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Started October 22nd, 2013 · 12 replies · Latest reply by kvgarlic 10 years, 6 months ago
I am looking for somebody with either a Scottish, Irish, or a strong
British accent to read some passages from Scottish-born naturalist
John Muir. (*sample is below*)
I have checked, and the readings are taken from works in the Public Domain.
Many MANY thanks for the help.
kvgarlic
Sample:
"The warmth of the deep spring foundations of the creek in our meadow kept it
open all the year, and a few pairs of wood ducks, the most beautiful, we thought,
of all the ducks, wintered in it. I well remember the first specimen I ever saw.
Father brought it into the house, and called us around him saying: "Come, bairns, and
admire the work of God displayed in this bonnie bird. Nobody but God could
paint feathers like these."
(from page 40 of Selected works)
Hi Samubabudadu,
My deadline is November 14th...thanks VERY much for doing this.
In addition to the readings from my original e-mail, if you could also
read the John Muir journal entriu below that would be WONDERFUL.
Much appreciated. Of course once my project is final
I'll be sure to give you credit for the piece.
Kev
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On February 19th, 1849 John Muir sailed from Glasgow for the New World with
his father and siblings.
"One night when David and I were at grandfather's fireside, my father came in
with news, the most wonderful, most glorious, that wild boys ever heard.
'Bairns,' he said, 'you needna learn your lessons the nicht, for we're gan to America
the mon1'. No more grammar, but boundless woods full of mysterious good things
trees full of sugar, growing in ground full of gold; hawks, eagles, pigeons filling
the sky. Baptism in nature's warm heart---how utterly happy it made us!
Nature streaming into us. Oh, that glorious Wisconsin wilderness!
Everything new and pure in the very prime of the Spring!
kvgarlic wrote:
... we're gan to America the mon1 ...
whit's "the mon1" ?
BTW modern residents of the land of the deep-fried Mars-bar rarely say " to ",
it's usually contracted to " t' " , so it's " gan t' " or " goin' t' " ,
[ but a dinnae ken hoo they spoke in the 19th century ]
Sorry about that typo, It should read "we're going to America
In the morn." Interesting how the traditional
Scottish language is different from "American"
English.. Also, does the Scottish word "Bairns"
Mean children?
Can't wait to hear your readings.
kvgarlic wrote:
Sorry about that typo, It should read "we're going to America
You can also use the <b></b> tag to mark the text that has to be read as bold.
yes it does, although it depends on what part of Scotland you're from. Some say bairns and others say weans, bairns is generally used in the north and east. Weans is most commonly used in the west.
the language isn't overly different. just a few slang words and terms that are used. whats the recording for Kev?
If you need any Scottish folky guitar i would be willing to help
Hi samubabudadu.
I am great Andy Stewart fan and I will try to do a ¨wee¨ remix of ¨Donald Where's Your Troosers?¨ in dubstep style?
Can I count on you? I just need a few spoken lines.
btw
Do you speek Scottish gaelic too?
You said you played guitar. That is good. I also need a violin and an accordion for this project. Anyone???
Let¨s rock...
Hi samubabudadu,
I'm working on a nature radio documentary about the importance of
spending time in the forest, and I am wanting to use these John Muir
Scottish readings as creative transitions in my piece.
Here are two links to my YouTube page with a sample of a similar type
of radio documentary that I produced several years ago. Link #2 is a
example of what I am looking for - with me reading the Muir writings.
Link #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ94VAB5F-o
Link #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA10SJJ2ufU&feature;=youtu.be
And, yes, if you could provide some sort of Scottish guitar music for me
to use, that would be very wonderful..
Looking forward to hearing them......
kvgarlic
cool videos Kev, Im looking forward to doing these recordings. Im from the east so my accent should fit quite nicely. Ive never done any spoken word readings before but im confident enough in myself to do it, ill just practice reading it out loud and record a few versions, maybe try one with a few slang words. Was thinking of doing an acoustic folky drone for the music.
heres some of my musical efforts if you have the time to listen
https://soundcloud.com/samuel-fawkes/myself
https://soundcloud.com/samuel-fawkes/pick-and-choose
wish me luck!
Hi Samuel,
Nice guitars on Soundcloud....I'm sure that you'll do fine doing the reading;
simply just pretend your best friend is right beside you and try to forget about
the microphone being there....
And the music, I'd like to hear your acoustic folk-style music...
Regards,
Kevin