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King of the Fairies
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For Saint Patrick's Day 2015 a traditional Irish dance melody performed with the TriplePlay guitar synth.
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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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World • Traditional Irish
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Peak #126
Peak in subgenre #3
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Traditional
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March 16, 2015
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MP3 3.8 MB • 160 kbps • 3:16
Story behind the song
A traditional Irish tune performed with the TriplePlay guitar synth using Magix & SampleTank3 VST sounds. One tale attached to this traditional dance tune has it that “King of the Fairies” is a summoning tune, and if the melody is played three times in a row during a festivity the King must appear. Once summoned, however, the King assesses the situation, and if the gathering is to his liking he may join in; if however, he does not find it to his liking he may cause great mischief. “King of the Fairies” appears to be derived from a Jacobite tune called “Bonny Charlie”, appearing in the 18th-century. And from earlier Irish legends; The great Faerie king of Co. Galway in the west of Ireland is Finnbheara. There are many stories which illustrate Finnbheara's liking for earthly women. He would often draw young girls away to dance all night with him in his palace, but the next morning they were always found safely asleep in bed.
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AlexisPatrick
Mar 01, 2020
I feel like I am in Ireland......so beautiful and I love the metal edge...great combination....fabulous flute playing. Your guitar playing is absolutely amazing as always. In Ireland and Scotland and England, many claim to have seen what is called Mud Faeries.....that came down from a UFO. I read that in a book I was reading on UFO encounters and Alien abductions.
Gone4
May 13, 2015
A lovely irish sound incorporated into a fantasy theme with a little rock edge..Amazing brilliant work!!!
Morten Gjermundsen
Apr 01, 2015
What a wonderful song! Love the melodies!! :D Fantastic guitar performance with the TriplePlay. Great mix of classic celtic instruments and modern sounds. Excellent work Michael!
Bob Forbes
Mar 22, 2015
Wow, what a tremendous St. Pat production Michael! Awesome toon!
Musan Dera
Mar 22, 2015
From the Hawaiian present to the Irish past. At the start we are somewhere in the Middle Ages, but when that electric guitar is getting stronger it's more here and now. At 2:10 I have to think of Mike Oldfield. I can imagine the Irish landscape (green hills) and the mix of past and present is very interesting. Are you telling we'll always take the fairy tales of the past with us, wherever we go? Interesting one, Michael!
Oddger
Mar 21, 2015
Nice mix of traditional and modern instruments! It works wonderfully and the old tune sure can take a spin in the Duran machine. You have a gift of arranging music, so it sounds grand and still airy and light. Great work!
KAUL
Mar 21, 2015
Great song for St Patricks day! Lively tune with some overdriven guitar in the mix as well...! Very nice! Great Midlevel style flutes and percussion together with this combination of instrumentation. It is really an uplifting piece of music!
Swampman And The Machine
Mar 20, 2015
Perfection cuz !
Rodrica Rudge
Mar 19, 2015
I like the way this track draws us into the story...fascinating tale and definitely appeals to the imagination! Amazing Celtic sound and the production is awesome. Always impressed by the wide variety of music on your page.
Ascenzion - Al Massey
Mar 19, 2015
The melodies are immediate and prominent. Excellent sounds with the TriplePlay Gtr Synth software. Always brilliantly written, recorded, and produced.
Alan L Cole
Mar 17, 2015
Michael, as I've said before, you are way cool. Just a tremendous range of very well done music here. Bravo Maestro!
Michael Bennett
Mar 17, 2015
Great sounding tones and oh how it brings this old Irish song to the front and center...very cool work - 2:03 to 2:19 especially very cool - greatness!
Dollar Bill and the Unmentionables
Mar 16, 2015
A fantastic fusion of tradition and modern sounds. As it plays it keeps surprising as well with the subtle (and not so subtle) shifts in arrangement. Great buildup and energy, and a great reminder that it's that time of year!
spinaceto
Mar 16, 2015
Once again a really haunting music performance Michael, great choice of the VST plugins (TriplePlay), splendid landscapes, impeccable arrangement! I enjoyed the story (fairytale) behind the song, and imagined some scenes of it, listening to the music!! Interesting the use of distorted guitar sounds in that context.