A song about political exile

[luzula]

Ugh, I had a stressful day yesterday, mostly related to my environmental organisation. /o\ Luckily I now have a quiet weekend at home, because earlier in the week I realized I was under too much stress and cancelled the conference trip I was supposed to have gone on this weekend (also related to my environmental organization). Go me.

However, I have also bought myself a new and upgraded microphone, because I'd been unsatisfied with my previous one for a while (which I've had for 10-15 years now). To celebrate, I have recorded the song which yesterday's podfic is named for, because I thought it deserved a larger audience. It's a song about birds flying south for the winter, but really about political exile, written in 1816 during the Bourbon restoration. You can listen to it here!

Do tell me what you think about the sound quality! Although I have also discovered (which is no surprise, really) that sound quality is very much affected by how you listen to it. It turns out that with an external sound card and good quality headphones, recordings made with my previous microphone also sound much better than they did with cheap headphones. Ah well.

Comments

[regshoe]

I'm sorry about the stressfulness <3 Good for you cancelling things that get too much, and I hope you have a nice quiet weekend!

*opens song in tab* Ooh, excellent, I will tell you what I think of it :D Huh, one hears so much (er, in D. K. Broster novels...) about the troubles of Royalist exiles after the Revolution, it's strange to see the same thing happen to Republicans (presumably?) after the Restoration.

[luzula]

I have obtained Daniel Szechi's book on the '15. I am sure that event was quite stressful for those involved, but it is restful for me to read about. : ) And after that I will read the femslashy book you discovered which is set during that time...

Huh, one hears so much (er, in D. K. Broster novels...) about the troubles of Royalist exiles after the Revolution, it's strange to see the same thing happen to Republicans (presumably?) after the Restoration.
Hee! Yes, the exiles in this case are Republicans. : )

[regshoe]

Excellent historical reading—heh, you'll be perfectly placed to tell just how much of the history Hinkson gets wrong :P But I hope you enjoy both the history book and For the White Rose anyway!

[luzula]

I have just found the following delightful sentence in the book: 'God damn him and the Lord Marquess, and bid him dight his breech with the commission!' That is, he should wipe his arse with the commission. I have now learned the word 'dight'. : )

[regshoe]

XD This sounds like an entertaining history book—and a new word, excellent!

[chestnut_pod]

The unequaled rush of cancelling plans! I congratulate you.

Just listening on my laptop speakers, the sound quality is very clear and crisp. The new mic seems to handle plosives well, even when sung at volume.

[luzula]

The unequaled rush of cancelling plans! I congratulate you.
Yessss, it feels great!

And thanks, I'm glad it sounds good! The mic did also come with a pop screen, which I have not used before.

[seascribble]

I LOVE to cancel a plan. I'm glad you were able to do so and hope you get good rest!

Did you pick the tune for the song or is it historical? I liked it. Sound quality seemed very crisp to my untrained ear.

[luzula]

Canceling plans FTW! \o/

The tune is historical--apparently Béranger who wrote the lyrics didn't write his own music, but just used other people's tunes. There's a link on the AO3 page to where I found the music. I do write tunes sometimes, too, but my style is much more folksy. : )

I'm glad the sound quality sounds good to you!

[nnozomi]

I never get tired of your lovely alto register. (I don't have anything useful to say about the sound quality, except that it sounds very clear to me.) Hoping the stress has receded by now...

[luzula]

Aww, what a nice thing to say. Thank you! <3