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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3615 Lucy_k_p] (Lucy Perry)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3615 Lucy_k_p] (Lucy Perry)  
| England > Bath  
| England > Bath  
| Neutral English accent
| Neutral English accent
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| [http://www.archive.org/download/fiddler_dooney_1112_librivox/fiddlerofdooney_yeats_lkp.mp3 Sample]
| [http://www.archive.org/download/fiddler_dooney_1112_librivox/fiddlerofdooney_yeats_lkp.mp3 Sample]
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2487 Quinkish] (Rachel Lintern)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2487 Quinkish] (Rachel Lintern)  
| England > Bristol  
| England > Bristol  
| Soft West Country accent  
| Soft West Country accent  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6292 elaineandsparky] (Elaine Webb)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/6292 elaineandsparky] (Elaine Webb)  
| England > Bristol  
| England > Bristol  
| South West England accent
| South West England accent
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1870 Stuart] (Stuart Bell)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1870 Stuart] (Stuart Bell)  
| England > Cambridge  
| England > Cambridge  
| Neutral English accent
| Neutral English accent
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4005 Jhiu]
|[http://librivox.org/reader/4005 Jhiu]
| England > Durham
| England > Durham
| South Yorkshire overlaid with RP  
| South Yorkshire overlaid with RP  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2607 RuthieG] (Ruth Golding)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2607 RuthieG] (Ruth Golding)  
| England > Kent  
| England > Kent  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation RP/BBC English] (no regional accent)  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation RP/BBC English] (no regional accent)  
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| [http://www.archive.org/download/toadog_1111_librivox/toadog_chapman_rg_64kb.mp3 Sample]
| [http://www.archive.org/download/toadog_1111_librivox/toadog_chapman_rg_64kb.mp3 Sample]
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|[https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=6248 Boojumuk] (Kevin Green)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/6248 Boojumuk] (Kevin Green)  
| England > Lancashire
| England > Lancashire
| General northern England, but can manage a few regional accents on request!
| General northern England, but can manage a few regional accents on request!
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|[https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=6246 David Richardson]
|[http://librivox.org/reader/6246 David Richardson]
|England > Lancashire/London UK
|England > Lancashire/London UK
|English RP
|English RP
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|[http://ia600607.us.archive.org/23/items/short_poetry_096_librivox/if_kipling_dr_64kb.mp3 Sample]
|[http://ia600607.us.archive.org/23/items/short_poetry_096_librivox/if_kipling_dr_64kb.mp3 Sample]
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=94 earthcalling] (David Barnes)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/94 earthcalling] (David Barnes)  
| England > London ||BBC English (no regional accent)  
| England > London ||BBC English (no regional accent)  
| Reading style: slow and deliberate  
| Reading style: slow and deliberate  
| [http://www.archive.org/download/holy_sonnets_drb_librivox/holysonnet_14_donne.mp3 Sample]
| [http://www.archive.org/download/holy_sonnets_drb_librivox/holysonnet_14_donne.mp3 Sample]
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1618 Nicholas19] (Nicholas James Bridgewater)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1618 Nicholas19] (Nicholas James Bridgewater)  
| England > London  
| England > London  
| Mid-Atlantic English accent, General American/Upstate New York
| Mid-Atlantic English accent, General American/Upstate New York
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=167 Peter Why] (Peter Yearsley)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/167 Peter Why] (Peter Yearsley)  
| England > London  
| England > London  
| South-east England, with some London colouring  
| South-east England, with some London colouring  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2297 russiandoll] (Philippa)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2297 russiandoll] (Philippa)  
| England > London  
| England > London  
| RP, basically  
| RP, basically  
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| [http://www.archive.org/download/thaw_0903_librivox/thaw_thomas_rd_64kb.mp3 Sample]
| [http://www.archive.org/download/thaw_0903_librivox/thaw_thomas_rd_64kb.mp3 Sample]
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2198 CliveCatterall]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2198 CliveCatterall]  
| England > Hereford
| England > Hereford
| South-East England. More specifically Guildford. More specifically still about 2/3 of the way up the High Street in the pub behind the Holy Trinity Church
| South-East England. More specifically Guildford. More specifically still about 2/3 of the way up the High Street in the pub behind the Holy Trinity Church
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| [https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=6896 gemlad]
| [http://librivox.org/reader/6896 gemlad]
| England > Oxford
| England > Oxford
| Northern England (Yorkshire)
| Northern England (Yorkshire)
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|[https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=6173 carolb] (Carol Box)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/6173 carolb] (Carol Box)
| England > Surrey (South East)
| England > Surrey (South East)
| RP
| RP
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2828 Mango] (Joe Pilsbury)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2828 Mango] (Joe Pilsbury)
| England > West Midlands
| England > West Midlands
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=296 CarlManchester]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/296 CarlManchester]  
