This is another “folk" approach to a cover song, in this case an all-time Motown favorite originally popularized by a 1968 collaboration of the Supremes and the Temptations (written by Gamble & Huff and Jerry Ross). Hard to match the vocal excellence of those two awesome groups but I just put a spin on it to channel the awesome emotive nature of the song. Got a little out of my comfort zone but for a base file done on my iPhone and with some grand help from my partner in music, Nat Daniels (piano & bass & production), I like the outcome.

I’m Gonna Make You Love Me (Motown cover)

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2021
Gentle Rain Records
From Durge and Myself...  THANK YOU for listening to our Songs, and sharing our Truths!  Have a Safe, and Blessed New Year!!  

Seafaring Wanderer 
Produced, Written & Performed by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy

Starlight star bright 
I wished upon a city light
That the Western Winds will lead me to you
Like a long desert road with no detours or turns one can miss…
Ending in arms wide open
That greets me for certain.. with a kiss.

Oh that sun sets low 
And time waits suspended,
Mesmerising me, like the warmth of your smile
And though I’ve seen it all, the seafaring wanderer
Has found nothing new …
All this time I was searching for meaning
I found it in you.


Starlight star bright 
The bourbon made this night all right..
But the city streets, holds empty and cold
Every neon sign flickers a heart beat the beckons 
“Come on home”..
Every newspaper flutter, is like Angels that Mutter.. 
“Call his phone..” 

Oh this road I’m on has one destination,
Every star I choose just leads me to you…
Yes I’ve seen it all, like a seafaring wanderer
But one thing held true!
All this time I was searching for meaning 
I found it in you..

Seafaring Wanderer

This is very short song written by Eric Feltham, and when he asked me to add vocals I was thrilled to do so..  Durge then added his vocals, and this beautiful angelic harmony came into being with his help.  This is a very unique and short instrumental track but I dare say it holds quite a bit of fascination.  It was a pleasure to work with Eric, and Durge and I are thrilled we could tag along on this Avantgarde excursion off the D&D beaten track. 

Vocal Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2021 - Produced by Nat Daniels
Written and instrumental track performed by Eric Feltham - 
A&E SoundForge
With Exception of Piano... Performed by Nat Daniels.
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Available on Bandcamp:  https://danielsdurgy.bandcamp.com/track/gentle-was-the-night

Copyright 2022 Daniels & Durgy  * Gentle Rain Records 
An original and tender country love song where even in parting, the two lovers remain fulfilled. Joined here by Dakota Holden on pedal steel guitar.

Craig Durgy: Acoustic guitar & Vocals
Nat Daniels: Piano, Studio Bass, Percussion and Vocals
Dakota Holden: Pedal steel guitar. (Fiverr.com)

Lyrics:

Gentle is the night, when it’s calling out your name
Gentle is the wind, sliding through the window pane

Gentle were your lips, that left me here like this, 
Pale blue moonlight

Tender were your words, when you whispered like a ghost
The curtain softly swayed, as from my arms you rose.

Gently closed the door, each step upon the floor,
Turns to silence.

And in the quiet of your wake
You still give all I can take, as your body lingers still
My empty arms remain fulfilled

Pain was in your eyes when you said there were no sorrows
And you filled my hands with a million tomorrows

Gentle on each curve, your fingertips and words, 
Midnight breezes

And in the quiet of your wake
You still give all I can take, as your body lingers still
My empty arms remain fulfilled

Gentle was the night
So gentle was the night
Gentle was the night
So gentle was the night

Gentle Was The Night

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2022
Gentle Rain Records
Featuring Adam Haynes on the Fiddle
https://www.fiverr.com/fiddlesnoop/professional-fiddle-mandolin-and-audio-service?context_referrer=logged_in_homepage&source=recently_and_inspired&ref_ctx_id=3f7b8ef89d572190bd296374ad59c329&context=recommendation&pckg_id=1&pos=5&context_alg=recently_viewed&imp_id=8b220836-3af3-4eff-b67f-c252a68dd055
Craig Durgy Vocals and Mandolin
Nat Daniels Vocals and Piano - Production 
Written by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
 
Our Profound thanks to Mr Adam Haynes, who is no stranger to the Grand Ole Opry Stage, for lending us your Exquisite talent on the fiddle!

Lyrics:

The Tripwire

Through the window, I can hear your voice
It calls to me in tones of Red..
On the outside… Perfect pearls and shades,
That hide so much I just never say.

But the silence is like a Tripwire, 
That explodes in thoughts of you!
And like a slow fire with golden embers
We remain unmoved…

Two hearts open, souls forever bound..
A happy place in you I found..
But the truth hurts..  in a different time,
I was yours and you were mine

But the Silence, is like a Tripwire
That ignites all thoughts of you!
And I remember every moment,
I had spent with you, and Hope remains unmoved

Tripwire

This original ode to the desert night highway brings two lovers together in the splendor of the stars. The silent expanse inspires their moment of passion.

Guest Soloist - Ignacio Galaz (Erhu)
Nat Daniels: piano, guitar, bass, harmonica, vocals
Craig Durgy: banjitar & vocals

Song written  and performed by Daniels & Durgy (copyright 2022)
Gentle Rain Records
Lyrics:  Whispers and Wishes  (a.k.a "Was I Insane")

Black desert night... 
Dotted lines flashing white
Straight is the road 
The mountains like ghosts
And you're ever by my side…

The highway just wails
The stars form a veil
That shimmers and calls
‘till we give it pause 
And break a silent sky

Chorus:  
Your hands in mine..
Hearts that entwine..
Soft moans and kisses..
Whispers and Wishes.
That shatters the deep… 
That shatters the deep of the night.

