auroral's Profile

ABOUT ME

Hi! I'm David - a Scottish, 50-something guy - single, with one grown-up married daughter. I live in the city of Aberdeen in North-East Scotland (the original Aberdeen, that is. There are at least 30 other 'Aberdeens' named after it worldwide!) I have always enjoyed listening to a wide range of music, but I only started online singing a couple of years ago, and now it's a vital part of my life. My favorite genres are blues, rock and soul, but I will try my hand at anything! I like to sing duets and improvise - as the mood takes me. I love belonging to this wonderful community of ours!

OTHER INTERESTS

As well as being a music enthusiast, I am a writer - mainly of poems - and have had some of my work published. You can sample some of my work on my Poetry Website. I love Nature, Wildlife and Photography. I am a keen Beachcomber and collector of Sea Glass (Mermaid's Tears, we call them). I have a passion for the sky, and all that's in it - and I am also a licensed Amateur Radio Operator, and all-round gadget-freak!

MY FAVORITE ARTISTS - (in no particular order)

Santa Dog, Amplifico, Focus, Rory Gallagher, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Suzanne Vega, K.D. Lang, Paul Weller, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Band, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Clannad, Dire Straits, The Who, Wishbone Ash, Groundhogs, Ten Years After, Squeeze, Genesis, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Melissa Etheridge, The Doors, The Eagles, Al Green, Carly Simon, Eric Clapton, Katie Melua, Average White Band, Coldplay, Linda Ronstadt, Alison Moyet, Meat Loaf, The Carpenters, The Beach Boys, Alison Krauss, Anne Murray, James Taylor, Bad Company, The Bastard Fairies, Pink Floyd, Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Sting, Manic Street Preachers, Jethro Tull....

RECORDING EQUIPMENT

To record on SingSnap, I use a SHURE SM58 dynamic microphone into an Alesis MultiMix 8 mixer, and a Creative Sound Blaster SB-Live 24-Bit external USB sound card. Also a pair of Sennheiser PX 100 headphones.

INFORMATION

I chose the screen-name 'auroral' (pronounced 'AW-RO-RAL') partly because I am fascinated by Auroras, and also because their beautiful, energetic, colorful and ever-changing patterns, seem to characterize my musical tastes quite well! If you want to chat to me any time, my Yahoo ID is: david3752001 The template for this page is called 'Blue Sky'. It was created by shandakr, and is used with her permission.

MY OPEN DUETS

I'd love you to join me on any of these Open Duets - or indeed if you want to sing along and /or harmonize with any of my recordings, that is great. Please let me know if you do sing with me, so I can take a listen and comment.

Up Where We Belong - Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker

Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered - Cher and Rod Stewart

Endless Love - Lionel Richie and Diana Ross

Nobody Loves Me Like You Do - Anne Murray and Dave Loggins

Alright, OK, You Win - Diana Krall

Hopelessly Yours - Suzy Bogguss and Lee Greenwood

Rockin' Years - Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton

Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Brook Benton and Dinah Washington

After The Fire Is Gone - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

Creeque Alley - The Mamas and The Papas

Karen (journeyk7) with a super fun performance of 'Big Deal'!

This is simply amazing!! All made from John Deere tractor parts!!

Never ignore your alarm clock!!

My first Poetry Reading on SingSnap!

Robin is simply amazing!! here, she plays 'Fandango' and 'Come On In My Kitchen'

I like her style!!.....