| England > Northern
| England > Northern
| British, slightly northern English, slightly Welsh
| British, slightly northern English, slightly Welsh
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| [http://www.archive.org/download/lords_0901_librivox/lords_1945_russell.mp3 Sample]  
| [http://www.archive.org/download/lords_0901_librivox/lords_1945_russell.mp3 Sample]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=92 Cori] (Cori Samuel)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/92 Cori] (Cori Samuel)  
| England > South East  
| England > South East  
| RP (via an Estuary.)
| RP (via an Estuary.)
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| [http://piratelibrary.com/librivox/wrinkles_landor_cs.mp3 Sample]  
| [http://piratelibrary.com/librivox/wrinkles_landor_cs.mp3 Sample]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1065 Justin Brett]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1065 Justin Brett]  
| England > South East  
| England > South East  
| Conservative RP  
| Conservative RP  
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| [http://www.archive.org/download/hymns_of_the_christian_church_0805_librivox/hymns_07_eliot.mp3 Sample]  
| [http://www.archive.org/download/hymns_of_the_christian_church_0805_librivox/hymns_07_eliot.mp3 Sample]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2724 Mike001] (Michael Dalling)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2724 Mike001] (Michael Dalling)  
| England > South East
| England > South East
| South-East English accent (RP)
| South-East English accent (RP)
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2262 paradise.camouflage] (Andy)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2262 paradise.camouflage] (Andy)  
| Scotland (Argyll & Bute)
| Scotland (Argyll & Bute)
| Scottish with slight Irish influences - ''rural'': no whine/wine merger, no glottalisation
| Scottish with slight Irish influences - ''rural'': no whine/wine merger, no glottalisation
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|[https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=7315 catrose] (Charlotte Duckett)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/7315 catrose] (Charlotte Duckett)  
| North Wales  
| North Wales  
| Fairly Welsh.   
| Fairly Welsh.   
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3006 Secrets] (Sally Ann Cook)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3006 Secrets] (Sally Ann Cook)  
| South Wales  
| South Wales  
| Welsh tonality & resonance (Richard Burton's Dialect)
| Welsh tonality & resonance (Richard Burton's Dialect)
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2623 MorganScorpion] (Julia Morgan)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2623 MorganScorpion] (Julia Morgan)  
| UK  
| UK  
| English RP
| English RP
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!width="20%"| Reader ||width="20%"|Location ||Accent ||Other Info ||Sample  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1472 smijen] (Sarah Jennings)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1472 smijen] (Sarah Jennings)  
| BC > Vancouver area  
| BC > Vancouver area  
|Ontarian  
|Ontarian  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3923 seanmhogan]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3923 seanmhogan]  
| Newfoundland & Labrador > St. John's  
| Newfoundland & Labrador > St. John's  
| Fairly neutral Canadian (not much 'eh' :-))  
| Fairly neutral Canadian (not much 'eh' :-))  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=205 Starlite] (Esther)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/205 Starlite] (Esther)  
| Ontario > North of Toronto  
| Ontario > North of Toronto  
|Canadian éh  
|Canadian éh  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3157 Tricia G]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3157 Tricia G]  
| Ontario > Toronto area  
| Ontario > Toronto area  
|Minnesotan turning to Ontarian  
|Minnesotan turning to Ontarian  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=78 hugh] (Hugh McGuire)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/78 hugh] (Hugh McGuire)  
| Qc > Montreal  
| Qc > Montreal  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1474 Jc] (Jc Guan)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1474 Jc] (Jc Guan)
| Qc > Montreal
| Qc > Montreal
| EN: Canadian <br/> FR: Québécois  
| EN: Canadian <br/> FR: Québécois  
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!width=20%| Reader ||Location ||width=30%|Accent ||width=35%|Other Info ||Sample  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2294 Steampunk] (Jim Christopher)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2294 Steampunk] (Jim Christopher)  
|  AZ  
|  AZ  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_american Gen Am]  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_american Gen Am]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1462 bublsort] (E. Tavano)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1462 bublsort] (E. Tavano)  
| CA > LA  
| CA > LA  
| mild Northeast US  
| mild Northeast US  
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| [https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=6454 David Wales]
| [http://librivox.org/reader/6454 David Wales]
| CA>LA
| CA>LA
| General American
| General American
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=19 Kayray] (Kara Shallenberg)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/19 Kayray] (Kara Shallenberg)  
|  CA > SD
|  CA > SD
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| [https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=8463 msfry] (Michele Fry)
| [http://librivox.org/reader/8463 msfry] (Michele Fry)
| LA, Southeast US
| LA, Southeast US
| General American, no particular accent.
| General American, no particular accent.
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4042 DeRamos] (Ryan DeRamos)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/4042 DeRamos] (Ryan DeRamos)  
| CA  
| CA  
| Late 20th Century, suburban Southern Californian (if such a designation exists)
| Late 20th Century, suburban Southern Californian (if such a designation exists)
