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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevosocial/message

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A British Podcast Award nominated show that's consistently described as "not boring"... Leah Marks (voice actor and radio person) and Nic Redman (voiceover and voice coach) mash together interviews, investigations and problem solving in this cheerful show for voiceover types. There's a new episode on the first of every month and you can find out more at www.thevosocial.com. See you there, VO chums!