Ever so grateful posting this. Transported and hopeful at this bleakest of time, the world carelessly speaking of partialities when poised on the brink of more war. Thank you dear stranger.
I love it as well. Thank you for letting me know. Micheal's music gets it just right! It matters very much when someone lets me know they've listened, understood and felt. Layne Longfellow
My grandson studying John Smith and our book mentions the song of Hiawatha. Thank you for your video. It added so much beauty to and realization of the true American Native people.
@@meyerhome85 The Song of Hiawatha truly shaped this country and it's place names. I see places named Hiawatha all over the country. I'm so proud to know that my ancestors and community shared this story with Longfellow for the whole world to read.
One of my favorite childhood memories with my mother outing out this beautiful poem. I still think of those Indian children where we walked to school each day... I love the rhythm of movement.
Love how your voice feels and sounds more soft spoken than some other readings I have heard. Beuatiful music to capture the mood as well. Thank you for sharing.
My ancestor Mendoskong was credited with being the source of most of the stories in the Song of Hiawatha. With me being the generation yet unborn when it was recorded I wonder if there would be an interest in one done by me.
This is so beautiful, the cd of this man readings of Longfellow's poems is on the list of things I really want to purchase. They are things of beauty.' Longfellow touches ones heart."
When I first heard this poem said, I thought that Layne had the most beautiful voice, making this seem just like it was back in the olden days, cheering my up even though my turtle died.
The Song of Hiawatha is the legends of the Jim Island Indians. Most of the stories that Longfellow recorded he got straight from the lips of Chief Mendoskong. He lived on a tiny turtle shaped island in Saint Mary's River. Chief Mendoskong was the son of Shawanibinesi, chief of the Drummond Island band. Both father and son were considered Prophets by their communities. The Chief black Robe in the song of Hiawatha was Bishop Fredrick Baraga. 7 years after the song was recorded, Bishop Baraga signed an agreement with the Jim Island Indians, a group of pagans. Their chief carried a beaver bundle and had the ability to change the weather. Every time Baraga would make his way to Point of Peninsula and Minisheing the weather would take a turn for the worse.
Hi there Lane Allen, how are you, my friend? I was just thinking about you and suddenly found this here. So good to hear your wonderful voice again. Hope all is well. I miss you. Voo
Thank you, Angela. I'm thinking I might well advise the listener, as I do fully on the CD itself, that these are my adaptations, for the 21st century listener, rather than for the 19th century reader.
When I look up the poem from which this is based, the lyrics don't seem to match up. All the same, this is wonderful... I enjoy listening to it. Is there more available from this reading?
This is extraordinarily fine work -- but I would feel a lot better about it if you included a statement right up front that editions have been made to the original poem. It strikes me as disrespectful to alter a work without acknowledgement. But as I say... it's excellent.
this sounds much better than the british-accented crap at the national archive "librivox recordings" . so typical all the free shit sucks crap and i never get paid for all my hard work. this is the most depressing country in the world.
Ever so grateful posting this. Transported and hopeful at this bleakest of time, the world carelessly speaking of partialities when poised on the brink of more war. Thank you dear stranger.
I love it as well. Thank you for letting me know.
Micheal's music gets it just right!
It matters very much when someone lets me know they've listened, understood and felt.
Layne Longfellow
My grandson studying John Smith and our book mentions the song of Hiawatha. Thank you for your video. It added so much beauty to and realization of the true American Native people.
@@meyerhome85 The Song of Hiawatha truly shaped this country and it's place names. I see places named Hiawatha all over the country. I'm so proud to know that my ancestors and community shared this story with Longfellow for the whole world to read.
I have not auditioned my own readings for a very long time; thank you, Lisa, for prompting my
revisiting this work. Layne
One of my favorite childhood memories with my mother outing out this beautiful poem. I still think of those Indian children where we walked to school each day... I love the rhythm of movement.
Acting
Love how your voice feels and sounds more soft spoken than some other readings I have heard. Beuatiful music to capture the mood as well. Thank you for sharing.
My ancestor Mendoskong was credited with being the source of most of the stories in the Song of Hiawatha. With me being the generation yet unborn when it was recorded I wonder if there would be an interest in one done by me.
A beautiful presentation. The music set the mood and the fine reading conjured vivid images with ease, full of feeling and meaning. Thank you!
I heard this reading too and loved it. I wish I could find it again.
Immense reading of a beautiful poem. An eternal gift, thank you, Layne
What an amazingly beautiful beginning. Marvelously well done.
This is so beautiful, the cd of this man readings of Longfellow's poems is on the list of things I really want to purchase. They are things of beauty.' Longfellow touches ones heart."
One of my favorite lines is from the Love spell recorded in the Song. Naked lies your heart before me, to your naked heart I whisper.
When I first heard this poem said, I thought that Layne had the most beautiful voice, making this seem just like it was back in the olden days, cheering my up even though my turtle died.
The Song of Hiawatha is the legends of the Jim Island Indians. Most of the stories that Longfellow recorded he got straight from the lips of Chief Mendoskong. He lived on a tiny turtle shaped island in Saint Mary's River. Chief Mendoskong was the son of Shawanibinesi, chief of the Drummond Island band. Both father and son were considered Prophets by their communities. The Chief black Robe in the song of Hiawatha was Bishop Fredrick Baraga. 7 years after the song was recorded, Bishop Baraga signed an agreement with the Jim Island Indians, a group of pagans. Their chief carried a beaver bundle and had the ability to change the weather. Every time Baraga would make his way to Point of Peninsula and Minisheing the weather would take a turn for the worse.
R.I.P. Layne!!! He passed Jan 12 ,2019
Hi there Lane Allen, how are you, my friend? I was just thinking about you and suddenly found this here. So good to hear your wonderful voice again. Hope all is well. I miss you. Voo
Thank you, Angela.
I'm thinking I might well advise the listener, as I do fully on the CD itself, that these are my adaptations, for the 21st century listener, rather than for the 19th century reader.
Layne has the most beautiful speaking voice.
One of my favorite poems~
@LayneAllen I have very much enjoyed this adaptation. Thanks!
If you can, listen to Robert Powell's reading of an excerpt..It was on BBC radio 4[england] some 17 years back.
Wonderful voice
Thank you!
Aha! Finally you are on RUclips! Now, if only, you'd get on Myspace! ;)
Voo
beautiful reading really loved it!
@LayneAllen ah ok thanks. didnt know how much you had changed so i couldnt acuratley find it
Really beautiful. What is the name of Michael Hoppe's song that accompanies this video?
Awesome voice
Belle réalisation! 5*
(from Montreal, Québec)
When I look up the poem from which this is based, the lyrics don't seem to match up. All the same, this is wonderful... I enjoy listening to it. Is there more available from this reading?
@LayneAllen which part of the poem is this
Who else is here from Spider-Man 2? Just me? Oh, ok..
Intense
Wow
my teacher let us read the poem
This is extraordinarily fine work -- but I would feel a lot better about it if you included a statement right up front that editions have been made to the original poem. It strikes me as disrespectful to alter a work without acknowledgement. But as I say... it's excellent.
this sounds much better than the british-accented crap at the national archive "librivox recordings" . so typical all the free shit sucks crap and i never get paid for all my hard work. this is the most depressing country in the world.
Gitchee goomy
another awful reading. Why are people so willing to destroy the poems natural rhythm?
hee oo haa haa oo oo ha ha
doobie darbie they so savage
Still a fun poem to read, though it feels kind of like a sick pleasure.
I like the original better not feeling this version at all!