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|[https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=6446 bobgon55] (Bob González)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/6446 bobgon55] (Bob González)
|FL > TPA
|FL > TPA
|Standard American, "Mid-Atlantic" (blend of Standard US and RP); in Spanish, South American & Castilian.
|Standard American, "Mid-Atlantic" (blend of Standard US and RP); in Spanish, South American & Castilian.
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|[http://archive.org/download/childrensshortworks12_1107_librivox/childrensshortworks012_05_howrhinogotskin_bg.mp3 Standard American] [http://archive.org/download/exemplary_novels_saavedra_1201_librivox/exemplarynovels_29_cervantes.mp3 Mid-Atlantic] [http://archive.org/download/cuentos_grimm_01_1109_librivox/cuentos_19_grimm.mp3 Spanish]  
|[http://archive.org/download/childrensshortworks12_1107_librivox/childrensshortworks012_05_howrhinogotskin_bg.mp3 Standard American] [http://archive.org/download/exemplary_novels_saavedra_1201_librivox/exemplarynovels_29_cervantes.mp3 Mid-Atlantic] [http://archive.org/download/cuentos_grimm_01_1109_librivox/cuentos_19_grimm.mp3 Spanish]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3657 BellonaTimes]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3657 BellonaTimes]  
| FL  
| FL  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3645 MaryAnnSpiegel]
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3645 MaryAnnSpiegel]
|  IL  
|  IL  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_american Gen Am]  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_american Gen Am]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2592 echobase77] (Anna Roberts)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2592 echobase77] (Anna Roberts)  
| IN
| IN
| Clear Midwest accent ("no accent"?)  
| Clear Midwest accent ("no accent"?)  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4744 alg1001] Amy Gramour
|[http://librivox.org/reader/4744 alg1001] Amy Gramour
| ME > Northern  
| ME > Northern  
| Mainly a South of Boston Massachusetts accent with a Northern Maine influence (twenty years in both).
| Mainly a South of Boston Massachusetts accent with a Northern Maine influence (twenty years in both).
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5754 GayleCato]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/5754 GayleCato]  
| MI  
| MI  
|(May not be a typical MI accent ... )  
|(May not be a typical MI accent ... )  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1166 DebraLynn]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1166 DebraLynn]  
| MI > LP  
| MI > LP  
|(no accent)  
|(no accent)  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=32 thistlechick] (Betsie Bush)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/32 thistlechick] (Betsie Bush)  
| MI > UP  
| MI > UP  
| Northern Midwest US  
| Northern Midwest US  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3412 PersiaRose] (Clara Snyder)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3412 PersiaRose] (Clara Snyder)
| Midwest   
| Midwest   
| Midwest accent (no accent)  
| Midwest accent (no accent)  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4396 Tulip27] (Michael Wolf)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/4396 Tulip27] (Michael Wolf)
| MN
| MN
| English: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation British RP], north Midlands, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American GenAm]<br>
| English: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation British RP], north Midlands, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American GenAm]<br>
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[http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ez/fables_08_07_lafontaine.mp3 FR]
[http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ez/fables_08_07_lafontaine.mp3 FR]
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3711 k-rin] (Karen Keeney)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3711 k-rin] (Karen Keeney)
| MS  
| MS  
| Slight Southern, no drawl  
| Slight Southern, no drawl  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2136 Great Plains]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2136 Great Plains]  
| New Hampshire  
| New Hampshire  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American GenAm]  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American GenAm]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1066 chocoholic] (Laurie Anne Walden)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1066 chocoholic] (Laurie Anne Walden)  
| North Carolina  
| North Carolina  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_American_English Southern American] (Carolinas)  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_American_English Southern American] (Carolinas)  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3032 Rick Rodstrom]
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3032 Rick Rodstrom]
| NY > NYC  
| NY > NYC  
| NY accent  
| NY accent  
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| [http://ia801700.us.archive.org/35/items/polishfairytales_1304_librivox/polishfairytales_5_ajglinski_64kb.mp3 Sample]
| [http://ia801700.us.archive.org/35/items/polishfairytales_1304_librivox/polishfairytales_5_ajglinski_64kb.mp3 Sample]
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=453 SmokestackJones] (Glen Hallstrom)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/453 SmokestackJones] (Glen Hallstrom)  
| Oklahhoma City  
| Oklahhoma City  
| None  
| None  
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|[https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=7756 Lynnet] (Lynne Thompson)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/7756 Lynnet] (Lynne Thompson)  
| OR > Portland  
| OR > Portland  
| Southern British English but with moments of Portland  
| Southern British English but with moments of Portland  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3866 SilverG] (Greg Bowman)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3866 SilverG] (Greg Bowman)  
| TN  
| TN  
