It is a long time since Linda Lee Welsh left Texas. Since then she has studied at the University of Alaska and at RADA, and was guest lecturer at the University of Meikai in Japan. She has a particular interest in that country. Her home in America was filled with Japanese artefacts, following her parents’ visit there at the end of the second World War.
We enjoyed her morning as guest of the SU3A Literature Network at The Showroom. Between them, Linda and her accompanist Michael (pictured right), presented a tantalising collection of seashore images through words and sound. We were back by the sea, watching the boats bob together, listening to their clatter and groans, exploring a figure by the shore. We drifted through the sounds of fairground music and the banter of boatmen by the quay. There were touches of folk song and the cry of sea gulls, strange hints of mermaids, and a weird sea creature from the deep. The audience was intrigued by all this and wanted to learn more about their style of presentation. Michael, at sound control, explained that the voiceover was made with the help of several friends, the sounds of the sea were authentic recordings and that he had worked with various groups on this type of production. It proved a memorable occasion.
Our thanks to Judith Vernier for chairing the meeting admirably, and for giving a summary of the achievements of the Literature Network during the course of the last twelve meetings.
The Network meets again at Shirley House in the Autumn. Watch this space for details.
Peter Barclay
Yvonne Rowland ................................................ Literature Network
We enjoyed her morning as guest of the SU3A Literature Network at The Showroom. Between them, Linda and her accompanist Michael (pictured right), presented a tantalising collection of seashore images through words and sound. We were back by the sea, watching the boats bob together, listening to their clatter and groans, exploring a figure by the shore. We drifted through the sounds of fairground music and the banter of boatmen by the quay. There were touches of folk song and the cry of sea gulls, strange hints of mermaids, and a weird sea creature from the deep. The audience was intrigued by all this and wanted to learn more about their style of presentation. Michael, at sound control, explained that the voiceover was made with the help of several friends, the sounds of the sea were authentic recordings and that he had worked with various groups on this type of production. It proved a memorable occasion.