Old Tunes Fresh Takes

19/02/2024

Tim and Jack have been collaborating again to produce an interactive version of Tim's 'Yellow Handkerchief' - go have a play!

25/10/2023

10/11/2021

The community have been hard at work over the last month, remixing each other's takes from the last series. Check these beauties out:

https://soundcloud.com/oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/fresh-takes-fresher-takes

A monthly digital folk club and podcast where we learn and record a traditional folk song and encourage you to do the same. Open to musicians of all styles and abilities.

27/09/2021

It's out! Our final episode of the series with Martin Green. A huuuge thanks to everyone who submitted a take this episode (and across the series): https://linktr.ee/oldtunesfreshtakes

Incredible stuff, go give this a listen!

26/09/2021

Last up on this stellar playlist is Burd Ellen armed with just a knackered hurdy gurdy and a £10 contact mic. A beautifully degraded soundtrack to your descent into the beyond.

Remember folks, the last episode of the series drops tomorrow!

https://soundcloud.com/burd-ellen/lyke-wake-dirge?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-lyke-wake-dirge

Made for Old Tune Fresh Takes podcast, Sept 21

26/09/2021

Check this profoundly spacious take from Cerys Hafana with rich harmonies and soft textures, fused with a bit of Ymadawiad y Brenin on the harp. Wait till you hit that harmony at 1:52...

https://soundcloud.com/ceryshafana/this-ae-nighte?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-lyke-wake-dirge

featuring Elaine Turnbull on brass picture by Huw Hickman

26/09/2021

Join asymptotes for a pulsating, mechanised slow jam through the 5 stages of grief, peppered with glitches and fragments spinning into the ether.

https://soundcloud.com/asymptotes/lyke-wake?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-lyke-wake-dirge

/// WHAT IF THE REAL ASYMPTOTES WERE THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY /// SELF ACTUALISATION AS ART FORM /// EVERYBODY SHOULD GET THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE GENDER EUPHORIA /// I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M

25/09/2021

Channelling Philip Glass, Mr Cat Hair is joined by Jill Paxton for a fantastically epic take on Lyke Wake Dirge. Disorienting hocketing and cross-rhythms abound!

This is my take on the old Yorkshire funeral song "Lyke Wake Dirge." Apologies to Philip Glass, whom I shamelessly ripped off. All instruments played by Roderick Cu***ng. Vocals by Jill Paxton. Cover

24/09/2021

Julian Hayman has created this wonderful soundscape in response to this episode's challenge, flowing between Dylan Thomas, a blissfully oblivious street of shoppers, and Julian's own, strangely comforting, singing of the tune

A short sound collage made for the Old Tunes, Fresh Takes podcast inspired by a piece I saw performed live by John Cage in Huddersfield, in around 1989, it was Roaratorio, an Irish Circus on Finnegans

24/09/2021

Matt Milton's deranged take on Lyke Wake Dirge sounds like it's coming from the inside of a secure facility!
Extremely spooky

Do right before you die or have a baaaaad trip. Gongs and bells and synth drones - electronic arrangement of traditional song A Lyke Wake Dirge.

23/09/2021

Our host Jack The Robot avoids all subtlety in his blown-out, theatrical Lyke Wake Dirge. Had a great time recording with Martin Green yesterday so keep yer eyes peeled for the last episode of this series on Monday!

My take on Lyke Wake Dirge for Last track of the series!!

23/09/2021

The fires of hell meet the fires of Babylon in Richard Toller's Lyke Wake Dub! Influenced by the recent death of Lee Scratch Perry RIP

Version of the Lyke Wake Dirge for the Old Tunes Fresh Takes podcast.

22/09/2021

Coming to you from a tiny stone chapel, Joshua Kirch's take sounds like an archive field recording full of authentic period instruments and thick with group vocals. Wicker Man vibes!

Written for Old Tunes Fresh Takes Podcast

22/09/2021

Liz Hassack channels Nick Cave in her sultry take on Lyke Wake Dirge. Loads of great material appearing on her Soundcloud so browse her profile while you're there!

Another Old Tunes Fresh Takes attempt. This one started off as my attempt to make it sounds like an old Americana style song with harmonica, then realised I am rubbish at Harmonica. I think it now sou

18/09/2021

Gertrude Gray joins Vanishing Faces for a hypnotic harmonic blend set to oozing bass on their take of Lyke Wake Dirge.

Don't forget to get your version of the song to us by Monday to feature on the show!!