| US Neutral  
| US Neutral  
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| [http://www.archive.org/download/great_panjandrum_0906_librivox/thegreatpanjandrumhimself_foote_gnb_64kb.mp3 Sample]  
| [http://www.archive.org/download/great_panjandrum_0906_librivox/thegreatpanjandrumhimself_foote_gnb_64kb.mp3 Sample]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2895 Jenny] (Jenny Lundak)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2895 Jenny] (Jenny Lundak)  
| TX  
| TX  
| Gen Am  
| Gen Am  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3368 JimTheActor] (Jim Allman)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3368 JimTheActor] (Jim Allman)  
| TX  
| TX  
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_american Gen Am]  
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_american Gen Am]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4570 Bill Mosley]
|[http://librivox.org/reader/4570 Bill Mosley]
| TX > Central TX
| TX > Central TX
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3994 AmateurOzmologist] (Miriam Esther Goldman)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3994 AmateurOzmologist] (Miriam Esther Goldman)
| TX > Houston  
| TX > Houston  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=103 gypsygirl] (Karen Savage)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/103 gypsygirl] (Karen Savage)  
| TX > Waco
| TX > Waco
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation British RP] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American GenAm]; in Spanish, Mexican  
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation British RP] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American GenAm]; in Spanish, Mexican  
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|[http://ia310133.us.archive.org/2/items/shortpoetry_036/to_the_western_wind_herrick_krs.mp3 UK] [http://ia300215.us.archive.org/1/items/flag_goes_by_librivox/flag_goes_by_bennett_krs.mp3 US] [http://ia331433.us.archive.org/3/items/spanishpoetry_001_librivox/soneto36_garcilasodelavega.mp3 Spanish]  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2201 Esky] (Stephen Escalera)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2201 Esky] (Stephen Escalera)  
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|[https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=7822 Oxenhandler] (Peter Oxenhandler)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/7822 Oxenhandler] (Peter Oxenhandler)
| New England
| New England
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5551 lharri] (Laura Harrington)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/5551 lharri] (Laura Harrington)
| Northeastern USA
| Northeastern USA
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5189 Samanem] (Dennis Smith)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/5189 Samanem] (Dennis Smith)  
| USA > Southeast  
| USA > Southeast  
| Gen Am
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|[http://www.librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4455 prwells32] (Patrick Wells)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/4455 prwells32] (Patrick Wells)
|California > Norcal
|California > Norcal
|American, Non-specific
|American, Non-specific
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| [http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1782 mockfrog] (Matthew Ward)  
| [http://librivox.org/reader/1782 mockfrog] (Matthew Ward)  
|Australia > NSW > Newcastle  
|Australia > NSW > Newcastle  
|Cultured or more working class Australian accents  
|Cultured or more working class Australian accents  
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|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4305 Aspergine]
|[http://librivox.org/reader/4305 Aspergine]
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|Australian
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|Austria  
|Austria  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3885 aravis] (Elli)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3885 aravis] (Elli)  
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| In English: definitely German <br/> In German: no regional accent  
| In English: definitely German <br/> In German: no regional accent  
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| Austria
| Austria
| [https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=5424 J_N] (Julia Niedermaier)
| [http://librivox.org/reader/5424 J_N] (Julia Niedermaier)
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| English: British with an Austrian-German accent; <br/> German: no dialect, but German native speakers would probably recognize me as Austrian;
| English: British with an Austrian-German accent; <br/> German: no dialect, but German native speakers would probably recognize me as Austrian;
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|Belgium  
|Belgium  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2506 Julila] (Julie VW)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2506 Julila] (Julie VW)  
| Ghent  
| Ghent  
|Dutch (Standaard Nederlands met Vlaamse tongval); British English (RP with slight Flemish accent)  
|Dutch (Standaard Nederlands met Vlaamse tongval); British English (RP with slight Flemish accent)  
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|Denmark  
|Denmark  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3698 neckertb]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3698 neckertb]  
|Copenhagen  
|Copenhagen  
|in English: a mixture of French, German and Danish; <br/> in French: no regional accent; <br/> in German: I believe a mixture between Danish and french; <br/> in Danish: German or French depending on whom I ask  
|in English: a mixture of French, German and Danish; <br/> in French: no regional accent; <br/> in German: I believe a mixture between Danish and french; <br/> in Danish: German or French depending on whom I ask  
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|France  
|France  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1127 Lady Maria]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1127 Lady Maria]  
|Paris  
|Paris  
|French accent  
|French accent  
