45. Geordie

So you probably think the Geordie accent has something to do with the Vikings, right? Well wor lass, you think wrong! Nic’s had a poke around in some serious historical research and has made some very surprising discoveries. Also in this episode –  four voiceovers at Newcastle’s recent VO Social chat about how their accents have shaped their careers. Massive thanks to Leah's slightly confused but enthusiastic mum who picked up a guitar for the first time in years to record old Geordie ballad "The Water of Tyne" for this month's Source Elements ad, and extra thanks to these wonderful voices: Dan Pye https://www.danpye.com/ Rachel Kershaw https://rachelkershaw.com/ Jack Oddie https://jackoddie.com/  Zoë Hakin https://www.spotlight.com/2611-3425-5215  Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Get involved with a free straw phonation workshop here: https://www.rayvox.co.uk/pages/sovt-workshop Come to the social on Saturday: https://www.thevosocial.com/summer-social-2021 Get 15% off your Studiobricks booth here with the secret password, VO SOCIAL PODCATS here: https://www.acousticabins.com/vocal-booths-studiobricks-vo-edition/ Nic’s sources: https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/geordie-origins/ https://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-a-regional-dialect-of-english Theme tune written and performed by Martin Stirrup under this Creative Commons license.