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Right as Rain
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I was going for a "Windham Hill" kind of vibe for this gentle guitar waltz.
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The music of Michael Duran includes; "Collaborations" Projects with my Soundclick friends that I have had the honor to work with; "Homespun" Solo projects & Covers done at my home. live band recordings; 2000-2004 "The Shop" Heartbreak Highway 3 piece collab/studio recordings with; Steve Layman; Piano & Synth Steve Torok; Drums Michael Duran; Guitar, Synth, and Bass 1990's "The Knapps Cutoff Band" As Is Studio "open mic" and live recordings with; Marty Nicklin; Bass Steve Layman; Piano & Synth Steve Torok; Drums Michael Duran; Guitar & Synth Thanks to Nathan Bankston, Ray Garcia, and Chris Kenard for their fine vocals. 1980's "B'wana" salvaged tape recordings from my 80s club band. Dan Buck; Drums & Vocals Michael Duran; Guitar synth & Vocals Ron Olson; Bass & Vocals Bill Kramer; Lead Guitar
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Acoustic • Acoustic Guitar
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#382 in subgenre Peak #9
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Peak #26
Author
Michael Duran
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Michael Duran
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August 16, 2016
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MP3 4.1 MB • 160 kbps • 3:34
Story behind the song
Martin Grand Concert acoustic guitar; main solo melody & ¾ time rhythm using a standard tuning. TriplePlay guitar synth was used for the cello & violin voicings. there have been expressions starting "right as ..." since medieval times, always in the sense of something being satisfactory, safe, secure or comfortable. An early example, quoted as a proverb as long ago as 1546, is right as a line. In that, right might have had a literal sense of straightness, something desirable in a line, but it also clearly has a figurative sense of being correct or acceptable. There’s an even older example, from the Romance of the Rose of 1400: “right as an adamant”, where an adamant was a lodestone or magnet. Lots of others have followed in the centuries since. Right as my leg is from the seventeenth century — it’s in Sir Thomas Urquhart’s translation of Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Rabelais, published in 1664: “Some were young, quaint, clever, neat, pretty, juicy, tight, brisk, buxom, proper, kind-hearted, and as right as my leg, to any man’s thinking”. There’s right as a trivet from the nineteenth century, a trivet being a stand for a pot or kettle placed over an open fire; this may be found in Charles Dickens’s Pickwick Papers of 1837: “ ‘I hope you are well, sir.’ ‘Right as a trivet, sir,’ replied Bob Sawyer.” About the same time, or a little later, people were saying that things were as right as ninepence, as right as a book, as right as nails, or as right as the bank. "Right as rain" may have first appeared at the very end of the nineteenth century, in Britain, where rainy weather is a normal fact of life, and indeed W.L. Phelps wrote, 'right as rain' must have been invented by an Englishman." in 1894 and yet again in 1909 “He looked, as himself would undoubtedly have said, ‘fit as a fiddle,’ or ‘right as rain.’ His cheeks were rosy, his eyes sparkling”.
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AlexisPatrick
Feb 24, 2020
So wonderful.....like a walk in the rain on a summer's day, through the mighty forest. Beautiful work Michael!!!!
Andrew N Project
Dec 20, 2016
What a nice crystal atmosphere here! There's the rain together with sun beams smiling through the gloomy clouds, isn't it? :)
Morten Gjermundsen
Oct 22, 2016
Very beautiful and heartfelt performance Michael. I really like the sounds of the Martin guitar. This is a very sweet and relaxing piece of music. Well written, arranged and mixed. Thanks for sharing!
Swampman And The Machine
Oct 10, 2016
Such a beautiful piece cuz , so peaceful
Drumnjon
Sep 09, 2016
I'M A WINDHAM HILL FAN TOO! SPOT ON MICHAEL! A GREAT COMPOSITION HERE! CHEERS!! JON:)
Roger John
Aug 30, 2016
Right on. those acoustic tones are awesome.
spinaceto
Aug 30, 2016
Fantastic acoustic guitar!!! Sweet melodic line, a great contrast to the "Risky" tune!! Loved the crystal clear sound of the acoustic guitar spreaded around with reverb, so fine the fx-cello (Triple-Play) part as well!! Excellent work, my sincere applause Capitan!! :) :)
Gone4
Aug 26, 2016
wonderful easy listening guitar (im not a rock girl lol) I like the strings coming in halfway too..very beautifully performed Mike :-)
Rodrica Rudge
Aug 26, 2016
Beautiful piece of music, expertly performed and arranged. Very interested to hear the background behind the phrase "right as rain" - fascinating stuff.
Ascenzion - Al Massey
Aug 23, 2016
A wonderful new age acoustic guitar performance that resonates extremely well with this listener. Definitely reminds me of William Ackerman and other Windham artists. Exceptional job for the challenge Michael.
Oddger
Aug 22, 2016
So wonderfully performed and well written music! It has a wonderful, relaxed vibe and really makes you sit back, relax and enjoy. Super work, Michael.
Alan L Cole
Aug 21, 2016
Right as my right hand, eh? Sorry. Hey, attempted humor aside, this is a beautiful track Michael. I like how the Martin was recorded - nice full sound. Very cool mix of instrumentation and technology via the acoustic and the TriplePlay. Very cool and sweet Maestro!
Dollar Bill and the Unmentionables
Aug 21, 2016
Right as this music. I appreciated the history lesson in the description, but I appreciated the talent and skill exhibited in the music much more. The ending makes me want just a little more every time I hear it.
Michael Bennett
Aug 21, 2016
Very pretty and goes well with my morning coffee!
Carlo D'Anna
Aug 21, 2016
Lovely tones and emotional composition! Floating riffs great for the morning coffee and clouds.
Musan Dera
Aug 21, 2016
Very different from Risky. Quiet and melancholy, incredible when you think about the different kinds of waltzes. The acoustic guitar is bringing so much warmth here. And I like the mellotron (or mellotron like synths) here too. That brings in that special atmosphere. Nice, nice!
Forbes Ministry Of Music
Aug 21, 2016
A romantically performed piece Michael - reminded me some of John Williams' Cavatina. Bravo ;)