquiet.com/0593/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0593-the-charm/

3 Times Nobody On Stage [disquiet0593] (Krakenkraft / Soundoferror / Noodle Twister)

This original song finds a woman that is soul searching and feeling deeply in need of something to reignite her inner self. Anywhere would be a step up from the mundane path she has settled for. She contemplates the changes that only she can make happen, the places and actions that must carry her upward and ahead to fulfillment.

We’re happy to have engaged the talents of Leon van Egmond on harmonica who was available to us through Fiverr.com. Thank you Leon!

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2023
Gentle Rain Records 
Available to Buy: danielsdurgy.bandcamp.com/
Written Performed & Produced by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
Vocals, Celeste Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass & Percussion :  Nat Daniels
Vocals:  Craig Durgy
Harmonica: Leon van Egmond (fiverr)

Road To Anywhere by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
“Hey don’t you know I was thinking of you”,  she keeps sayin’
But somehow the time just never seemed right either way
She talks to herself, as she plays with the keys in her pocket
The cobblestones glow in reflection of streetlights and rain

The more we change the more we seem to stay the same
It’s time to grow, It’s time to go, and fly away
She ain't sure where she’s going….her heart knows there’s somehow a plan

There’s a hole in her soul 
Thats’ been troubled so long
And a call to somewhere left unknown
And putting it off due to family ties, plans grew old
Hit the road to anywhere, however long, she doesn’t care
To escape was the plan all along
When she finds him, her heart will just drop, and finally be home

She walks through the doors of a tavern called “Admiral’s Daughter”
And sits in her corner seat looking at folks come and go
She keeps the seat next to her open and watches the doorway
And waits for the ghost of a sailor she knew long ago

But change will never come if she remains the same..
Hit the road to anywhere, however long, she doesn’t care
To escape was the plan all along
And when she finds him, her heart will just drop, and finally be home

Road To Anywhere

The season is upon us...Merry Christmas Folks! The Constant reliability through the Ages, has always been our ability to Love, to Hope, and to Dream.  May this song remind you all, that no matter how small an Idea or action may seem, you can never know the ripples it will initiate through time.  May you ALL Be Blessed, Fed, Healthy, and Loved this Christmas..    With All our Love, Nat & Durge.  

With Special thanks to Little Miss Maïa for singing along on this song! She's only 9 years old, but she showed a lot of courage to sing a long with her Mama, and her awesome Uncle Durge.  

Thank you Maïa, for being my Chorus of Angels xxx

Copyright 2023 Gentle Rain Records / Daniels & Durgy
Written, Produced and Performed by:
Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
and Featuring Maïa T on the Chorus and Choral parts. 

Lyrics: Down Through The Midnight by Nat Daniels

Rolling downward, through the midnight
Bursts a glorious heavenly song
And It’s a chorus of Light and Angels
That pierced the night so long ago

Oh Glory in the highest
On this glorious Christmas Eve
And it’s so crazy oh…to imagine
What a night it must have been
The earth stood still and witnessed Holy peace ..
And felt such peace!
And the wise became so humble,
As the Angels blessed the earth beneath their feet.

Choir:
Glory in the highest.. 

The gentle cry of a child that saved us
Will echo on ‘till all is gone,
But times have made life so confusing
And yet His love lives on in all

Oh Glory in the highest
Christmas Eve so long ago
And It’s so crazy oh.. to imagine
How a child could change the world
The earth stood still in silent reverie
And felt such peace!
And the wise became so humble,
As the Angels blessed the earth beneath their feet.

So do you hear it, through the midnight?
Can you hear the Angels’ song?
Oh it’s only heard in your kindness ..
And you will hear their song of old

