Old Mill Productions

19/08/2021

CD copies of “When the Last Forest has Died” are on their way from attain Records in Toronto to the Old Mill in Lindsay.

We expect the CDs to arrive tomorrow or Monday but in the meantime, feast your eyes on the gorgeous art that graces the album’s cover. Moulderyawn fans may find the style familiar, as it was painted by .Aldersop himself, as was the cover of “From Whence the Woods”. It’s the sort of art that begs a physical purchase to properly absorb each detail. Fortunately for you, you’ll have the opportunity to do so August 31st when the CD goes on sale.

16/08/2021

Taken during Old Mill’s brief vacation earlier this month.

14/08/2021

OUT NOW

After the recent discovery of many files once thought to be lost, Moulderyawn has made available “Where Trees Grow Old”, a collection of unreleased demos dating from 2013 to 2016.

These demos predate the release of the band’s debut album “From Whence the Woods” and offer an insight into the way Moulderyawn’s sound crystallized from an idea into a full-length album.

The collection is available as a name-your-price download via Moulderyawn’s Bandcamp page. Perhaps an extremely limited run of CDs is in our future? It remains to be seen.

13/08/2021

Have you streamed Harry Pedigo’s latest single “The Oak” yet?

If not, visit either his or our Bandcamp page to hear the song in advance of “Rivermen”’s August 31st release date.

Real American folk inspired by life on the Ohio Valley River, “Rivermen” is Old Mill Productions’ first foray into Americana music.

The album will be released as a limited jewelcase CD and includes a gorgeous booklet filled with historical photos scanned from the artist’s father’s personal collection.

Don’t forget to set your timers for August 31st!

11/08/2021

“When the Last Forest Has Died” CDs coming August 31st. Limited to 100 copies.

10/08/2021

“I will stand against the wind.”

’s lead single “The Oak” off his sophomore album “Rivermen” is streaming now at both his Bandcamp and ours.

The cover art for the single was designed by . The artist had this to say about the cover: “I wanted to make something new, but based off of things that are “canonized.” I used parts of a variation on Flying Geese and smashed it together with Birds in the Air—both of which are pre-Civil War patterns.”

“Rivermen” will be released digitally and on CD August 31st via Old Mill Productions.

04/08/2021

HARRY PEDIGO’s sophomore full-length “RIVERMEN” releases digitally and on CD August 6th.

Country is not what you hear on the radio. is country. Hear “The Oak”, the album’s lead single on the “Life’s Persistence” compilation August 6th, and on the artist and label Bandcamps August 9th.

““Rivermen” is a collection of songs inspired by life on the mighty Ohio River. It tells, among many, the stories of Donald Brookbank, who piloted one of the last authentic steamboats on the Ohio River, and Ben Pedigo, who worked and played music aboard the Julia Belle Swain. The album is rooted in string band music but draws heavily from the bluegrass and country music of the 1970s. These songs and stories are about real, hard-working people of a culture whose history has become something of a not-so-distant tall tale.”

29/07/2021

The August 1st release of “When the Last Forest has Died” grows closer.

In the meantime, two singles from the album are currently streaming. Hear “Woodsman’s Walk” via ’s Bandcamp page and “Where Bluebells Knell and Where Flowers Would Waltz” via Moulderyawn/.aldersop’s Bandcamp page.

Both songs are different chapters of the same story that will be made whole on August 1st, with CDs to follow August 31st via Old Mill Productions.

28/07/2021

Old Mill Productions is pleased to welcome the talented classic country artist to its roster.

Drawing both musical and aesthetic inspiration from black metal, Harry Pedigo may already be familiar to some of you, with his debut solo album “Dylan is Dead” having been released by Appalachian Noise Records in 2020. Now, Old Mill Productions is pleased to present “Rivermen” on August 31st.

Rivermen is a collection of songs inspired by life on the mighty Ohio River. It tells, among many, the stories of Donald Brookbank, who piloted one of the last authentic steamboats on the Ohio River, and Ben Pedigo, who worked and played music aboard the Julia Belle Swain. The album is rooted in string band music but draws heavily from the bluegrass and country music of the 1970s. These songs and stories are about real, hard-working people of a culture whose history has become something of a not-so-distant tall tale. 

