COMPLETE [WP] The Twelve Months by George Ellis - dl

dii · Post by **dii** » January 24th, 2010, 4:30 am

The Twelve Months by George Ellis (1753 - 1815)

George Ellis, a Jamacian land owner, was a friend of Sir Walter Scott.
It is possible that via Scott he was the inspiration for Emily Brontë 's choice of the nom de plume Ellis Bell.

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-twelve-months-by-george-ellis/

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This week's poem requires a little creativity!

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Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44100 kHz

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Begin your reading with the abbreviated LibriVox disclaimer:
(Please leave no more than 0.5-1 second of silence at the beginning of your recording!)

The Twelve Months by George Ellis, read for LibriVox.org by [your name].
[Add, if you wish, date, your location, and/or your personal url.]

Then read the poem:

SNOWY, Flowy, Blowy,
Showery, Flowery, Bowery,
Hoppy, Croppy, Droppy,
Breezy, Sneezy, Freezy.

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End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.

Please leave 5 seconds of silence at the end of your recording.

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File name - all in lowercase: twelvemonths_ellis_[your initials].mp3 (eg. twelvemonths_ellis_klh.mp3)

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Artist Name: George Ellis
Track Title: The Twelve Months - Read by [YOUR INITIALS] (eg. The Twelve Months - Read by KLH)
Album Title: LibriVox Weekly Poetry
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Post by **ezwa** » January 24th, 2010, 5:38 am

Hi Dii,

It was easier sung than read: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/dl/twelvemonths_ellis_ezwa.mp3 (0:35).

dii · Post by **dii** » January 24th, 2010, 5:41 am

Wow, Ezwa, this was AMAZING!

Thank you so much!

Post by **ezwa** » January 24th, 2010, 5:43 am

Thank you, Dii.

Post by **aradlaw** » January 24th, 2010, 6:14 am

Good morning dii

I finally got out of bed and set this up, I gave you a bit more room - you may need it this week

dii · Post by **dii** » January 24th, 2010, 6:16 am

aradlaw wrote:Good morning dii I finally got out of bed and set this up, I gave you a bit more room - you may need it this week

Good morning and thanks, David!

I hope I'll hear your version soon *nudge*

Post by **aradlaw** » January 24th, 2010, 6:26 am

It is a short one, I can manage that

off to Short Works we go (with this short work) >>>

Ernst Pattynama · Post by **Ernst Pattynama** » January 24th, 2010, 8:36 am

My recording of those Twelve Months

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/dl/twelvemonths_ellis_eep.mp3
Duration: 0'44"
Size: 695 KB

It struck me that it took more than 1 minute to save this short poem!

Good luck with this project!

Ernst

dii · Post by **dii** » January 24th, 2010, 9:09 am

Thanks a lot, Ernst!

ravenotation · Post by **ravenotation** » January 24th, 2010, 1:05 pm

Hi Dii,
Here's mine even if I don't hold a candle next to Ernst's recording, never mind ezwa's lovely rendition [who is completely out of my league, as usual].
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/dl/twelvemonths_ellis_rn.mp3 (38s / 601kb)
As I'm not too creative, I can't wait to hear what everyone else will do with this poem.
ttfn,
raven

dii · Post by **dii** » January 24th, 2010, 1:24 pm

Hi Raven!

There's no reason to be modest, your recording is great!

I could hear the snow and freeze

Post by **aradlaw** » January 24th, 2010, 2:32 pm

Here's mine dii, what do you think?

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/dl/twelvemonths_ellis_dl.mp3
1:00

dii · Post by **dii** » January 24th, 2010, 2:35 pm

Haha, David, that was hilarious!

Thanks so much! [though maybe there was a little background noise, don't you think?

]

Post by **aradlaw** » January 24th, 2010, 3:08 pm

dii wrote:Haha, David, that was hilarious! Thanks so much! [though maybe there was a little background noise, don't you think? ]

Whaaat, I was just browsing through my calendar

dii · Post by **dii** » January 24th, 2010, 3:11 pm

aradlaw wrote:
dii wrote:Haha, David, that was hilarious! Thanks so much! [though maybe there was a little background noise, don't you think? ]
Whaaat, I was just browsing through my calendar

LOL, I know, didn't you hear the irony in my words?