(instrumental solo)

Chorus:  
Your hands in mine..
Hearts that entwine..
Soft moans and kisses..
Whispers and Wishes.
That shatters the deep… 
That shatters the deep of the night.
That Shatters the deep of the night..

Whispers and Wishes

Martin (@martin-hirsch-656665916) provided this original, inspirational, classic rock ballad instrumental track along with a song title and invited me to craft lyrics, melody and vocals to create a team effort. I was thrilled to do so and, with much appreciated production help from my eternal musical partner Nat Daniels (@natdaniels) this track was the happy outcome. Thanks to Martin and Nat for making this a very fulfilling project! May we all be dreamers....

Dreamer

Dreamer (collaboration w/Martin Hirsch)

This is an old song we wrote a long time ago but never released, due to not being able to find the correct sound we wanted to bring to the song.   Durge came up with the beautiful angelic Ukulele sound and it took the rhythm of the song to another level.   The song is about an Island girl willing her beloved back to her, singing his name and her words of love on a moonlit wind across the seas where he is on a boat, making his living.. and he in turn wills himself back to her as well..   but for now, they see each other in their dreams..  and so the song, is a wish on the heart of two star crossed lovers, and fate will bring them back to each other as the tides turn. 
We hope you enjoy this very simple island song, and we hope it brings you all a bit of joy.    Music Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j5Hs_tViTEk

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2022
Gentle Rain Records 
Written, Produced and Performed by Daniels & Durgy
Uke, Acoustic solo and vocals : Craig Durgy
Piano and Vocals: Nat Daniels 

Lyrics:
Moon is high this even tide, ... go to sleep, 
Wishing you were here with me, ... go to sleep
Feel the wind caress my cheek, ...  go to sleep
Like your kisses slow and deep, ...  go to sleep

Wish I may and wish I might, wish upon a star tonight,
Tides will bring you back to me, 
When the moon is hanging low above the sea..

Oh my love..  Go to sleep
Dream of me , till we meet.
May these words drift to your heart on a breeze, 
Where you lay your head tonight, think of me..

Solo / Bridge in Hawaiian 
Aloha Wau iā ʻOe (I Love You).   
Ku'Uipo..   (Sweetheart)
Aloha Wau iā ʻOe (I Love You)

I am yours and you are mine, 
Perfectly like stars aligned,
May these words fuel your desire,  
And with passion burn like a consuming fire...

Oh My Love ...  Go to sleep,
Dream of me 'till we meet
Like a sunflower seeking warmth from the sun..
In these arms your deep desires come undone..

Oh my love, Go to sleep!
Hear my voice,  Go to sleep..
Oh my love,  Go to sleep..  
'till we meet…  dream of me.

Go To Sleep

And now for something completely different, Nat & I finally dare to delve into some areas we have always loved but didn’t jump into along the way. Classic folk and country seems at our roots and hard to deny as we’ve created our own sound with Daniels & Durgy. But As we yearn to express our vast musical interests we endeavored to find some way to create something that brought our diverse influences into being. So we took one of my simple folksy concepts and Nat’s production talents for building an infectious mid-eastern dancehall tapestry. We crafted something that paints the dreamy fantasy of a hot afternoon, taking the dreamer away to far off sandscapes and soaring sounds. This was a blast to create and opens a door we’ll not let close. We hope you will also enjoy it, come fly with us...
Written, Performed and Produced by: Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
Nat Daniels: keyboards, vocals and production
Craig Durgy: acoustic guitar and vocals
Copyright 2022 Daniels & Durgy * Gentle Rain Records
Lyrics:

Sunshine, my idling mind
Where no one goes
Winds warm, images form, as
My eyelids close

The blazing sands scatter wide
As I can see
Come fly with me

I glide, this carpet I ride
The desert calls
The drone, of drums softly moan
From ancient walls

These wings, these magical strings
Lead sand to sea
And rescue me....come go with me

Idling Mind

Copyright 2023 Daniels & Durgy / Gentle Rain Records
Written, Performed and Produced by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy

Lyrics:

River of Dreams 

Take me down to be baptised in your River of dreams
And I’ll follow you where ever you may lead
I don’t pretend to know much but I know This one thing…
That God is Love, and Love means everything.

There’s been so many doctrines And insane philosophies 
Unending like the currents of the seas
But strip it down to love, And we’ll be able to see,
We’re all just flesh and bone from the same tree

Chorus 
And as I leave a trail of memories, And all the moments in between 
I found that love was all that mattered, And loved is how we’re meant to be

Verse 2
Now some of us are pretty much confused all the time
But I’ve never been more sure when I’m with you.
So wade me in your river, let me float for a while…
Your sweet embrace is like the morning dew.

Chorus 
And drinking from your sacred chalice, the vale of doubt will be removed
And gentle hearts will over flow in every way,
And say the things that words can never say….  Can never say …

Bridge:
Oh it’s you.. and only you!
That ignites my soul makes me lose control
Oh and you will never know,
How the words you speak writes a sonnet in my soul

So take me down to be baptised in your river of dreams, 
And I’ll follow you wherever you may lead.

River of Dreams

River Of Dreams

Singer/Songwriter/Producer focused primarily,  but not limited to, Country, Folk, Blues, Ballads and Many other Genres.  Co Owner of Gentle Rain Records and Part of the Duo https://soundcloud.com/DanielsDurgy

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

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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