Auld learned to play the guitar by listening to Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Ry Cooder and Neil Young.

The following years saw Auld's music evolve into a roots based sound which further combined his Western guitar influences with the guitarists of Southern Africa such as Tony Cox, Louis Mhlanga, Steve Newman and Madala Kunene.

[5] After the relentless pattern of handing over albums to be mishandled by South African record companies, Auld started Free Lunch Productions in order to handle his creative output both musical and literary.

These include drummers Barry Van Zyl (Johnny Clegg, Peter Gabriel), Peter Cohen (Bright Blue, Freshlyground), Lloyd Martin (Lancaster Band, James Phillips), Anton Fig (Joan Armatrading, Joe Cocker, Bob Dylan, David Letterman Show).

Other musicians who have featured on his recordings include Zimbabwean guitar giant Louis Mhlanga, bass player and producer Keith Lentin (Link Wray, The Band), Johnny Clegg, Schalk Joubert, Simon Orange, Jannie Hanepoot van Tonder, Nelson Barbosa and Robbie Jansen.

[citation needed] Songwriters Auld has collaborated and performed with include Koos Kombuis, Valiant Swart, Lesley Rae Dowling and James Phillips.