Over the past few weeks, for the Women Make History project, I have been luring some of our wonderful WMH volunteers into a soundproof box to record the first ever Glasgow Women’s Library podcast!
The podcast is of the West End Women’s Heritage Walk and will take listeners on a journey round Glasgow’s West End pointing out points of interest relating to Women’s History, it will make our walk, and women’s history much more accessible.
The recording process has been really fun, I have even taken on a role and got into character to play a little part myself – the first time I have stepped behind the microphone and I have to say that I am now itching to do more!
A massive thanks must go out to Louise Storrie, who has been teaching me the podasting ropes, and also Jean, Anne and Kirsty – who each allowed me to shut them in a soundproof box for a number of hours and made them take on various roles, repeating sections to get them just right. They were all very patient and really got into the spirit of things, thanks once again Women Make History team.
Thanks also to the Scottish Youth Theatre who provided the sound proof box for recording, the finished product is going to sound that much better thanks to this modern equipment.
Now onto the edit stage, another part I am really looking forward to, sourcing sound effects and maybe even recording some ourselves! Watch out BBC – we are about to take the podcasting world by storm!!
Keep an eye on the Women Make History wesbite for the podcast going live later in the year. If you are interested in being involved with the Women Make History project then just contact me at the library, it’s great fun and you learn a lot just by being involved.