Featuring Gertrude Gray on lead vocals

17/09/2021

Creeping in the wings, Kev Pritchard's take on Lyke Wake Dirge quickly departs this earthy mortal plane and swirls downwards into dread. Click here if you wanna hear some madness

Listen to Lyke wakes by Kev Pritchard on

16/09/2021

My First Dog takes us on a tour of the realms of the afterlife, through tombstone drone and misty arp alike. Those layered vocals gon' hook you in we promise!

Listen to Lyke Wake Dirge by My First Dog on

15/09/2021

The text-to-speech software in Crack Lassi's take on Lyke Wake Dirge will make your skin crawl, while the drop will empty your soul

A savage take on LYKE WAKE DIRGE. Assembled for Old Tunes Fresh Takes.

14/09/2021

Low and sparse, this month's first fresh take comes from our host Hevelwood. Thorns prick through a glitchy moor as a stonking kick drum sets pace.

There's gonna be some great tracks this month I can feel it!

Listen to Lyke Wake Dirge by Hevelwood on

06/09/2021

While talking about his audio drama The Portal - a love letter to recorded sound - Martin Green shares why he finds the science of recording magical. Catch the full episode here: https://linktr.ee/oldtunesfreshtakes

30/08/2021

NEW EPISODE /// We chatted with Martin Green about ancient funeral poem Lyke Wake Dirge. Another cheery one to end the series on, can't wait to hear what you all do with this!

https://linktr.ee/oldtunesfreshtakes

23/08/2021

Part 2 of Iwe Kiko with Olugbenga Adelekan is out now featuring some incredible Yoruba/English folk fusions, some dancehall dembow and a bit of bombastic deep house for good measure!

Listen immediately: https://linktr.ee/oldtunesfreshtakes

22/08/2021

Gather round the sound system for a wholesome, homecooked Yoruba meal with Jack The Robot. This is method music and it tastes as good as it sounds.

https://soundcloud.com/jacktherobot/soup?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-iwe-kiko

My take on the traditional Yoruba folk song Iwe Kiko for

22/08/2021

Riffing on the latent environmental message in Iwe Kiko, Liz Hassack Music 's take is a beautifully rendered reminder to remember your elders and take responsibility.

https://soundcloud.com/lizzie-hassack/iwe-kiko-cover?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-iwe-kiko

This is my version of the popular Nigerian folk song, ‘Iwe Kiko’. Its a bit rough as I was too close to the deadline and ran out of time. Will have to rejiggle this one at a later date.

21/08/2021

Richard Toller blends traditions together beautifully here with Iwe Kiko crossed with crowd-pleaser Oats and Beans and Barley Grow for an completely charming choral celebration of agriculture.

https://soundcloud.com/richard-toller-906113985/iwe-kiko?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-iwe-kiko

For the Old Tunes Fresh Takes podcast. Many thanks for choir help to: Liz Hassack, Jenny Toller, Vicky Cooper, Jethro Anderson, Jack Sibley, Tim Woodson. Thanks to 1HarryH on freesound.org for the cor

21/08/2021

asymptotes approaches Iwe Kiko with signature bombast for a deep house celebration of syncopated rhythms and Yoruba culture.

https://soundcloud.com/asymptotes/iwe-kiko?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-iwe-kiko

my version of "Iwe Kiko" for Old Tunes Fresh Takes. vocals sampled from Ayomide Dosumu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akBWF_zsSNM

20/08/2021

Taking Iwe Kiko to heart with utter aplomb is Ravelston. A hard-grooving guitar, drums and bass meditation on the folly of innovation for innovation's sake. Turn your speakers up for this one:

https://soundcloud.com/eyelesschalonstone/eyeless-chalonstone-how-young-eyeless-got-his-groove-iwe-kiko?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-iwe-kiko

My version of the Yoruba traditional song Iwe Kiko, all about remembering to be respectful of tradition in your learning. The original lyric focuses on the importance of agriculture in an increasingly

20/08/2021

Complete with dancehall dembow and deadpan musings on the monotony of homeworking, Matt Milton's Iwe Kiko is a characteristically spiky and playful listen.

https://soundcloud.com/mattmilton/iwe-kiko?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-iwe-kiko

dancehall influenced version of a Yoruba lyric song. apologies for pronunciation, apologies for stupid verse about getting RSI from being a wage slave desk monkey.

19/08/2021

Roderick Cu***ngs translates the wisdom of Iwe Kiko into a raucous Americana take complete with homemade mandolin and a bucket of drumsticks being kicked around for good measure!

https://soundcloud.com/mrcathair/iwe-kiko?in=oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-iwe-kiko

Here's my Americanized version of the Yoruba folk song "Iwe Kiko." I did a rough English approximation of the original lyrics and wrote a new tune to stick in between the verses. All instruments play