I hear the sun rising… very beautiful! 🌻

This is great man! Guitar sounds so good. Really well produced and your vocal delivery is great. Well done!

You have such a warm voice... Beautiful guitar accompaniment!... Fabulous song!✨👌

Beautiful acoustic work and vocals. Got such a cool 70's vibe going on here. Fabulous.

Cast of players:
SuZanne: David Copperfield
The Candies: James Steerforth, Markham, Grainger & Mrs Crupps.

Another fabulous song by the very talented Candyside Acrade.
Do have a listen to Candyside's sensitive side.
https://soundcloud.com/candyside-arcade/moment-one

Lofty Castle
A lofty castle of my own
Like Crusoe pulls up the ladder to be alone
Steerforth, he is our guiding star
Inns of molten blue; that’s our repertoire
“Fill full your cups”

I hear the squawk of corkscrew sound
Long before it’s needed for the next maroon round
I’ve laughed at my own jokes all night
How town sharpens an appetite

Trickling trust divine
“Crackling fever” free
“Unaccustomed wine”
What deceiver it could be

“Vast truths that mortals seldom” found

I heard someone fall down the stairs
False reports the tumbler was in fact truly yours
Perhaps there’s foundation after all
I’m on my back on the passage floor

Trickling trust divine
“Crackling fever” free
“Unaccustomed wine”
What deceiver it could be

“But still we held as time flew by”

Who’s that smoking right by the fireplace? It was me!
Who’s that leaning out of the window? It was me!
Contemplate one self in the mirror? That was me too!

Trickling trust divine
“Crackling fever” free
“Unaccustomed wine”
What deceiver it could be

“Drink to me only with your eyes”

Lofty Castle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf4iSuVb2o0

If that was me / I’d spend all my time / getting wasted with you
If that was me / I’d give you the full code / to my lost earnings
If that was me / I’d script my best life / in our borrowed lines
And if that was me / I’d define my desire / through your yearnings…they’re my learnings

But it’s not me / No, it’s not me
Baby can’t you see / It’s just not me

If that was me / I’d worship the ground / I’d never let you fall on (never let you fall on)
If that was me / Just to pin you on up / in our home made shrine
If that was me / I’d donate you my lungs / to watch you breathe forever (and ever and ever)
Cos if that was me / I’d feed you my tear / so you never have to cry (cry cry)

But it’s not me / No, it’s not me
Baby can’t you see / I’m not the man I used to be
It’s just not me I’m not that man I used to be

She said that was me / and I know I let you down / when I had to let you go (let go)
 Yeah that was me / that lost the good love / I didn’t know that I’d found
Cos it was me / couldn’t fall quite enough / for that new future us
So guess now it’s just me / until I’m buried alone so deep underground but when buried alone who hears the sound

Now it’s just me / since she said set me free
Now it’s just me / and what’s meant to be will be
Now it’s just me baby can’t you see
We’re forever you and me forever you and me
You and me

But now it’s just me not forever you and me cos now it’s just me
And now it’s just me not that man I used to be now it’s just me
Cos now it’s just me not forever you and me now it’s just me
Now it’s just me
Now it’s just me

If That Was Me

Nat came up with this lovely piano track and we let it sit for a while before I finally gave it a try with some words and my take on a melody to start it off. Nat then wrote her half of the lyrics and we harvested this somewhat ultimate ode to love between two soul mates. It accents the journey through failures and disappointment to finally connect with the lasting fulfillment. The happy comfort of finally reaching home.
Lyrics
You Are My Home by Craig Durgy & Nat Daniels 

I….. was lost till I found you
With the light all around you, that made us connect

 I……..was drawn ever nearer
Like a child to a mirror to truly reflect

You….conquered the blue and the dark
I….let you through to my heart

Now, I will be yours always
I will be yours always, to the end of days…..

Eyes that calm, my heart within your palm
Sweet, hold me complete, you are my home
I’ve found my home
Dar-ling you, passion so deep and true
All that I hold on to, you are my home

All my Life, I felt so unaligned, 
Outta step …outta time, ‘till you came along
 
Now each breath, is light from the day we met,
The comfort of you has left, me a prisoner of Love

There, is no one but you for me.
Nights I searched, would always lead you to me.. And I..  to you.

Darling you.. complete me in every room
That’s found in my solitude … a heart not alone
For you are my home… Oh you ARE my home.

You Are My Home

Moonlight bath

This one is a bit of a jumble about the elusive search for truth.
How real clarity tends to emerge when we are on our own, in the natural world, away from the allure of the constant messages and distractions coming at us in the modern world.  Something like that anyway:)

All rights reserved 9/15/2022

Standing in the station
The moon is shining low…
With a touch of revelation
And nowhere else to go

Waiting by the ocean
For answers to reveal…
You beg, steal and borrow
For the things you cannot feel

Beauty isn’t wise
No matter what they say
if you see through the disguise
In the light of day
fate is on our side 
If we let it in…

Cruisin through the canyon
With the sunlight in my eyes
I recall the conversation
Was it all a pack of lies

Beauty isn’t wise
No matter what they say…
if you see through the disguise
In the light of day
Fate is on our side
If we let it in

Light of Day

Hello dear friends. It's been a long while. We've all been through hell some way or other and I wish you love joy and strength.
It was great having Brian visit us in Durban this past month (the old boy's leaving on Friday). Well while he was here I got him to do some backing vocals. And he was a big help with the mixing as well. Thanks Brian!

