tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post4148522775655119814..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: The Seanachaí*Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1445597089744755782011-06-08T06:31:32.389-02:302011-06-08T06:31:32.389-02:30Loved listening to this again. Thank you. He had a...Loved listening to this again. Thank you. He had a great way about him, a real entertainer who delighted in his act. <br /><br />You might remember I <a href="http://stancarey.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/stories-and-sounds-of-a-seanchai/" rel="nofollow">wrote</a> about this video (and another of Kelly's) a while back, though I focused on the characteristics of his colourful dialect.Stanhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-82554577358990430132011-06-03T23:23:05.766-02:302011-06-03T23:23:05.766-02:30I would love to hear you tell one of your stories....I would love to hear you tell one of your stories. Can you do a audio clip for us, oh please do.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-10907295294281969472011-06-03T11:12:15.985-02:302011-06-03T11:12:15.985-02:30Laurie:
Thanks, as always, for your marvellous ent...Laurie:<br />Thanks, as always, for your marvellous enthusiasm!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-64790975234384926112011-06-03T10:54:20.099-02:302011-06-03T10:54:20.099-02:30oh yes! yes to all of this! i bet you listen har...oh yes! yes to all of this! i bet you listen hard. i can just see it.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45099027454592731682011-06-02T22:32:11.918-02:302011-06-02T22:32:11.918-02:30BW:
I find there is such a hunger out there for a ...BW:<br />I find there is such a hunger out there for a good story - TV has wrecked this old tradition but it is being revived, thank heaven.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-4412245471025734182011-06-02T22:31:22.377-02:302011-06-02T22:31:22.377-02:30Marcia:
The trick is to mark your stories with pau...Marcia:<br />The trick is to mark your stories with pauses so you can take that hidden breath.<br />My sentences are run on too but with the pauses marked it is effortless.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-32514503372156755002011-06-02T20:05:48.956-02:302011-06-02T20:05:48.956-02:30Good story. Liked the punchline. Reminds me of nig...Good story. Liked the punchline. Reminds me of nights in County Kerry.<br />I'm off to spend a weekend round campfires, tents and trees. Maybe I should steal that story.<br />Though are people content to listen and wait these days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-84402304896162006722011-06-02T20:04:58.849-02:302011-06-02T20:04:58.849-02:30I'm a decent writer but I've found my sent...I'm a decent writer but I've found my sentences to be too long and complicated for reading out loud. The one time I tried to read one of my stories for public radio, I was constantly running out of breath.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63021049345315604842011-06-02T18:29:32.728-02:302011-06-02T18:29:32.728-02:30Nick:
I could listen to him for a month of Sundays...Nick:<br />I could listen to him for a month of Sundays and not get bored.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48982451499920851492011-06-02T18:29:03.518-02:302011-06-02T18:29:03.518-02:30T:
Yes so they tell me, it must be like your good ...T:<br />Yes so they tell me, it must be like your good self, we are not aware we have them. If it is pointed out to me, which it is frequently, I get very self-conscious. It spoils the mood.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-51157274377720836842011-06-02T18:27:48.360-02:302011-06-02T18:27:48.360-02:30Well GM:
There is talk of The Play going to Irelan...Well GM:<br />There is talk of The Play going to Ireland next year so your wish may be granted. I will let you know...:D<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36442912595703776442011-06-02T18:13:15.381-02:302011-06-02T18:13:15.381-02:30What a wonderful story. Beautifully told, so atmos...What a wonderful story. Beautifully told, so atmospheric. And the punchline was brilliant.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-79147244969902685302011-06-02T17:03:55.333-02:302011-06-02T17:03:55.333-02:30LOL! Gorgeous accent that storyteller has, WWW! ...LOL! Gorgeous accent that storyteller has, WWW! Do you still have yours ? :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48264319797377331802011-06-02T15:11:27.519-02:302011-06-02T15:11:27.519-02:30I too, love to listen to the spaces! Maybe one da...I too, love to listen to the spaces! Maybe one day I will hear you tell a story!Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.com