Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John Lomax (1867 - 1948).
John Avery Lomax is a towering figure in the field of early American musicology and folklore. Through intensive field work, Lomax built up the core body of work for the Library of Congress Archive. "Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads" is his collection that propelled him to the forefront of his field and ignited new interest in American folklore, inspiring many to continue research. For his contributions to the field of cowboy music, Locas was inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame in 2010. Many of the verses here are accompanied by musical scores, and some may be more familiar in their musical form such as "A Home on the Range." A wide array of characters and life across the western United States is represented here. ( Larry Wilson)
How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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Genres for the project:
Keywords that describe the book: western, folklore, Texas, ranch, mississippi, cowboy, Arizona, Boston, buffalo, gowgirl, range, brigham young, cole younger, billy the kid
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
DURING recording: No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording! At the beginning of the recording, read the abbreviated "LibriVox disclaimer": "[Poem title], collected by John Lomax, read for LibriVox.org" by [your name] or some variation on that, adding date, location, your personal URL, etc., if you wish.[/i]
Then read the poem.
At the end of the poem, say: "End of poem. This recording is in the public domain"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads, by John Lomax. "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
AFTER recording Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide. Save files as
128 kbps MP3
cowboysongs_###_lomax_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ### is the section number (e.g. cowboysongs_001_lomax_128kb.mp3)
Please ignore ID3 V2 tags - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
I wish I had a singing voice that didn't sound like a bunch of dogs eating frogs!
My Dad would have loved hearing these while he was still with us, he was a cowboy at heart.
May I claim the following please:
4 The Dying Cowboy
5 The Days of Forty-nine
6 Joe Bowers
49 The Horse Wrangler
51 The Boston Burglar
52 Sam Bass
72 Hell in Texas
100 The Cowboy's Meditation
116 The Habit
124 The Hell-Bound Train
Thanks,
Nemo
Nemo
Thoreau - “Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake."
Wow, I didn't even get this finished setting up before I had to leave for work, and we are 15% claimed! Thanks to all of you. Check to make sure I have all of your sections correct in the MW.
Now, we just need a DPL!
BTW, I grew up with real cowboys in the "Round-Up City" of Pendleton, Oregon.
...and I made a slip-up with my other request. It's still section 71 (so it's correct in the MW), but the title is Fair Fannie Moore, not Young Charlottie, which has already been claimed.
I'll move you Short Works now, Larry. This is a popular one!
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
I would like to read, please:
25 The Bull-whacker
26 The "Metis" Song of the Buffalo Hunters
27 The Cowboy's Lament
28 Love In Disguise
29 Mustang Gray
Truth exists for the wise, Beauty for a feeling heart: They belong to each other. - Beethoven
Disclaimer: "Kind reader, if this our performance doth in aught fall short of promise, blame not our good intent, but our unperfect wit."