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Long Way to Nirvana

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Kontovourkis & Co. debut with ‘Long Way to Nirvana’ - a track that carries an ungovernable joviality that’s hard not to kick your shoes off and dance to.

‘Long Way to Nirvana’ is an uncomplicated bluegrass jaunt that holds a foot-stomping pulse and is accompanied by a music video capturing the band revelling in music’s conviviality.

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Make me an offer that I can hardly refuse
Take my guitar and give it to the beggar with the blues
Well I’ve only got a dollar so I’ve only got a dollar I can lose

Show me the road that leads ahead and never bends
You know I hate to go but I can’t explain it to my friends
When you’ve only got a dollar then you’ve only got a dollar you can spend

And it’s a long way to Nirvana, it’s a long long way from the start
But when I get, when I get to Nirvana
Will I finally get to your heart

I met a girl, she turned my head three times around
My brain is in a whirl and my feet they don’t hardly touch the ground
Well my heart beats like a steam-drill and I can barely bare the sound

She said “God is good, but Buddha’s goodah
If you don’t dig him then you shouldah
You can’t see the trees for the woodah
Come with me to my golden pagoda

And it’s a long way to Nirvana, it’s a long long way from the start
But when I get, when I get to Nirvana
Will I finally get to your heart

And she said “God is good, but Buddha’s goodah
If you don’t dig him then you shouldah
You can’t see the trees for the woodah
Come with me and I’ll remove your hoodah

And it’s a long way to Nirvana, it’s a long long way from the start
But when I get, when I get to Nirvana
Will I finally get to your heart

credits

released March 29, 2024
Music and lyrics: Duncan McCowan
Produced by Andreas Matheou, Duncan McCowan, Michalis Kontovourkis
Recorded and mixed by Andreas Matheou at Hot Soap Studios, Larnaca, Cyprus
Mastered by Bari Hadjikyriacou at All Ears Mastering, London, UK

Vocals: Duncan McCowan
Backing vocals: Daphne McCowan, Despina McCowan, Niove McCowan
Electric guitar: Mike Nicolaou
Rhythm guitar: Duncan McCowan, Michalis Kontovourkis
Electric bass: Nikolas Fournaris
Keys: Mike Michael
Drums: Stephanos Eliopoulos
Harmonica: Duncan McCowan
Violin: Panayiota Kontovourki
Percussion: Duncan McCowan

Artwork: Duncan McCowan

Kontovourkis & Co. are:
Michalis Kontovourkis
Duncan McCowan
Panayiota Kontovourkis
Mike Michael
Nikolas Fournaris
Mike Nikolaou
Stephanos Eliopoulos

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Kontovourkis & Co. Larnaca, Cyprus

The story of Kontovourkis & Co. begins in Larnaca’s southeast coast of the much-coveted island of Cyprus, a country not quite in any of the three continents it intersects. Their style? The band take things as they come, liberated by any sounds that bring music to their ears. ... more

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