Each week a poem is chosen to be recorded by as many Librivox volunteers as possible!
This week we read O Canada!, by Robert Stanley Weir. The poem can be found online here: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/anthem_e.cfm
Thanks to marlodianne for suggesting we do this one for Canada Day.
At the beginning, read the abbreviated "librivox disclaimer":O Canada!
by Robert Stanley Weir
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
"O Canada!, by Robert Stanley Weir, read for librivox.org by [your name], forCanada Day, 2006" or some variation on that, adding date, location, your personal url, if you wish.
At the End say: End of poem. (Optionally add: This recording is in the public domain.)
Save your recording as an mp3 file using the following filename and ID3 tag format:
File name ? all in lowercase: o_canada_weir_[your initials].mp3
ID-3 tags:
Title: O Canada! - Read by [your initials]
Artist: Robert Stanley Weir
Album: LibriVox Weekly Poetry
Please be sure that your recording software is set to the following technical specifications:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44100 kHzs
Please check the Recording Notes thread before recording:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
If this is your first recording, you'll also find this useful:
http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/NewbieGuideToRecording
You may either post a link to your completed files here in the thread or email them to me via http://www.yousendit.com/ at this address: ac DOT timshel AT gmail DOT com. If you use yousendit, please post the link it generates in this thread as well.
When you post your link, please include your name as you would like it credited on the catalog page and any URL by which you would like it accompanied. (Note: This is necessary only if your information is not yet in the wiki: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/ListOfReadersCatalogNames#preview)
If you wish to contribute, please have your readings submitted by 5:00 p.m. PST on Saturday, July 1st.
Enjoy!
(And remember, anyone who submits a recording can choose and/or coordinate an upcoming weekly poem! If you'd like to suggest a poem or coordinate a future Weekly Poetry project, please visit this thread: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1114)