STOAKES MEDIA today (12/06/20) release the second single from the forthcoming album THE ISOLATION SESSIONS. The album is a collection of DANNY‘s favourite songs, all reworked, re imagined and recorded in isolation.
Following the release last month of debut single ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ which received critical acclaim and airplay from as far as Mexico, Canada and the Czech Republic, today see’s the release of the second single, ‘Gypsy’. ‘Gypsy’ sees Danny collaborating with singer/songwriter Michael Armstrong who penned the track after a real-life encounter outside of the Houses of Parliament a few years ago.
Danny was listening to Michael’s latest album, #LookingForTheWorld and instantly fell in love with the track, citing it as ‘album highlight’ in his review of the album last year. Michael Armstrong is an incredible musician and has worked alongside some of the biggest names in the business including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Cliff Richard, Mark Knopfler, Hank Marvin and Elliot Randall.
Michael Armstrong comments; “Whenever anyone covers my songs I feel extremely flattered and honoured, so when Danny asked if he could record his own version of my song ‘Gypsy’ I felt just that. When I then learned that he was putting an album together of similar covers and that it was all being done for the National Emergencies Trust Covid Appeal I was even more delighted, and when he asked if I would perform on it too, I jumped at the chance. Danny’s version has a slightly different rhythmic feel and tempo to my original so when I added a piano part and then sang it, I had to try and fit in with that, which with a song you’ve known since birth isn’t an easy thing to do! Once I was reasonably happy with what I’d put down it all got sent back to Danny, who then mixed my parts together with his and the result is what you hear now. I think he’s done a fine job!”
Danny adds; “I am simply overjoyed to have Michael Armstrong involved in The Isolation Sessions. I was initially a little nervous sending him my version of the song, because as Michael says, it is a little different rhythmically and a little slower than the original too. But thankfully he liked it and agreed to get involved.”
The album will be released in the summer with all money raised going to The National Emergencies Trust Covid Appeal.
Listen to Gypsy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKG8g3juynI
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