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When I was asked to contribute to this Voice Crafters article 'British Accents - A Comprehensive Guide,' I was, as many other Irish people would understand, a little conflicted. While I didn't quite start my responding email with '800 years...', I did try to highlight The Republic as a separate nation, albeit one very much shaped, linguistically and otherwise, by its colonial past. Not sure how well that came across in the finished article, but this is certainly a comprehensive and interesting guide to British accents - as well as some Irish ones for good measure. I mean, it wouldn't really be a British accent guide if they didn't claim a few Irish along the way, so I suppose it all checks out. Here's a quote from me trying really hard not to sound like a Fenian warrior, below. The majority of Southern Irish people are fiercely protective of our cultural and linguistic heritage, and quite adamant in separating that from our previous history as a colony of the United Kingdom. I recently caught up with my long-standing clients Danone Cow & Gate who I've been voicing ads for since 2015, for an all new campaign and sound with ZOO, 'Here Comes Happy.'
This surprisinglyy energetic and upbeat campaign (in comparison to this super sweet one that I voiced for the last 8 years) was recorded in Mutiny Recording Studios (in one of my rare city studio outings in these days of virtual link ups via home studio) by Mark Richards, and steered by Ian Hollinshead of Zoo & Chelsea Sandford of Danone. Always lovely trying new things with old friends. NEW WORK for SIPTU and Financial Services Union.
Over the last number of years the shift in many big business models has been away from the 'job for life' with benefits, pensions, and sick pay, and increasingly towards a model that shifts market risk onto workers and their families to maximise profit for the companies - a trend I've been exploring in one of my own personal projects (more on that soon!) and one I am all too familiar with as a 'freelance creative' aka gig worker. So, I found it serendipitous when I was asked to voice this campaign for #RESPECTATWORK. More information can be found at respectatwork.ie. Volcanic Talent |
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AuthorRM Clarke is a writer and voice-over artist. She has written for various literary mags and anthologies and won awards. She has put her voice to most things she can think of. Categories |