Stafford Ray

Broschiertes Buch

Rhyme and Reason

Amusing true tales of life and love in a vanished world

Beschreibung

Rhyme and Reason is a collection of short stories, limericks and poems. Many are funny, some are tragic and some are fiction, Some comment on politics and current events, but most are snippets of lives of real people that are either amusing or interesting. In the tiny hamlets of Wollombi and Dooralong, in rural New Sout Wales, where the author farmed for a time, lived old people, whose stories are from an era when story-telling was the entertainment, now almost totally replaced by commercial TV, streaming, and mega shows in huge auditoria. These characters had the space and freedom to be eccentric and unique, in an era that we will not see again, more's the pity. The author was privileged to be there, to listen, then later, reproduce some of their stories for posterity - an honour indeed.

Autor

Stafford Ray was born into a the fundamentalist Exclusive (Plymouth) Brethren sect. Of course, radios were banned and TV had not yet been invented, so information was passed along by print and for most of his childhood, that was limited to the Bible and other Holy texts.His maternal grandmother, Eusebia Turnbull, had the Sydney Morning Herald delivered along with the mail and milk cans six days a week, so when he was dumped on her to be looked after, which was often, he had access to comic strips and the Children's Section. But also at the farm, his resourceful uncle Owen had set up a wireless radio, so the wonders of music, the news and best of all, radio dramas, or serials, were shared.At about the time his family was 'withdrawn from' he changed schools to Parramatta High School and it was there that was loaned Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'. Suddenly his observed world made sense and so began a lifelong love of science.At primary school, his soprano voice was in demand to school musicals, then a few years later a gift of the Complete Works of Shakespeare, being one of the very few non-biblical texts allowed in the house, he read several times, probably out of desperation for something to read. But a love of drama and music was born that would manifest in the writing of many musical plays for classroom use, then later in life, three novels, a collection of short stories and poems, then this memoir. He also spent many years in Sydney as a TV and recording musician, known and Ford Ray, backing famous entertainers from around the world. His first recording that gained attention was on guitar for Jimmy Little's Royal Telephone and his favourite, playing bass in the Daly Wilson Big Band with Kerrie Biddell. (Hear on Spotify).Stafford's plays can be downloaded, free of charge. Help yourself at: www.staffordray.com to free downloads of librettos, songs and backings to take you from first rehearsal to final performance.There you will also find a Model Lesson Plan that not only makes drama teaching easy and fun but ensures that every student is busy all the time, while using all of his or her learning styles, thus multiplying the efficiency of your lesson time. Run a couple of plays and watch your reading ages jump.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stafford Ray
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781763888821
• ISBN-10: 1763888827
• Artikelnr.: 73579407