Verity

[Globaltruth]

I like the variety we now get with the expanded roster of Late Junction presenters.

Delighted to read that HG.

Each to his or her own....

[Globaltruth]

Verity presenting In Tune of all things on Monday ( but just for the one day )

thanks for the alert Zola...

[johncorrigan]

I notice that Verity's back on the LJ decks tonight.

[Globaltruth]

I notice that Verity's back on the LJ decks tonight.

Verily verily it is Verity - Tues there was lots of trad WM., Weds something of a classic (the toy piano featured - a traditional favourite)....she was talking about hand made instruments, an opportunity to watch this again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFFL6PsTklQ

but still no FT?

[DracoM]

Indeed, Verity it is!! Excellent to have her back.

[DracoM]

Just playing back through some old cassette tapes discovered in a turn-out and realise I am forever in Verity's debt in that in an ancient LJ, she played Jeff Buckley's 'Lilac Wine't and started a passion I am still living. Later it made me catch his stunning version of Britten's Corpus Christi Carol.

I do hope she is back on LJ soon, and it is so good to have her 'less is more' style on Afternoon on 3 compared to the gushing claptrap we get from others.

[Globaltruth]

Just playing back through some old cassette tapes discovered in a turn-out and realise I am forever in Verity's debt in that in an ancient LJ, she played Jeff Buckley's 'Lilac Wine't and started a passion I am still living. Later it made me catch his stunning version of Britten's Corpus Christi Carol.

then I'm guessing you heard this....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048hxpk

[DracoM]

No, missed it, VERY many thanks for the link.

Just listened. Oh, crikey............what a gifted, damaged waif!

I urge anyone who has not heard him, find out his version of Britten's Corpus Christi Carol. I seriously do not think there's ever been a better performance of it.

[mercia]

not that I'm particularly bothered by these things, but has Ms Sharp permanently taken over from Ms Derham (afternoons) ? I don't seem to have heard the latter for ages.

[must admit I cannot distinguish Ms Sharp's voice from Ms Burton-Hill's - I'm sure they are one and the same]

[Nick Armstrong]

[must admit I cannot distinguish Ms Sharp's voice from Ms Burton-Hill's - I'm sure they are one and the same]

CBH's maddening lisp is the give away. Otherwise, I agree, and indeed the Verity/CBH thing is not unique. Currently have on one of the Temple Winter Festival concerts, and the only way to tell SaraMP from CBH is the lisp. Other than that, all three are remarkably similar. Whoever recruit/s these people must have an ear for an aural clone

[DracoM]

Verity's voice is much lower pitched, less operatic in overtones and much, much quieter, far less frenetic, more conversational. One of the very best of the top four presenters.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Verity's voice is much lower pitched, less operatic in overtones and much, much quieter, far less frenetic, more conversational. One of the very best of the top four presenters.

Yes - another way of "telling" is to listen to the content of what they're saying - if it's interesting and connected to the Music just/about to be played, then it's Verity.

[DracoM]

Yes - totally agree. Which makes her stand out from other presenters in so many ways.

[Nick Armstrong]

Yes - another way of "telling" is to listen to the content of what they're saying - if it's interesting and connected to the Music just/about to be played, then it's Verity.

[johncorrigan]

I know there's at least a couple of us here who are not big fans of Sam Lee but I have to say that Verity persuaded me last Thursday that his version of 'Lovely Molly' worth listening to. I thought it was great - actually, so was the show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050xpyf

More VS please.
Max back tonight.