COMBO: From left, Tramtown Junction’s Terry Walsh, Kenny Davenport and David Ward who does Siberian singing
STRANGE noises were heard coming from a Darwen pub’s latest music night.
The guttural growlings were not from drunken revellers – but from teen David Ward, a trained Tuvan throat singer.
The Siberian style of singing involves shaping the throat, lips and mouth, to produce a number of tones at once.
This ability is then used to create a range of notes, including a melody and several harmonic overtones, which is used to imitate sounds of nature.
David, 19, from Ivinson Road, has spent the last four years learning the craft.
He said: “Despite the deep growlings and strangling of my throat muscles, I don’t do any damage to my voice.
"I enjoy Tuvan singing because it makes me feel at one with nature."
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