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|Germany  
|Germany  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=589 Janie No. 5] (Stephanie König)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/589 Janie No. 5] (Stephanie König)
|Bodensee  
|Bodensee  
|Swabian (slightly?)  
|Swabian (slightly?)  
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|Italy  
|Italy  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=644 daniele]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/644 daniele]  
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|Italian Accent  
|Italian Accent  
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|Italy  
|Italy  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5421 mgt]  (Maria Grazia Tundo)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/5421 mgt]  (Maria Grazia Tundo)
|Bari  
|Bari  
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|Italy
|Italy
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1595 Riccardo] (Riccardo Fasol)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1595 Riccardo] (Riccardo Fasol)
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|Italian: No accent <br/> English: Italian accent
|Italian: No accent <br/> English: Italian accent
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| Italy > Rome
| Italy > Rome
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1989 sirjoh] (Sergio)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1989 sirjoh] (Sergio)
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| In Italian: very faint Tuscan accent <br/> In English: slight Italian accent; RP as model <br/> In French: very slight, undefinable accent; <br/>In German: Italian accent.  
| In Italian: very faint Tuscan accent <br/> In English: slight Italian accent; RP as model <br/> In French: very slight, undefinable accent; <br/>In German: Italian accent.  
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|The Netherlands  
|The Netherlands  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=496 anna] (Ans Wink)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/496 anna] (Ans Wink)  
|Maastricht  
|Maastricht  
|Heers/Maastrichts  
|Heers/Maastrichts  
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|The Netherlands  
|The Netherlands  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=1724 lezer] (Anna Simon)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/1724 lezer] (Anna Simon)  
|Gelderland  
|Gelderland  
|in English: Dutch; in Nederlands: ABN, met soms een hint Brabants  
|in English: Dutch; in Nederlands: ABN, met soms een hint Brabants  
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|The Netherlands  
|The Netherlands  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3619 bart] (Bart de Leeuw)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3619 bart] (Bart de Leeuw)  
|Utrecht
|Utrecht
|in English: Dutch; in Nederlands: ABN, met een beetje een zachte g. Mijn r ligt achter in mijn mond en kan ik niet laten rollen  
|in English: Dutch; in Nederlands: ABN, met een beetje een zachte g. Mijn r ligt achter in mijn mond en kan ik niet laten rollen  
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|Norway
|[https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=6548 Kristingj] (Kristingj)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/6548 Kristingj] (Kristingj)
|Oslo
|Oslo
|English accent is closer to neutral British, but tend to sometime mix American and British. Norwegian: Somewhat neutral, but still a hint of accent from Eastfold / Ostfold
|English accent is closer to neutral British, but tend to sometime mix American and British. Norwegian: Somewhat neutral, but still a hint of accent from Eastfold / Ostfold
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|Spain
|[http://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=3946 tux753] (Tux)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3946 tux753] (Tux)
|Madrid
|Madrid
|Spanish (of Madrid) not too strong
|Spanish (of Madrid) not too strong
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|Sweden
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2234 rowland]  (Lars Rolander)
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2234 rowland]  (Lars Rolander)
|Linkoping
|Linkoping
|in English: Fairly neutral, like to play with voices though: <br/> in German: Maybe a bit influenced by Hessen, but fairly neutral: <br/> in Swedish: No particular accent, but can do several dialects
|in English: Fairly neutral, like to play with voices though: <br/> in German: Maybe a bit influenced by Hessen, but fairly neutral: <br/> in Swedish: No particular accent, but can do several dialects
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|India  
|India  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3588 neerajanagarajan] (Neeru Iyer)  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3588 neerajanagarajan] (Neeru Iyer)  
|Chennai, South India  
|Chennai, South India  
|South-Indian Brahmin accent, I think (if such a thing exists)  
|South-Indian Brahmin accent, I think (if such a thing exists)  
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| Philippines
| [https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=7171 JohanLiebert]  
| [http://librivox.org/reader/7171 JohanLiebert]  
(April Gonzales)
(April Gonzales)
| Cavite
| Cavite
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|Taiwan  
|Taiwan  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3887 Semantic Nuance]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/3887 Semantic Nuance]  
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|Brazil  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5103 AnaESL]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/5103 AnaESL]  
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|In Portuguese: Paulistana (São Paulo capital)  
|In Portuguese: Paulistana (São Paulo capital)  
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|Brazil  
|Brazil  
|[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2961 Leni]  
|[http://librivox.org/reader/2961 Leni]  
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|In Portuguese: "carioca" (Rio de Janeiro)  
|In Portuguese: "carioca" (Rio de Janeiro)  