You can hear the album’s lead single “The Oak” on Old Mill Productions’ “Life’s Persistence” compilation August 6th. Harry Pedigo will be playing a charity show at the Gaslight Theatre in Georgetown Ohio on July 31st with all proceeds being split between the Christian Theatre for Children and the St. Michael String Project.

27/07/2021

August is shaping up to be a very busy month at the Mill. On top of the possible (and probable) delivery of Tânahanner vinyl, we have a multitude of new artists and releases to be announced.

In the meantime, which Old Mill release has been your favourite? Are there any releases in the label discography you feel are underrated?

Remember that we are currently running a “buy one, get one” sale until the month’s end!

26/07/2021

With the next Bandcamp Friday (August 6th) fast approaching, it is time to prepare for “Life’s Persistence”, Old Mill Productions’ upcoming charity compilation.

As some followers of the label know, earlier this year I lost my father to cancer, and the proceeds of this compilation will benefit two organizations that made his fight easier. The first is the Canadian Cancer Society and the second is the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation. 100% of all sales of “Life’s Persistence” will be split evenly between these organizations.

This massive compilation features music from many friends of the label, including Falls of Rauros, Osi and the Jupiter, Mosaic, Tânahanner, Harry Pedigo, Revenant Marquis and many, many more. Each of these artists were extremely courteous in their support of this good cause.

“Life’s Persistence” will be available as a name-your-price download from the Old Mill Productions Bandcamp on the next Bandcamp Friday, August 6th.

25/07/2021

PREORDER NOW

“When the Last Forest has Died”, an ambitious collaborative album from Robes of Snow and Moulderyawn, is now available for digital preorder ahead of its August 1st release.

An ambitious concept album about nature magic, environmental destruction and the last forest on earth, “When the Last Forest has Died” is far more than a simple split. Both artists lend their talents to each other’s works, and with the album’s final song being an equal partnership between them both.

“When the Last Forest has Died” is available for digital preorder from both and .aldersop’s respective Bandcamps, each featuring a different single for you to experience in advance. CDs will follow via Old Mill Productions in August.

24/07/2021

Tânahanner’s “...and the Sun Saw the Hammer” CDs are in stock and shipping now!

These CDs were manufactured right here in Ontario and are limited to 50 copies. Link in bio.

18/07/2021

The hills really do have eyes.

16/07/2021

8.1.21 /// 01.08.2021 aldersop /

15/07/2021

While packing the last batch of orders in my small office room, it struck me that when the Tânahanner and Lionoka vinyl arrives (hopefully soon), the storage situation at the Old Mill will be entirely out of hand.

To help us make room, from now until the first of the month, for every tape you buy from Old Mill Productions, you will receive one mystery tape from our back catalogue. If you buy one tape, you will receive one free. If you buy two tapes, you will receive two and so forth.

No code or coupon necessary!

Promotion runs until August first.

10/07/2021

Some time away was nice, but it’s time to return to Lindsay. Order packing and email checking will resume tomorrow.

07/07/2021

We’ll be back and packing orders this weekend. In the meantime feel free to grab yourself a copy of our latest releases. Emails will be checked Saturday. Thank you!

07/07/2021

COMING SOON

Tânahanner “and the Sun Saw the Hammer” CDs are currently being manufactured by Train Records in Toronto. These will be limited to fifty copies to see how well CDs go over.

Why CDs?

Because of supply shortages, it costs more money to manufacture 100 cassette tapes than it does to manufacture 200 CDs. Not only that, but while cassettes currently take up to three months in production, these CDs will be ready in two weeks.

What this reduced cost and time factor means is that we can release more albums and quicker. This also means we can release a wider variety of albums.

CDs are also more durable and have better sound quality than cassettes, and a CD player is much easier to come by than a tape deck.

So if these do well, you can expect to see more CDs in the future alongside our tape and vinyl releases. While not as trendy to post on Instagram, people who enjoy listening to their physical music should be pleased.

05/07/2021

Whether you are Canadian or American, you’ve likely spent this long weekend celebrating. In your state of impaired decision-making, allow us to remind you that Old Mill’s latest releases, Kampfeswut’s self-titled EP and Lionoka’s “Tides of Triumph” are now available alongside our first-ever longsleeve design.

