One of you wonderful fans sent me a link this great medley of jigs from a Canadian Band named Great Big Sea. The music is from PodShow so is licensed for use in podcasts already. I like this tune and think it would be more compelling than the sparse sounds of the other tune.
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How about you? I need to adjust my narration in the outro a bit and I’ve written to the band to see if there’s something they’d rather I said there, but .. what do you think? Better? Worse? Go with “Larry O’Gaff”…?
Love it. The first one started a bit slow for me, but that fit’s it perfectly.
I prefer this one over Larry O’Gaff. It works well and won’t get too irritating to listen to.
I prefer the Larry O’Gaff, I thought the sparser sound gave it a more melodic feel. But I am sure whatever you like is for the best
This is one of those toss ups … the Larry O’Gaff is, perhaps, a more authentic sound and might be paced better for this book. The richer sound of Great Big Sea, and the additional instrumentation has its appeal, too. From the perspective of somebody being introduced to the universe for the first time with Double Share, I think it’s very accessible in a way that Larry O’Gaff might not be.
I loved great big sea. To me it just seems to have a more upbeat and optimistic feel to it.
I vote for this one.
I prefer the Larry O’Gaff. The Great Big Sea sound reminds me more of a rural harvest faire. I picture hay wagons and piles of pumpkins and corn. The Larry O’Gaff makes me think of sailing clippers.
Larry O’Gaff all the way! Remind yourself of the intro to Quarter Share. The singular sound of that opening set Ish on the path to greatness.
I liked the first one a lot better, but obviously its your call. What you have been doing works extremely well so far, so I think you should go with your own instincts.