Down Through The Midnight

So this song takes the idea of home and expands it outward beyond conventional ideological boundaries of what a home might be. Some of this may sound odd, in the sense of 4 walls, a floor, and a roof as home. So where might our home be? Out beyond our neighborhood perhaps, the region where we live, the continent we’re on, maybe our planet, or somewhere in the cosmos? If we settle on a suitable idea that is somewhat believable for us, it may be that our ‘home’ is, at the very least, the planet we live on. Our home planet. So wherever we go on Earth, we are home, as the song suggests. Please bear with me on this, as it may get a bit allegorical: I like that idea of this larger sense of home, as we might not dump trash, sewage, and all sorts of toxins inside our home, or pollute our home in other ways. We may begin to see what a large, incredible family we have at home. Don’t ya think? It may allow us to get along with each other a little better than we have been? (As an example, you should see me with me with my family at times, it can be frustrating… hee-hee.) We probably wouldn’t set off/drop so many bombs and blast the crap out of our home like we do now, if we saw the Earth as our home. Or ignorantly flood or burn down our home, in our stubborn refusal to appreciate the reality of what it takes to maintain a home like Earth. If we come back to the idea of a conventional home, well there’s all sorts of problems with that too. Here are some of them. Some of us have homes, some of us don’t. There are many reasons for that. Some of us have lost our homes. Some of us do not like our homes, some of us never leave our homes. Some of us despise each other for not having homes, or having too many homes, or having too large of a home, etc…. Where do we feel at home these days with the state of homeability or lack there of? My conventional home, allows me to live here, be that wherever it may be for any of us. Anyway, this song also gave me the opportunity to dust off my mandolin and recorder, as they pretty much sat there all summer with long faces wondering what I was up to. So now they’re happy and I hope this song shares some of their happiness with you….. m

Lammbone's Album

Going Home

'Moving Into New Territory' is a collaboration with Karin-Maria Brunner. This however is my version of the track and is not quite the same as the one on Karin-Maria's Album 'Jazztastic'
Alan Hamilton: Keys, Drum and Percussion programming, Bass, Strings, Brass, Wind and Guitar, Production
Karin-Maria Brunner: Original Concept, Drum programming, Keys, Organ, Bass.
https://soundcloud.com/user-53145152-479345033

Thanking Karin-Maria for inviting me to Collab on the track and wishing her every success with her Album 'Jazztastic'.

Moving Into New Territories

Moving Into New Territory with Karin-Maria Brunner

My Dear, Esquilax

Paploviante: Bass, Composing, Arrangement, Mix, Pre-Mastering 
joerxworx: Flute, final Mastering
Big thanks to https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends for this wonderful backtrack !!! ... my flute improvisation is in one go ... photo: Claudio Testa on unsplash

Remember by Paploviante / flute remix

Written by Jessi Colter
Performed by Josh McAlexander

Storms Never Last

Lyrics by Tony Harris
Vocal, music and mix by Chuck Aaron (New version by Chuck)

WE DON'T KNEEL WHEN THE FLAG IS BEING RAISED
WE DON'T WANT OUR FREEDOM TAKEN AWAY
WE DON'T BURN AND LOOT DOWN ON MAIN STREET
WE LOVE OUR COUNTRY CAN'T YOU SEE

WE DON'T LIKE WHERE THE COUNTRY IS GOIN'
WE LIKE IT THE WAY IT USED TO BE
THE MUSIC BROUGHT US ALL TOGETHER
WHY CAN'T IT BE LIKE IT USED TO BE

(CHORUS)
AND I'M PROUD TO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY
A PLACE WHERE ANYONE CAN HAVE IT ALL
YOU'LL FIND US AT CHURCH ON SUNDAY
AND GOD AND FAMILY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL

BOOTS ON THE GROUND ARE NEVER POPULAR
WE DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO KEEP US FREE
WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE HOMELAND
I THINK MOST PEOPLE WILL AGREE
AND GOD AND FAMILY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL

(REPEAT CHORUS 2 TIMES)


2017 © Lyrics by Tony Harris

God And Family - Collaboration by Tony & Chuck Aaron - Original

Renowned and well respected Alabama Lyricist Tony Harris had some lyrics that needed music and vocals , I obviously jumped at the chance and got to work on it ! We've done another one since which is out on the 8th of April . Me , Gaz and Greg have a belter out on the 1st and Charlotte and I have 2 great numbers waiting in the wings . In the meantime me and Xavier Jaari have a remixed anthem out on the 20th of March , you'll hopefully love it ! I hope you love this one by me and Tony . Thanks for all the support !

