VO clips demonstrating my natural speaking voice for corporate and audiobook work.

Natural Voice VO Reel

JUDITH - a Monologue from Aspects by Burtie Welland

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0:00 - 0:41 The State of Grace by Rachael Lucas (RP, Young Adult, F, Autistic)
0:42 - 1:27  Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon (RP, 6yrs, F)
1:28 - 1:55 Somewhere Out There West of Thetford by DJ Taylor (Norfolk, Mature, F)
1:55-2:30   Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontee (W Yorks, Young Adult, F)
2:31 - 3:05   Remember to Love Me by Becky Wright (Norfolk, Mature, M)
3:06 - 3:51   Angus, Thongs & Full - Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison (RP, Young Adult, F)
3:52 - 4:17 The Owl Service by Alan Garner (Heightened RP, M, Adult, Welsh, M, Adult)

Joanna SWAN Narration Voice Reel

Joanna SWAN Commercial VO Reel

I parodied the lyrics of Dreams (Stevie Nicks for Fleedwood Mac) and set my version to a karaoke backing track. Next step will be to make a video to go with this!

Dreams Parody

My a capella version of Frankie Armstrong's "The Old Man From Over The Sea" which comes from the Anne Briggs album "A Bird In The Hand". This was recorded live at West Norfolk Radio in April 2015.

The Old Man From Over The Sea

A few years ago I directed a young actress, KT Broadbent in a one-woman staging of The Yellow Wallpaper. To enhance the performance (and make KT's job easier) we decided to pre-record some of the passages and play them over her action, as if they were the thoughts in her head come to life. The recording and mastering of seven seperate extracts was done by Chris Bond at Sea Plane Studio, under my direction.
I have recently rediscovered the CD we used and wondered what would happen if I created a random 2-track mix of the extracts in Audacity. The result is very creepy!

Yellow Wallpaper Mix - ft KT Broadbent

From a Cassette made in 1988 by the Friends of Wensum Lodge and "Chatterbox", documenting the history of Wensum Lodge Adult Education Centre, Norwich. The speaker is historian Chris Barringer, then resident tutor in Norfolk for the Cambridge University Board of Extra Mural Studies.
The Cassette was the result of a project undertaken by Ken Davies, a Warden of Wensum Lodge at the invitation of "Chatterbox", a talking newspaper for the blind and partially sighted.
Staff at Jurnets Bar found a copy of the Cassette in the cellar in 2013, and asked a local sound technician to convert it into digital format so that it could be shared.
The full Cassette was 60 minutes long. This particular extract deals with the founding of the building now known as The Music House, home of Jurnets Bar. 

History of The Music House (Jurnet's Bar) Part 1 - Isaac of Jurnet

This is the musical track that was used as a chapter divider on the Cassette made in 1988 by the Friends of Wensum Lodge and "Chatterbox" audio magazine for the blind and partially sighted!

The music of Wensum Lodge!

With words by Karen Ellery and Reginald Oliver, music by Alex Briggs​ and Grey Malkin​ and my own vocals, this song is based on the story 'A Neighbour's Landmark' by M. R. James.

The Ballad Of Betton Wood

Purchase the single at Bandcamp
https://theilk1.bandcamp.com/album/brigg-fair-single

Joanna Swan

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