Orders continue to be packed today and will be in the mail by this afternoon. Thank you to all who have purchased so far.

04/07/2021

Old Mill Productions is currently seeking distributors (and particularly European distributors) for both past and future label releases.

If you are interested in carrying any of our releases, please get in touch and we can discuss wholesale rates. Old Mill Productions deals in tapes, vinyl, and soon, CDs. We are not looking for trades.

Thank you.

02/07/2021

NOW AVAILABLE!

Both Lionoka’s “Tides of Triumph” and Kampfeswut’s self-titled EP are available now in the Old Mill webshoppe. Deluxe editions of “Tides of Triumph” are also available and include knives, hand made by the artist’s father from reclaimed materials such as wood and bone.

Up for preorder are the “Tides of Triumph” longsleeves. This preorder will run for seven days (until the 9th) and only preordered shirts will be manufactured. I will also remind you that if you aren’t a collector of tapes, “Tides of Triumph” is also available to preorder on vinyl; release date late summer or early autumn.

Copies of their respective releases will be available from both and in short order. Thank you for your support.

01/07/2021

Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian followers!

Today we celebrate and reflect upon 154 years of frontiersmanship, seafaring, exploration, pastoralism, trade, navigation, industry, agriculture, innovation, art and culture. From coast, to coast, to coast we celebrate the anniversary of the greatest nation of the earth.

This year’s celebrations are tarnished by the recent discoveries of mass graves at the former sites of indigenous residential schools and renewed tensions between Canada’s indigenous and settler populations, but in the end I trust cooler heads will prevail and an understanding will be reached.

154 years and the confederacy still holds strong! From Old Mill Productions to you, happy Canada Day.

26/06/2021

Old Mill’s full digital discography is available once more via our Bandcamp page.

For one Canadian dollar you gain access to our full library of releases. From Lionoka to Harul Vinay to Moulderyawn, there are hours of folklore and mysticism for you to dig through.

The link to our Bandcamp page can be found in the Linktree in our bio. Please enjoy!

25/06/2021

NOW STREAMING

In conjunction with , Old Mill Productions is proud to present “A Beginning (Mountain Home)” by Harul Vinay, an offering of mysterious shamanistic folk.

Written and recorded in the Himalayan mountains village of Shimla, “A Beginning” introduces listeners to the semi-fictitious land of Mountain Home, the starting point of a story which will unfold across the artist’s upcoming debut album.

The debut album will centre around themes of environmental and cultural degradation. It will feature the music of the Pahari Baja (Himalayan Ensemble) of the Kotgarh village, whose music has been recorded for the first time in history and is used with the permission of the Himalayan Folk Collective. The album will also feature lyrics written in Takri script; a nearly-extinct language.

We are very excited to share more of this project with you in the future, and we hope that you enjoy this brief glimpse into the world of Mountain Home.

24/06/2021

Harul Vinay. Mystic folk from the Himalayan mountains. Preview track arrives at the Old Mill Bandcamp tomorrow.

24/06/2021

24/06/2021

In partnership with Mosaic and the House of Inkantation, it is my great pleasure to present to you the cover art for “Harvest: Songs of Autumnal Landscapes & Melancholy”.

“Harvest” is a collection of Mosaic’s earliest works, and spans from neofolk to black metal and many shades in between. It is also the first album of our full North American discography reissue. Curated under the generous and exclusive licensing of .official, “Harvest” is presented on tape for the first time with all-new cover artwork and liner notes.

Details concerning a release date will follow, as will updates on future Mosaic reissues. HAIL SUPREME THURINGIAN FOLKLORE!

23/06/2021

In addition to “...and What Lie ‘Neath its Shade”, Old Mill Productions is pleased to present Moulderyawn’s beautiful EP “Wiltress”.

Like stepping into a crepuscular canvas painting from another time, “Wiltress” will take listeners to a world of perpetual dusk where magic fills the air and lights dance constantly at the edge of your perception.

Exclusive to this cassette will be a cover of Rammestein’s “Rosenrot”, transformed completely into an off-kilter black metal moodpiece.

Cassettes are in production with a release date to be announced.