Would have liked a longer piece, with slightly shorter music on eitehr end. Apart from that, the quality you come to expect from Dmae's work is all there.
Great to find somethign about a local place, Anstruther is jsut 10 minutes down the road, yet made by someone form a different cultural background.
Did you get any more tape of the these "local" people, Dmae?
This is a cute (but not sappy) vignette about simple and universal expressions of love. The couple are instantly likeable and this short interview creates a vivid portrait. This would make for a nice drop-in almost anytime, especially around Valentine's Day, Sweetest Day, etc.
I'd like to see the narration stripped out of the interview itself. Once the narration describes the kissing and blushing, I realized a didn't need a narration anymore--I just want to hear them. Everything the internal narration says after the basic introduction (ending about :35 into piece) is either covered elsewhere or redundant to the interviewees' comments. I listened to it a few times, mentally edited out the voice over, and I think it would make the portrait even stronger. Further, I must admit that I agree--the bookends of "Amazing Grace" feel a little cliche here. Bagpipe music isn't mentioned in the piece--so why is it there?
Everything is lovely here, but you don't want Amazing Grace as the bookends. Yeah, on the bagpipes, it says Scotland, but a dog on a leash with bagpipes will say Scotland. What's wanted here is an unknown tune -- mysterious and haunting. The rest is absolutely delightful.
This is about as simple as a radio piece can get, and there's great beauty in that simplicity. I wish the bagpipes hadn't been playing the way-cliche "Amazing Grace", but the charm of the portrait far outweighs that tiny complaint.
Comments for Singing in St. Andrews
Produced by Dmae Lo Roberts
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4 comments
Chris Frear
Posted on November 08, 2005 at 03:16 PM | Permalink
Review of Singing in St. Andrews
Would have liked a longer piece, with slightly shorter music on eitehr end. Apart from that, the quality you come to expect from Dmae's work is all there.
Great to find somethign about a local place, Anstruther is jsut 10 minutes down the road, yet made by someone form a different cultural background.
Did you get any more tape of the these "local" people, Dmae?
Regards,
Chris In Scotland.
Eric Nuzum
Posted on October 27, 2003 at 12:20 PM | Permalink
Review of Singing in St. Andrews
I'd like to see the narration stripped out of the interview itself. Once the narration describes the kissing and blushing, I realized a didn't need a narration anymore--I just want to hear them. Everything the internal narration says after the basic introduction (ending about :35 into piece) is either covered elsewhere or redundant to the interviewees' comments. I listened to it a few times, mentally edited out the voice over, and I think it would make the portrait even stronger. Further, I must admit that I agree--the bookends of "Amazing Grace" feel a little cliche here. Bagpipe music isn't mentioned in the piece--so why is it there?
Jackson Braider
Posted on October 26, 2003 at 05:35 PM | Permalink
Review of Singing in St. Andrews
Everything is lovely here, but you don't want Amazing Grace as the bookends. Yeah, on the bagpipes, it says Scotland, but a dog on a leash with bagpipes will say Scotland. What's wanted here is an unknown tune -- mysterious and haunting. The rest is absolutely delightful.
Noah Miller
Posted on October 20, 2003 at 12:14 PM | Permalink
Review of Singing in St. Andrews
This is about as simple as a radio piece can get, and there's great beauty in that simplicity. I wish the bagpipes hadn't been playing the way-cliche "Amazing Grace", but the charm of the portrait far outweighs that tiny complaint.