Robert Burns: a collection of poems and songs
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4.9 • 11 Ratings
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
Robert Burns like you've never heard him before.
Set within modern and vivid soundscapes, this collection gives Burns' texts new resonance. From the soullessness of a call-centre through the simple joy of a baby’s nursery to the horror of the battlefields and all the way into space, this is a visceral roller-coaster through the poems and songs of Scotland’s National Bard.
Produced by multi-award winning, immersive audio company Almost Tangible.
Chapters:
1 - Full Burns Sound-Journey (All poems)
2 - A Man's A Man for a' That (Eilidh Loan)
3 - A Poet's Address to his Love-Begotten Daughter (Lewis Rae)
4 - Address to a Haggis (Sophia McLean)
5 - Ae Fond Kiss, and Then we Sever (Eilidh Loan)
6 - A Red Red Rose, sung (Joshua Manning, Steph MacGaraidh, Sophia McLean)
7 - A Red Red Rose, spoken (Eilidh Loan)
8 - Auld Lang Syne (Joshua Manning, Steph MacGaraidh, Sophia McLean)
9 - Belles of Mauchline/To Ruin (James Robinson/Sam Garioch)
10 - Bottle and Friend (Tom Vanson)
11 - Epitaph for a Friend (Brigit Forsyth)
12 - Gin I Were a Baron's Heir (Peter Gardiner)
13 - John Anderson, my Jo (Ross Sutherland)
14 - My Heart's in the Highlands (Ross Sutherland)
15 - Pretty Peg (Sam Garioch)
16 - Scots Wha Hae (Peter Gardiner)
17 - Sweet Afton (James Robinson)
18 - Tam O'Shanter (Steph MacGaraidh)
19 - The Bonny Earl of Murray (Brigit Forsyth)
20 - To a Louse (Joshua Manning)
21 - To a Mountain Daisy (Sophia McLean)
22 - To a Mouse (Joshua Manning)
23 - To the Toothache (Tom Vanson)
24 - Ye Banks and Braes (Tracy Wiles)
Director: Carl Prekopp
Sound Designer/Composer: Jon Nicholls
Production Manager: Alex Lynch
Exec Producer: Charlotte Melén
Cover Design: Tom Prekopp
Customer Reviews
Epic and sincere
This collection beautifully captures Burns’s poetry in all its splendor. The epic soundscapes are deliciously varied and were clearly chosen with real specificity to match each poem. The voice actors are excellent; authentic and sincere. I only knew a few poems before listening... now, I can’t wait to listen again.
Fresh and creative
To be honest, I am not generally an avid reader of Burns’ poetry, but this fresh approach to his work really brings it to life in a modern and accessible way. What I liked was the “ordinariness” of the voices: each poem feels like it is simply being spoken aloud by the person whose experience it is; there is a lovely authenticity. I also like the modern spin in places - such as poems left as voicemail - which makes you listen to the poems in a different way. All in all, a refreshing and creative approach to Burns!
Great
Love it. Looking forward to whipping this out for Burns Night.