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Carolin
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A Collection of Ballads by Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: https://librivox.org/a-collection-of-ballads-by-andrew-lang/
This is a collection of ballads, edited, with an introduction and notes by Andrew Lang. The ballads range widely in style, from the historic to the romantic, from the short to the epic, from Scotland to France. Some of the material is the fabric of well-known fairy-tales, others have a historical core, and again others are myths. In any case, every reader and listener should be able to find a poem in this collection that matches their particular style or mood. ( Carolin)
    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.
      Please note that we handle a one month deadline for poetry projects!
    4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1054
    5. 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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      Set your recording software to:
      Channels: 1 (Mono)
      Bit Rate: 128 kbps
      Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
    8. 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], edited by Andrew Lang, read for LibriVox.org" by [your name] or some variation on that, adding date, location, your personal URL, etc., if you wish.
      • Then read the poem.
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      "End of A Collection of Ballads by Andrew Lang.
      There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

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Post by Carolin »

full intro for the introduction :)
DURING recording:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
START of recording (Intro)
  • "Introduction to a Collection of Ballads. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
  • If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Say:
    "A Collection of Ballads, edited by Andrew Lang. Introduction"
    Just omit the chapter contents at the beginning of each chapter.

END of recording
  • At the end of the section, say:
    "End of Introduction"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"

There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
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Post by Carolin »

we have completed a number of poetry projects recently and suddenly i have three slots open :D

all readers and a dpl are most welcome to this project!
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Post by adonis »

Hello Carolin.

Might I claim 4 Tam Lin, 5 Thomas The Rhymer, 8 The Wife of Usher's Well, 9 The Twa Corbies, 12 Waly, Waly, 39 A Lyke Wake Dirge, 41 May Colven. 53 Willie's Ladye?

Thank you.
Tony Addison.
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Post by Carolin »

awesome, thank you tony!
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Post by adonis »

Hello Carolin, I hope this is alright. Tam Lin, my version. Length: 12:18.

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/ballads_04_lang_128kb.mp3

Thank you.
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Post by adonis »

And just one more. True Thomas. (True.) Length: 5:34.

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/ballads_05_lang_128kb.mp3

TA.
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Post by adonis »

This should be the lot except for Waly, Waly which I found I couldn't pull off. Odd. So you could cancel my claim on that one, perhaps?

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/ballads_08_lang_128kb.mp3

Length: 3:00

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/ballads_09_lang_128kb.mp3

Length: 1:41

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/ballads_39_lang_128kb.mp3

Length: 2:27

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/ballads_41_lang_128kb.mp3

Length: 3:25

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/ballads_53_lang_128kb.mp3

Length: 4:29

Thank you.
Tony.
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you tony :thumbs:
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Post by adonis »

Tam Lin had too much time left at tne start. This is a corrected version.

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/ballads_04_lang_128kb.mp3

Length: 12:04

Thank you.

TA.
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you :thumbs:
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Post by HZFerr »

May I claim: for PL

sect 4 Tam Lin

sect5 Thomas the Rhymer

sect 8 The Wife of Usher’s Well

sect9 The Twa Corbies

sect 39 A Lyke-Wake Dirge

sect 41 May Colven

sect 53 Willie’s Ladye

:D
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Post by Carolin »

hi helen, thank you for offering to jump in and helping to listen! go right ahead :) please post your notes here when you have listened :) thank you!
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Post by HZFerr »

PL OK for:

sect 4 Tam Lin (Child, Part II)

sect 5 Thomas the Rhymer (Child, Part II)

sect 8 The Wife of Usher’s Well (Child, vol. iii.)

sect 9 The Twa Corbies (Child, vol. i.)

sect 39 A Lyke-Wake Dirge

sect 41 May Colven (I loved this one best :thumbs: )

sect 53 Willie’s Ladye

Super great poems and reading. :clap:
Helen

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Post by adonis »

I had a kind of feeling you might like May Colven best - I nearly left it for a woman to read. But, hey, why be sexist?

Thank you.
TA.
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