COMPLETE[POETRY]Cowboy Songs & Other- John Lomax-a

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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)
This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/cowboy-songs-and-other-frontier-ballads-by-john-lomax/
  • BC: silverquill
    MC: alg1001
    DPL: MrsHand

    1. 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.
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    3. 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.
    4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21300
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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

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    6. BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430

      Set your recording software to:
      Channels: 1 (Mono)
      Bit Rate: 128 kbps
      Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
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      No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
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      "[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]

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        "End of Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads, by John Lomax. "

      There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

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    8. 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.
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      128 kbps MP3
      cowboysongs_###_lomax_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ### is the section number (e.g. cowboysongs_001_lomax_128kb.mp3)



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      • You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: alg1001
      • When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
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      Any questions?
      Please post below
~ Larry
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Post by alg1001 »

Hi Larry,
I set this up for you.
Have fun!
Amy
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Post by silverquill »

alg1001 wrote:Hi Larry,
I set this up for you.
Have fun!
Amy
Oh, thanks, Amy!
I probably won't be able to set this up until this evening. A lot of sections, but I hope it will be a popular collection.
~ Larry
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Post by Peter Why »

I'd like to read section 50, California Joe, please, if you don't mind a non-USA accent.

Peter
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Post by BettyB »

I'd like to claim 64, 69. 78, 83, 86 and 135.
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Post by NemoR »

Oh Larry, these look like so much fun!

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
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Post by BettyB »

Would you please add 78 to the list. Thanks.
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Post by silverquill »

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.
~ Larry
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Post by bluechien »

Can I claim 35 please, if no one above did?
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Post by Peter Why »

Here's section 50

https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/cowboysongs_050_lomax_128kb.mp3

(7.45)

EDIT: and can I claim 65, The Last Longhorn; and 71, The Young Charlottie, please? [EDIT 2: mistaken title: should have been 71: Fair Fannie Moore]

Peter
Last edited by Peter Why on March 26th, 2017, 9:34 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Post by silverquill »

bluechien wrote:Can I claim 35 please, if no one above did?
You've got it!
Thanks.
~ Larry
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Post by silverquill »

Peter Why wrote:Here's section 50

https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/cowboysongs_050_lomax_128kb.mp3

(7.45)

EDIT: and can I claim 65, The Last Longhorn; and 71, The Young Charlottie, please?

Peter
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Thanks so much.
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Post by Peter Why »

Here's 65, The Last Longhorn:

https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/cowboysongs_065_lomax_128kb.mp3
(2.41)

...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.

EDIT: Here's 71, The Fair Fannie Moore: https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/cowboysongs_071_lomax_128kb.mp3
(2.40)

Peter
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Post by alg1001 »

I'll move you Short Works now, Larry. This is a popular one!
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Post by realisticspeakers »

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
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