Revision as of 10:48, 8 September 2013

This table sorts readers by LOCATION. Please note that location does not always represent the reader's actual accent.

Note: Readers add their names to this list on a voluntary basis, and it is by no means a complete list of all the accents in the LibriVox catalog

To add yourself, copy the section below (on the grey shading) and paste it in the table, where you would like your name to be. " |- " signals the beginning of a row, so you'll need to paste your code right above the line starting with " |- ". The table is generally ordered alphabetically according to location. Preview before committing your change - it can be tricky to get right! 

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| STATE, COUNTRY, REGION, ETC.  (entries are ordered by this field, alphabetically please)
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| OTHER INFO
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UK

Reader Location Accent Other Info Sample
Lucy_k_p (Lucy Perry) England > Bath Neutral English accent Born in the Black Country, I currently live in Bath but have never managed to pick up much of the accent of either. Those from the Black Country think I 'talk posh,' those in Bath think I 'sound common.' I speak quickly, but am told I have good enunciation. I generally try to do character voices. Sample
Quinkish (Rachel Lintern) England > Bristol Soft West Country accent
elaineandsparky (Elaine Webb) England > Bristol South West England accent I do character voices and I have lived in Bristol all my life.
Stuart (Stuart Bell) England > Cambridge Neutral English accent
Jhiu England > Durham South Yorkshire overlaid with RP Precise, light voice but with some range; can read Latin and related languages
RuthieG (Ruth Golding) England > Kent RP/BBC English (no regional accent) Mature voice, clear diction, character voices Sample
Boojumuk (Kevin Green) England > Lancashire General northern England, but can manage a few regional accents on request! I usually try to put a few different accents into my readings to differentiate between characters.
David Richardson England > Lancashire/London UK English RP Mellow/Rich. 'Scouse' on Saturday nights. Sample
earthcalling (David Barnes) England > London BBC English (no regional accent) Reading style: slow and deliberate Sample
Nicholas19 (Nicholas James Bridgewater) England > London Mid-Atlantic English accent, General American/Upstate New York
Peter Why (Peter Yearsley) England > London South-east England, with some London colouring
russiandoll (Philippa) England > London RP, basically Occasional Essex colouring; some character voices/accents Sample
CliveCatterall England > Hereford South-East England. More specifically Guildford. More specifically still about 2/3 of the way up the High Street in the pub behind the Holy Trinity Church
gemlad England > Oxford Northern England (Yorkshire) I've been living in Oxford for >10 years so my accent is not as broad as some.
carolb (Carol Box) England > Surrey (South East) RP A film director friend described my voice as light husky, bright yet mellow, compassionate and passionate, flowing...but I think he had an ear infection at the time! My first solo, a book of fairy tales, involved a cast of many character voices.
Mango (Joe Pilsbury) England > West Midlands Can do a BBC Non-accent, Welsh, Gen Am, Scottish and Polish accents as well.
CarlManchester England > Northern British, slightly northern English, slightly Welsh Occasionally reads in French Sample
Cori (Cori Samuel) England > South East RP (via an Estuary.) Warm, clear and friendly voice Sample
Justin Brett England > South East Conservative RP (Can also do Latin, lousy at accents...) Sample
Mike001 (Michael Dalling) England > South East South-East English accent (RP)
paradise.camouflage (Andy) Scotland (Argyll & Bute) Scottish with slight Irish influences - rural: no whine/wine merger, no glottalisation Alters accent & vocal range for each character's dialogue - can do baritone to alto, & regional accents of Britain, North America and Europe.
catrose (Charlotte Duckett) North Wales Fairly Welsh. Not incredibly Welsh , but Welsh enough!
Secrets (Sally Ann Cook) South Wales Welsh tonality & resonance (Richard Burton's Dialect)
MorganScorpion (Julia Morgan) UK English RP Also reads Latin, French, a little Classical Greek and Mandarin (Pinyin only so far)

Canada

Reader Location Accent Other Info Sample
smijen (Sarah Jennings) BC > Vancouver area Ontarian
seanmhogan Newfoundland & Labrador > St. John's Fairly neutral Canadian (not much 'eh' :-)) Surprisingly bad NL accent!
Starlite (Esther) Ontario > North of Toronto Canadian éh
Tricia G Ontario > Toronto area Minnesotan turning to Ontarian
hugh (Hugh McGuire) Qc > Montreal
Jc (Jc Guan) Qc > Montreal EN: Canadian
FR: Québécois 		Also reads in Spanish, Mandarin, and German (French accent).