Vocals and guitars Johnny Minstrel
Backing vocals Brian Peters https://soundcloud.com/brianpeters-3



Legerdemain - words and music Johnny Minstrel 

Bring out your entertainers
the jugglers and the clowns
We’re in the belly of the beast
as the world shuts down
All is smoke and mirrors
I hear someone say
Living the illusion
till Judgement Day 

Oh legerdemain
Too fast for the eye to see and the brain to explain
Oh, oh legerdemain
C’mon baby 
Do that trick again

He’s gonna blow your mind
Mo Magic’s back in town
There’s always something kinder
Whenever he’s around
Today is like tomorrow
Uncertain and unclear
Spill your drink of sorrows
God knows that’s too much beer

Oh legerdemain
Too fast for the eye to see and the brain to explain
Oh, oh legerdemain
C’mon baby 
Do that trick again

Well there’s nobody here
Anymore than somebody there
Guess I’ll meet you in the ether
On some dodgy cable line
And if you see me turn the corner
Wave a hello or goodbye
Who knows where I’ll be going
And who I’ll be next time
Who I’ll be next time 

Bring out your entertainers
All the world’s a stage
Just looks a little smaller
In this virtual cage
So, throw in a coin dear missus
I promise you a thrill
Not stealing from the masses
Or teaching how to kill

Oh legerdemain
Too fast for the eye to see and the brain to explain
Oh, oh legerdemain
C’mon baby 
Do that trick again

Rumours From Paradise

Legerdemain

Legerdemain     with Brian Peters

Music & Evil Laughing: Jan Schonander

Sometimes it's good to just go with the flow. For classical fans this is yet another Chopin derivative.

It could also be called "The Post-apocalyptic Celebration Of The Final Victory Of The Vampires"

The Triumphant Yet Somewhat Creepy Shortish Interlude

A tribute to my youth in the old docks and industry areas.
Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2022, all rights reserved.
Thank you for listening :)

Lyrics:
That was the hood

I dream of the lost places
That used to be my hood.
Decay and rotten industry, 
The sceneries were good.

That was the hood.

Walls and lamps of concrete, 
Broken glass around
Gravel, rails and switches
Covering the ground. 

That was the hood.

In pale dirty streetlights
Rats from right to left
While gangsters round the corner
Are planning their next theft.

That was the hood.

When you have to live here
It´s good to know some names.
But if you do, you feel safe 
Protected in the game. 

That was the hood.

At night no one around here 
But restless freaks like me
I miss sneaking around
My rotten industry

That was the hood.

Neli CoKo - The Hood

ONLY THE REAL
Vocals and Verses: 
https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa
Only the Real - Open Collaboration
https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa/only-the-real-140bpm?in=frawstakwa/sets/frawstakwapella-open-for-1
Trombone : Ian Mc Dougall
Music, Mix ,Arrangement and Productions: LIllithe

Only The Real FRAWSTAKWA & Lillithe

Durge wrote this one based on his recollection of the little red-headed girl that lived down the street from his childhood home. The song is done in an Irish folk style with tin whistle and accordion to set the tone. It recounts the aftermath of the little girl suddenly moving away, never to be heard from again, including the disappointment and realizations that came with that moment. We thank Sara Formoso for her valuable contribution on accordion.

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

Nat Daniels: piano, vocals, guitar, tin whistle, bass & production
Craig Durgy: vocals
Sara Formoso (Fiverr): accordion

Lyrics: Heather of Welliver Lane by Daniels & Durgy

Cracks in the sidewalk and maple trees
July was just melting away
Riding my bike with a summer ease
Looking for friends that could play

Passing the Jamison’s door I spied
No drapes on the window pane
I stopped and I stared 
For the girl with red hair
Sweet Heather of Welliver Lane

No cat on the steps, or toys in the yard
The flag on the porch was no more
Nowhere a newspaper, no family car
As I walked up to knock on the door

But sure it was empty as I looked inside
And quietly called out her name
A thousand times no, I thought
How could she go
Sweet Heather of Welliver Lane

Yes, I knew then and there
Just how much I did care
For sweet Heather of Welliver Lane

How did I let her go
I’ll not, forget her now
Sweet Heather of Welliver Lane

Heather

Do You Remember Me

I am amazed at the level of talented artists encountered on this site.  Sharing and providing feedback is such an effective way to nurture the creative process.  I am so inspired by many of you.  My songs consist of mostly live instruments and voice.  An organic approach to song writing with a few surprises in the mix.  Please feel free to comment and download if you like!  Todd

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