The Sound of Middle-earth -> reading from LotR - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Laurinquë · 10-26-2010, 12:59 PM

The consensus (thus far) seems to be for weekend after next, or Saturday the 6th of November. That's quite a long ways from our last call, but I suppose this is what I get from waiting around for someone else to do the organising.

Right then, Saturday 6th November at 18.00 GMT. Be there or. . . um. . . I shall be rather cross. I can't remember if we've read it before, but is anyone besides me going through another Ent-mania phase? If so, we could consider reading Treebread.

A Little Green · 10-26-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitch

Don't worry, it's really rather simple, unless you try to use some Evil Recording Software of Doom which wreaks havoc on it and you have to fix it with a Sonic Screwdriver. As long as one of us has you on their contact list, we can just add you to the call, and if you have any problems we can try to walk you through somehow via the text box.

Great, thanks! It should work out.

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Originally Posted by Lauri

Right then, Saturday 6th November at 18.00 GMT. Be there or. . . um. . . I shall be rather cross. I can't remember if we've read it before, but is anyone besides me going through another Ent-mania phase? If so, we could consider reading Treebread.

I will most definitely try to make it! Shouldn't be a problem though. Ent-mania - well now you mention it, I have been kind of doing Ent-related stuff lately (accompanying a friend in a song she composed for the Ent-Entwife-song), so yes, I kind of have something of an Ent-mania and wouldn't mind Treebeard in the least! I'm also fine with other chapters, really.

Pitchwife · 10-26-2010, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Lauri

The consensus (thus far) seems to be for weekend after next, or Saturday the 6th of November. That's quite a long ways from our last call, but I suppose this is what I get from waiting around for someone else to do the organising.

Don't worry, that's more or less what everybody involved in this does all the time, so kudos for taking the initiative!

The Treebeard chapter would be a nice choice for a rather smallish cast - just a narrator, Merry, Pippin, Treebeard, and Quickbeam if we include the Entmoot; and I already hear us all joining the chorus for the Ents' war chant!
Greenie, what instrument did you accompany that song on? You may have noticed that music is always welcome at these sessions, and music that's actually related to the text would be beyond awesome!

A Little Green · 10-26-2010, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitch

Greenie, what instrument did you accompany that song on? You may have noticed that music is always welcome at these sessions, and music that's actually related to the text would be beyond awesome!

Erm.. the kantele - an old Finnish instrument with thirty+ strings. You might be disappointed to hear though that what I played there was basically just the chords, albeit in a complicated fashion. Not sure if I could make it work so that you could actually hear more of the song than just the chords as they are a bit boring by themselves.

I can try to work it out if you want, not sure if it's possible though.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 10-26-2010, 08:08 PM

I'm fine with doing a call this or next weekend; just as long as my internet decides to be fast enough for a call, that is.

I am also very open to feeding Lauri's Ent-Mania phase. Go Ents!

Legate of Amon Lanc · 10-27-2010, 02:47 AM

If we are doing something only next week, then I should be able to participate, too... or at least I think so... so great to see such an interest rising

I'm all for ents or even kantele-background ents

Aganzir · 10-27-2010, 06:30 AM

Sounds good - even though the call might take quite long, given how quickly ents speak.

10-26-2010, 08:08 PM	#5
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	I'm fine with doing a call this or next weekend; just as long as my internet decides to be fast enough for a call, that is. I am also very open to feeding Lauri's Ent-Mania phase. Go Ents! __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

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Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	If we are doing something only next week, then I should be able to participate, too... or at least I think so... so great to see such an interest rising I'm all for ents or even kantele-background ents __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

10-27-2010, 06:30 AM	#7
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Sounds good - even though the call might take quite long, given how quickly ents speak. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

10-26-2010, 12:59 PM	#1
Laurinquë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 347	The consensus (thus far) seems to be for weekend after next, or Saturday the 6th of November. That's quite a long ways from our last call, but I suppose this is what I get from waiting around for someone else to do the organising. Right then, Saturday 6th November at 18.00 GMT. Be there or. . . um. . . I shall be rather cross. I can't remember if we've read it before, but is anyone besides me going through another Ent-mania phase? If so, we could consider reading Treebread.