US

Reader Location Accent Other Info Sample
Steampunk (Jim Christopher) AZ Gen Am Generally non-accented. Quite dull, actually. Probably shouldn't be allowed within 50 yards of a live mic. Not recommended listening for those operating farm equipment or other heavy machinery.
bublsort (E. Tavano) CA > LA mild Northeast US
David Wales CA>LA General American Oh my. Welsh genes for speaking voice (the singing ones skipped me entirely). Grew up on the West Coast and the South; have lived in Southern California for 40 years. The Southern influence produces a bit broader vowels. Have had some public speaking training. Can do some voice inflection but not really character voices.
Kayray (Kara Shallenberg) CA > SD
msfry (Michele Fry) LA, Southeast US General American, no particular accent. Raised in the South by a Yankee father and Parisian French mother, then married into a Cajun family, I can do some French pronounciation, feign a southern drawl, redneck, & Cajun.


DeRamos (Ryan DeRamos) CA Late 20th Century, suburban Southern Californian (if such a designation exists) Recording voice varies by character and content (results may vary).
bobgon55 (Bob González) FL > TPA Standard American, "Mid-Atlantic" (blend of Standard US and RP); in Spanish, South American & Castilian. Born/raised in Tampa. Lived in Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Wisconsin. University trained in stage speech, have done numerous accents, tend to idiosyncratically pronounce certain words. "Mid-Atlantic" learned in graduate training, once thought standard for performing classics in US. Not sure if it is standard anymore. Standard American Mid-Atlantic Spanish
BellonaTimes FL
MaryAnnSpiegel IL Gen Am From Western IL, the regional home of Gen Am. Limited to my native accent. Passable German pronunciations.
echobase77 (Anna Roberts) IN Clear Midwest accent ("no accent"?) I speak some Spanish and can generally figure out Latin and Greek pronunciations.
alg1001 Amy Gramour ME > Northern Mainly a South of Boston Massachusetts accent with a Northern Maine influence (twenty years in both).
GayleCato MI (May not be a typical MI accent ... )
DebraLynn MI > LP (no accent)
thistlechick (Betsie Bush) MI > UP Northern Midwest US Occasional "Whistling S" =)
PersiaRose (Clara Snyder) Midwest Midwest accent (no accent) Can stumble through German pronunciation.
Tulip27 (Michael Wolf) MN English: British RP, north Midlands, GenAm

German: Northwestern (Northrhine-Westphalia)
Dutch: Hollandic (Rotterdam)

Accent varies based on genre, text, setting, etc. Though now located in the US, I'm more confident with British varieties. I also speak German and Dutch and my French pronunciation is good enough to contribute short pieces in French US UK

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FR

k-rin (Karen Keeney) MS Slight Southern, no drawl
Great Plains New Hampshire GenAm Mild Oregon and Louisiana inflections.
chocoholic (Laurie Anne Walden) North Carolina Southern American (Carolinas)
Rick Rodstrom NY > NYC NY accent
commonsparrow3 (Maria Kasper) NY > Rochester (born and lived here all my life) Flat Rat-chester accent, including the telltale Rochester vowel shift and very American R's. Other: Can make a stab at pronouncing occasional brief bits of French. Hopeless at accents or character voices. Sample
SmokestackJones (Glen Hallstrom) Oklahhoma City None
Lynnet (Lynne Thompson) OR > Portland Southern British English but with moments of Portland Born: south London, England. Grew up: Kent, southern England. Also spent time in Coventry, England and Cwmbran, south Wales.
SilverG (Greg Bowman) TN US Neutral Sample
Jenny (Jenny Lundak) TX Gen Am Grew up in Midwest (IL/OH), lived in CA, currently in TX. Like to play on variations of southern drawls.
JimTheActor (Jim Allman) TX Gen Am No wine-whine merger
Bill Mosley TX > Central TX Raised in a suburb of Houston, studied Spanish and Greek, can translate southern drawl.
AmateurOzmologist (Miriam Esther Goldman) TX > Houston Sort of pan-american WWII era accent. Speaks Hebrew passably well, but in a painfully American accent.
gypsygirl (Karen Savage) TX > Waco British RP and GenAm; in Spanish, Mexican Native accent is British, but have been living in US since teens. UK US Spanish
Esky (Stephen Escalera) VA
Oxenhandler (Peter Oxenhandler) New England Born: Boston, Massachusetts. Grew up: Boston, Massachusetts. Currently live in: Maine and Massachusetts. Lived in New York City (20 years. I enjoy affecting accents.
lharri (Laura Harrington) Northeastern USA
Samanem (Dennis Smith) USA > Southeast Gen Am Bass/Baritone
prwells32 (Patrick Wells) California > Norcal American, Non-specific US

