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Fifty years & Other Poems by James Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project https://librivox.org/fifty-years-other-poems-by-james-weldon-johnson/
This is a collection of poems by James Weldon Johnson. Johnson was an early civil rights activist, and this theme is the basis for many of the poems in this collection as well. The first half of this volume contains poems in classical style and form, the second half of this collection is a set of "Jingles & Croons". ( 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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    4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17884
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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
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    7. DURING recording:
      No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
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      "[Poem title], by James Weldon Johnson, read for LibriVox.org" by [your name] or some variation on that, adding date, location, your personal URL, etc., if you wish.
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      "End of Fifty years & Other Poems by James Weldon Johnson.
      There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

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Post by Carolin »

the introduction goes with the long intro:
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 Fifty years & Other Poems. 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:
    "Fifty years & Other Poems, by James Weldon Johnson. Introduction by Brander Matthews"

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
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Post by Carolin »

this collection is now ready to go! all readers and a dpl are most welcome :D
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For this one, I could take the following: 1,20,25,31,36,57
~ Larry
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Post by NemoR »

May I claim the following please:

10 Brothers
12 The White Witch
19 Before a Painting
22 The Suicide
24 The Greatest of These Is War
27 Ghosts of the Old Year
40 The Awakening

Thank you!

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Thank you both :thumbs:
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Thank you :thumbs:
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Nemo

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Post by HZFerr »

Carolin,

May I DPL? :D
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Post by HZFerr »

(In case you said yes) :wink:

PL OK for

sect 19 Before a Painting
sect 22 The Suicide
sect 27 Ghosts of the Old Year
sect 40 The Awakening

sect 22 & 40... WOW, very powerful.
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Post by NemoR »

HZFerr wrote:(In case you said yes) :wink:

PL OK for

sect 19 Before a Painting
sect 22 The Suicide
sect 27 Ghosts of the Old Year
sect 40 The Awakening

sect 22 & 40... WOW, very powerful.
Thanks Helen! ... glad you are DPL'ing this project! :clap:

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Post by NemoR »

One more before bed - section 24..... length is 4:16

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/fiftyyears_24_johnson_128kb.mp3

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Thank you both :thumbs:
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Post by HZFerr »

sect 24 The Greatest of These Is War

PL OK

Left me breathless. :thumbs:
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