Hi Scott, I heard you complain that there are not many songs you can sing along to. I have one for you. One of my favorite songs is the Song of Durin by Clamavi De Profundis. Clamavi De Profundis is an orthodox Christian family which started to sing Tolkin songs and they now celebrate a bit of internet success. This success it is definitely justified because if you mix tradition and culture then you will get an epic outcome. The traditional Orthodox singing style lends itself perfectly to the dwarfen music. This one should be plenty deep for you to sing along:
And while we’re at music, there are three other YouTube videos I always come back to:
The first one is very fun to watch:
And with the second one you just have to appreciate the skill involved:
And the third one goes back to tradition, although not the one we usually hear:
Have a nice time listening and singing. 🙂
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Off and on, I have been trying to do throat singing. I can almost do it. (Basically a note or two then gone.)
Cool. I can just growl a bit. But I don’t think that counts.
Do you do it to reach some goal or is it just some thing you occasionally do for fun?
I am actually trying to reach a point where I can do it at will for as long as I want. (At least a couple of minutes) Boggle minds by doing my normal stuff (high, low ,harmonies etc) and then trot that out.
Sounds great. Do you sing on your own or are you in a group or choir?
Not in a group right now, darn it. Been in so many choirs/groups/vocal ensembles I can’t remember them all. Right now due to Covid and my wife’s health, she and my 4 dogs are the main recipients of my singing. (One dog loves my Elvis love songs. Another likes anything sung in a deep voice. The other two don’t care.) And yes, I did sing “Love me tender” by Elvis to my wife at our wedding acapella. Some said the thought it was a pro recording until they looked up. (My friends and relative knew better. My co workers and her relatives were surprised.) And just to boggle your mind, my degree is Chemical Engineering, which I did for three years, followed by over twenty programming.
As an electrical engineer I know that the engineers tend to also have some hobbies. And since engineers tend to be both smart and practical, they also are quite good at their hobbies. Because of that it doesn’t surprise me that you do have a refined skill. I only sing at church and I enjoyed it. But in the last few years we only did it very rarely. If you have no instrument then singing with noobs makes less fun. Everyone of the people with an instrument moved to another place. Perhaps I should start singing in my apartment.
Do it if you enjoy it! If others cringe, Do it selectively. But do it!
I’m one of those guys who likes to keep to myself and only go out of myself if there is an external reason. Because of that it is a hurdle for me to just start singing, even if there is nobody around. Not because of embarrassment but because of what is natural to me.
But perhaps I can train myself to remove that in this specific area.
I am a classic introvert. But if prepared, I can enjoy being in front of groups. Put me in a party, unprepared, and knowing almost noone, and I don’t know what to do, and go home exhausted. Singing acapella, solo, in front of a group is no problem for me. However, I prefer doing harmonies. I love it!
I can see that because I feel the same. But my last comment was not about my presentation skills but me singing alone at home.
Having never heard that type of music before, I was amazed!
Which one? I posted four completely differed ones.
The ones with the throat singing.
I reacted the same when I heard it for the first time.
Enjoyed all of them! Thanks. 🙂
Me too. While creating the post I listened to them again and it was great.