Australia & NZ

Reader Location Accent Other Info Sample
mockfrog (Matthew Ward) Australia > NSW > Newcastle Cultured or more working class Australian accents can do various English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Russian, Spanish, German, French & Various American & Canadian
Aspergine Australian Can range from Sydney eastern-suburbs-tertiary-educated to colourful larrikin inflected.

Other Countries

Europe

Country Reader Location Accent Other Info Sample
Austria aravis (Elli) In English: definitely German
In German: no regional accent
Austria J_N (Julia Niedermaier) English: British with an Austrian-German accent;
German: no dialect, but German native speakers would probably recognize me as Austrian; 		born and raised in Vienna (AT); studied for a year in Newcastle (UK); I might at some point try my hand at French or Japanese - be afraid, be very afraid English
German
Belgium Julila (Julie VW) Ghent Dutch (Standaard Nederlands met Vlaamse tongval); British English (RP with slight Flemish accent) also reads in French, and a bit of German
Denmark neckertb Copenhagen in English: a mixture of French, German and Danish;
in French: no regional accent;
in German: I believe a mixture between Danish and french;
in Danish: German or French depending on whom I ask 		very good at taking an extreme French accent in English
France Lady Maria Paris French accent
Germany Janie No. 5 (Stephanie König) Bodensee Swabian (slightly?)
Germany bropops4 (malone) Leipzig Midwest (Kansas), USA a tolerably good reader of French (check Listeners wanted, Apollinaire, Alcools), a very good reader of Latin, prose and poetry (I'm sorry, but I am. See, or rather hear, the catalog) A pretty good reader of ancient Greek and German. I can stumble through Spanish and Italian
Italy daniele Italian Accent Sample
Italy mgt (Maria Grazia Tundo) Bari English

Italian

Italy Riccardo (Riccardo Fasol) Italian: No accent
English: Italian accent
Italy > Rome sirjoh (Sergio) In Italian: very faint Tuscan accent
In English: slight Italian accent; RP as model
In French: very slight, undefinable accent;
In German: Italian accent. 		precise diction and light tenor voice
The Netherlands anna (Ans Wink) Maastricht Heers/Maastrichts
The Netherlands lezer (Anna Simon) Gelderland in English: Dutch; in Nederlands: ABN, met soms een hint Brabants
The Netherlands bart (Bart de Leeuw) Utrecht in English: Dutch; in Nederlands: ABN, met een beetje een zachte g. Mijn r ligt achter in mijn mond en kan ik niet laten rollen
Norway Kristingj (Kristingj) Oslo English accent is closer to neutral British, but tend to sometime mix American and British. Norwegian: Somewhat neutral, but still a hint of accent from Eastfold / Ostfold
Spain tux753 (Tux) Madrid Spanish (of Madrid) not too strong
Sweden rowland (Lars Rolander) Linkoping in English: Fairly neutral, like to play with voices though:
in German: Maybe a bit influenced by Hessen, but fairly neutral:
in Swedish: No particular accent, but can do several dialects

Asia

Country Reader Location Accent Other Info Sample
India neerajanagarajan (Neeru Iyer) Chennai, South India South-Indian Brahmin accent, I think (if such a thing exists) Can do a little bit of German tolerably
Philippines JohanLiebert

(April Gonzales)

Cavite English: British with little American accent on some long readings

Tagalog: Caviteñong Tagalog
Bisaya: general Bisaya

OTHER INFO: I lived in the Southern Tagalog area for most of my life so, my Bisaya is a bit accented with Tagalog English
Tagalog
Bisaya
Taiwan Semantic Nuance

South America

Country Reader Location Accent Other Info Sample
Brazil AnaESL In Portuguese: Paulistana (São Paulo capital)
Brazil Leni In Portuguese: "carioca" (Rio de Janeiro)
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