I'm now half way through production of Season 12, which I hope to begin releasing to you by the end of November. In the meantime, here is a bonus for you. It's a recording of a poem I wrote a couple of years ago, inspired by a painting by my then 14 year old granddaughter, Natalie Kennedy. It was performed earlier this year at an event in Liverpool involving poets and jazz musicians improvising along with them. So many people came up after the performance and asked if there was a recording of it, that I decided to go ahead and make one. So Pablo Sonaillon (double bass), Alex McDowall (guitar) and I headed to Crosstown Studios where the fabulous Jon Lawton recorded and mixed it for us. I do hope you enjoy it.
Our crowdfunding campaign to raise the funds to pay the professional voice actors for Season 12 can be reached at https://crowdfundr.com/aioySeason12. If you've been enjoying the show, I hope you appreciate just how wonderful these artists are, and how grateful we all are that they've been providing many voices over the past 4 years voluntarily. Just because they love the podcast. We'll be most grateful if you can donate, and also, if you would share the link as far and wide as you can. Thank you.
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Preview for Season 12
Hey there! Just to let you know I am beavering away recording, editing and creating the sound design for Season 12 "Am I Dead Yet?" (actually, that really a working title, haven't made any final decision yet...)
This season features the glorious vocal talents of some of your favourite AIOY actors, Christopher McDougall, Wendy Lap, Frances Broudie Oldridge, Roy R Carruthers, with newcomers Patricia Gray and Kate Hanley-Corley, as well as Flloyd Kennedy. Yep, me again.
It would be hugely appreciated if you can donate to our crowdfunding campaign - all the details, plus perks and merch available at https://crowdfundr.com/aioySeason12. Episodes will hopefully be available for release towards the end of November.
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Bonus : The Perfect Sentence
"Am I Old Yet?" is on hiatus at the moment, while I refresh myself and come up with some more adventures to send Helen on. Meantime, here is an audio fiction I think you will enjoy. "The Perfect Sentence" is a concept album, by Jeff Van Dreason, co-creator of "Greater Boston", and it's available on Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music or wherever you stream your music. It's part narrated, part acted, with a beautiful soundscape, and it concerns grief, friendship, art, memory, and so much more. This is the first track, just to give you a taster.
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Thanks for listening. Stay safe
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Oh Susie!
Thunder's Mouth Theatre presents: "Oh
Susie!" Episode 11 of Season 11. And yes, it does feel weird concluding a
season on an odd number. But, as I'm fond of telling my students and clients, 'weird' is a great word, it means 'something I'm not used to, so I'm expanding my universe'. We pick up where we left off at the end of Episode 10, when Susie offers herself to take up Preshanni's
job as the wait staff in Mrs Patel's cafe. Her mother is not happy...
You heard Lushika Preethrajh as Mrs Patel, and Flloyd Kennedy as Helen, Janey and Susie. The music is "In the Labyrinth" by John T La Barbera, and you can hear more of John's lovely music on Spotify and on Bandcamp. Thank to the Fable and Folly Network for their support, and encouragement. Please check out their sponsors at FableandFolly.com/sponsors.
And if you'd like to join in our friendly Discord community. You just need to
subscribe and donate over at patreon.com/amIoldyet.
Wishing you all a wonderful summer. Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Full transcript is available at amIoldyet.com/s11e11
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Secrets and... more secrets
This is Part 1 of Episode 10, or you can just call it Episode 10, because Megaphone will call the next one Episode 11, no matter what I call it. Never mind. Helen and Susie are still on a mission to find out what is going on with Preshanni, the young woman who went messing a couple of episodes ago. They know where she is - back with her family in South Africa, but they still don’t know why. Mrs Patel, Preshanni’s former employer, might have the answer, but Susie still has something that’s bothering her, and Helen intends to find out what it is. Enjoy
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A coming-of-age, slice of life, audio fiction comedy with a difference. Our ageing heroine shares senior moments, family relationships and adventures—entertaining and a wee bit provocative. In Season 6 some ancient Greek deities choose her to 'save the planet' - if she only knew what her superpower was. Written, performed and produced by Aussie-born, Liverpool-based actress, singer-songwriter and performance poet Flloyd Kennedy with guest performers on 3 continents.
Please support the podcast - you can subscribe at Patreon.com/amIoldyet.
★★★★★ "This is delightful storytelling from Flloyd Kennedy. Gentle but deceptively sharp; underestimate the characters populating this podcast at your own peril. The writing, performance and music are all a joy."
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