Don't Look In The Looking Glass

Don't Look In The Looking Glass ( Fox and Harris )

Written way back by Claude Putman Jr and made popular by Bobby Bare and Porter Wagoner in 1965 .  Some many artist have recorded it, including Elvis Presley and Tom Jones.  An old country standard that I really like and decided to do a few verses.

Green Grass Of Home

When my father died, way back in 1993, I became aware of the fact that my grandmother, Doris, who had died when my father was only three years old in 1930, had never had a headstone placed on her grave in our family plot. In fact, until I was a teenager, I don't believe I was even aware that my step-grandmother Charlotte wasn't my actual grandmother. Although Charlotte was a terrific grandmother to me and the only real grandmother I ever knew and loved, I began to wonder more about who Doris Terrill Warner was since she died 26 years before I was born, when my father was only 3. My first effort to reach out to her was having a proper headstone placed on her grave, right next to my father's final resting place. Ultimately I haven't learned much more than a handful of photos can suggest, but the images have provided some happy substance to my connection to her. This song brings out the disappointments of never meeting her but consummates with the joy of realization that she is nonetheless a real part of who I am. And that is indeed a happy ending to a continuing story. As a bonus, I coerced my 89 year old mother-in-law, Barbara, into adding her whistling skills to the ending of this song as you can hear in her protestations as it all falls apart for a bit of fun.

All music written and performed by Craig Durgy
Whistling provided by my mother-in-law Barbara H. Lynch

Lyrics:
Doris by Craig Durgy

Black and white, shades of brown
From the old photo album handed down
There’s a face, that I’m told
Was my grandmother, seventeen years old 
Timid smile, far off gaze
Did she see something coming in her numbered days
My dad was three, Aunt Jean was two,
Then the baby Barbara that she never knew

(Chorus)
And I cannot lose her now, this will be my solemn vow
To raise up her memory like this stone
As I stand above this grave, living proof of what she gave
I believe, that Doris she, is a part of me

Married young, just nineteen
Isaac Lester, and his high school queen
Was she quiet, in the rain
Did she fight for her life in her final pain
Did she grieve, did she laugh
Why did she leave, no epitaph
Does she know, that I got
This gravestone, placed for her alone in the family plot
(Chorus)

Photos few, and far between
Wish I knew, just what they mean
Did Maude and Pa, ever dread
When Doris Terrill Warner was so quickly wed
Still I know, in the end
Where I go, is simply where she’s been
Just a face, in a wooden frame
And a trace of her warm embrace when I say her name

(Chorus) Oh I believe she will always be a little part of me

Doris

A brief experience between a grandfather and his young granddaughter this song tries to capture the present joy along with the remembrance of his own childhood on, The Swing.

The Swing

Version of a Lord Huron Gem created in my own way with all due respect and All of My Love for Dearest Daughter, Lauryn, and Her Wonderful Hubby, D-Rod! Vocal, Instruments, and Production by Riff Beach via RiffWerx Records & Production.

The Night We Met - Lord Huron
Oooooooooooooo.....
I am not the only traveler
Who has not repaid his debt
I've been searching for a trail to follow again
Take me back to the night we met
And then I can tell myself
What the hell I'm supposed to do
And then I can tell myself
Not to ride along with you
I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you
Take me back to the night we met
I don't know what I'm supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you
Oh, take me back to the night we met
When the night was full of terror
And your eyes were filled with tears
When you had not touched me yet
Oh, take me back to the night we met
I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you
Take me back to the night we met
I don't know what I'm supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you
Take me back to the night we met

Sunny Beaches

The Night We Met - Version

The Night We Met - Lord Beach Version (Slow 'Verb Vibe)

I've seen many friends walk a thin line in marriage and so often found themselves walking away from many years of love, sweat and tears. This song captures some of the common themes I've witnessed and the seemingly inevitable conclusion between two people in different worlds.

One More Tear

Waiting faster

Starting as a poem written in the 80's I had been looking at a photo of someone from my college years, sitting in a chair in a familiar setting. It just struck me how that person was so removed from my life at that point in time and the chair suddenly seemed "empty" as a result. Then a few years ago I decided to use it for the simple ballad recorded here. 

Empty Chair

Singer/Songwriter concentrating on traditional country, folk and pop rock. Working as part of the duo Daniels & Durgy; https://soundcloud.com/danielsdurgy