45. Geordie
Episode 45 of the The Voiceover Social podcast, hosted by Rob Bee and Helen Bee, titled "45. Geordie" was published on August 1, 2021 and runs 36 minutes.
August 1, 2021 ·36m · The Voiceover Social
Summary
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.
Episode Description
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.
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