[78-L] Western swing festival on now! (Pronunciation of names)

[Cary Ginell]

In the case of Soileau, if you have a basic working understanding of French, you can pronounce just about any French, Acadian, or Cajun name. The rest is best served with experience or knowing who to ask.

Cary Ginell

> From: audiotechtransfer at bresnan.net
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:54:12 -0600
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Western swing festival on now! (Pronunciation of names)
> 
> I recently began putting together and broadcasting two two-hour weekly shows 
> on the local college radio station, KNWT, Cody, Wyoming.  One of those 
> shows, airing at 10AM - Noon Saturdays, is "Dave's Old Time Radio" featuring 
> music from the era of 78s.
> 
> I'm comfortable doing the voice overs and I'm careful not to interject 
> vocalized pauses such as "like", "ya-know", "umm" etc....  However, I worry 
> about my pronunciation of artist's names.  The example you cite below, "Leo 
> Soileau" would have me flummoxed.  Any tips or suggestions on researching 
> proper pronunciation of names?
> 
> Best regards,
> Dave Rose
> aka Cactus Cowboy
> 
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:23:36 -0700
> > From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Western swing festival on now!
> > To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
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> > Cajun pioneer Leo Soileau's last name was just pronounced "so-LAY" instead 
> > of "swa-LOW," as it should be pronounced, one of many mangled 
> > pronunciations on WKCR's western swing broadcast today.
> >
> > Cary Ginell
> >
> 
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