Aura

Aura

This band is ideally suited for all types of gatherings, including company parties, wedding receptions, graduations, conventions, bar mitzvahs and community or club parties.
The repertoire of the band includes over 250 songs; from ballads to rock 'n roll, Latin to big band swing, polkas to contemporary top 40, and a lot more. The members' commitment to providing quality musical entertainment makes for a totally professional show that is energetic and fun.



Ballads

Truly, Madly, Deeply - Savage Garden                                    
Everything I Do - Bryan Adams           
Lady in Red - Chris DeBurgh                                                               
Savin' All My Love - Whitney Housten
When I'm With You - Sheriff                                                               
Amazed - Lone Star    
I Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley                                           
Have I told You Lately - Rod Stewart
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton                                                        
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers                                              
I'll Be There - Mariah Carey
A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong                                    
When a Man Loves a Woman – Luba
We're All Alone - Boz Skaggs                                                 
Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Brothers

Nostalgia / Rock 'n Roll

Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison                                                              
Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
I Feel Fine – Beatles                                                                            
Please, Please Me - Beatles
Rock 'n Roll Music - Chuck Berry                                                       
The Twist - Chubby Checker
Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker                                                   
Runaway - Del Shannon
Hey Jude – Beatles                                                                              
I Wanna Hold Your Hand - Beatles
All Shook Up - Elvis Presley                                                                
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Various
La Bamba - Los Lobos / Richie Valens                                    
Surfin' U.S.A. - Beach Boys
I Get Around - Beach Boys                                                                 
Twist & Shout – Beatles

Popular / Top 40 - AURA
                                                                                            

Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin                                                                  
Mambo #5 - Lou Bega
Smooth - Carlos Santana w. Rob Thomas                                                        
I'm A Believer - Smash Mouth / Monkees
Shake Your Bon Bon - Ricky Martin                                                               
I'll Be There For You - Rembrandts
With Or Without You - U2                                                                              
2 Princes - Spin Doctors
Happy Hour - The Tragically Hip                                                                     
All That She Wants - Ace of Base
We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel                                                                  
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Jump - Van Halen                                                                                            
The Heat is On - Glen Frey
Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals                                                                
I Want a New Drug - Huey Lewis & News
Every Breath You Take – Police                                                                      
Walk of Life - Dire Straits
Walkin' On Sunshine - Katrina & Waves

Rhythm & Blues

In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett                                                  
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - Aretha Franklin
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett                                                            
Shout - Isley Brothers / Animal House
Twistin' by the Pool - Dire Straits                                                                     
Soul Man - Sam & Dave / Blues Brothers
Boppin' With the Blues - Powder Blues                                                
634-5789 - Wilson Pickett
Thirsty Ears - Powder Blues                                                                            
Flip, Flop & Fly - Downchild Blues Band
Dancin' In the Streets - Martha Reeves                                                
Higher & Higher - Sam Cooke

Classic Rock

Mony, Mony - Tommy James                                                                          
Takin' Care of Business - BTO
Listen to the Music - Doobie Brothers                                                  
Walk This Way - Aerosmith
White Wedding - Billy Idol                                                                              
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins&Messina                                      
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
Rave On - John Cougar Mellankamp                                                               
Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones                                                                             
Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Segar
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard                                                         
Dancin' in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers                                                 
Play that Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Here For A Good Time – Trooper                                                                   
Raise A Little Hell – Trooper
Sharp Dressed Man - Z. Z. Top                                                                      
Tush – ZZ Top

Reggae / Disco

I Can't Help Falling In Love - UB40                                                                
Red, Red Wine - UB40
Hot, Hot, Hot - Buster Poindexter                                                                   
I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
Have A Heart - Bonnie Raitt                                                                            
Stir it Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor                                                              
Celebration - Kool & the Gang
Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart                                                                     
Y.M.C.A. - Village People
Freak Out - C'est Chic                                                                                    
You Should Be Dancin' - Bee Gees
That's the Way I Like It - K.C. & Sunshine Band

Jump/Jive - Aura

To Rock This Town – Stray Cats/Brian Setzer                                     
Good Rockin At Midnight – Honedrippers
Breakin’ Up The House – Colin James                                                 
If The House Is Rockin – S. Ray Vaughan
Jump, Jive & Wail – Brian Setzer                                                                     
Cadillac Baby – Colin James
Darktown Strutter Ball – Various                                                                     
Five Foot Two – Various

M. O. R.

If I had $1,000,000 - Barenaked Ladies                                                          
I Can See Clearly Now - Holly Cole
Margueritaville - Jimmy Buffett                                                             
On and On - Stephen Bishop
I Just Called . . . - Stevie Wonder                                                                    
Bop - Dan Seals
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters                                                                 
End of the Line - Travelling Willburys
Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder                                                   
Kokomo - Beach Boys

Country / Western

Chatahootchee - Alan Jackson                                                             
Down at Twist & Shout - M.C. Carpenter
American Honkytonk Bar Assoc. - G.Brooks                                      
Cadillac Ranch - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow - Alan Jackson                                                     
Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
Guitars, Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakam                                                                
Achy, Breaky Heart - Billy Rae Cyrus
Mercury Blues - Alan Jackson                                                             
I Knew the Bride - Nick Lowe
Oh, Lonesome Me - Kentucky Headhunters                                                    
Don't Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson
Fishin in the Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band                                                        
Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
Country Roads - John Denver                                                                          
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks                                                 
Lyin' Eyes - Eagles
I Cross My Heart - George Strait                                                                    
I.O.U. - Lee Greenwood
The Chair - George Strait                                                                                
Amarillo by Morning - George Strait

Polkas

Lichtensteiner Polka                                                                                         
Pennsylvania Polka      
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da                                                                                     
Tavern in the Town      
Heel-Toe Polka                                                                                               
Beer Barrel Polka        
La Paloma Blanca

Latin American

The Girl From Ipanema                                                                        
Blue Spanish Eyes (Moon Over Naples)
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White                                                   
Summer Samba           

Bio/History

AURA is one of Edmonton's most versatile dance bands; a group of six talented musicians with over fifty years of combined professional experience, including live performance, studio recording, radio, and television.
Gary Cable          - electronic keyboards & synthesizers, lead vocals.
Raymond Baril- saxophones, flute, keyboards, percussion, vocals.
Brett Leibham- electric guitar, guitar synthesizers, lead vocals.
Murray Smith- drums, percussion, vocals.
Paul Flesher- electric bass, vocals.
Analea Wayne- lead vocals, percussion.

 
   

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