Old Tunes Fresh Takes

The podcast where we learn old tunes, record fresh takes of them, and encourage you to do the same. This is for musicians of all styles and abilities

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Update frequency: every 22 days
Average duration: 55 minutes
Episodes: 18
Years Active: 2020 - 2021

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Lyke Wake Dirge // Martin Green - pt 2

We’re back with Martin Green to chat through your fantastic takes of Lyke Wake Dirge, an ancient funeral poem detailing a soul's journey through purgatory into the beyond.

If you haven’t already, de…

01:16:06 | Sun 26 Sep 2021

Lyke Wake Dirge // Martin Green - pt 1

This episode we're joined by Martin Green who is challenging you to reimagine Lyke Wake Dirge, an ancient funeral chant about the soul’s journey through purgatory.

Martin is a multi-award winning mus…

00:55:45 | Sun 29 Aug 2021

Iwe Kiko // Olugbenga Adelekan - pt 2

We’re joined once again by Olugbenga Adelekan to listen through your incredible takes of Iwe Kiko, a traditional Yoruba children’s song about remembering tradition in a modernised world.

If you haven…

00:57:58 | Mon 23 Aug 2021

Iwe Kiko // Olugbenga Adelekan - pt 1

This episode we're joined by Olugbenga Adelekan who is asking you to reimagine Iwe Kiko, a traditional Yoruba song about agriculture and remembering tradition in an increasingly urbanised world.

Olug…

00:53:48 | Mon 26 Jul 2021

Child Owlet // Debbie Armour - pt 2

Debbie is back again as we listen through your brilliant takes of Child Owlet, a harrowing tale of a hapless lad’s grisly execution at the hands of the jaded Lady Erskine and Lord Ronald.

If you ha…

01:19:54 | Mon 19 Jul 2021

Child Owlet // Debbie Armour - pt 1

This episode we're joined by Debbie Armour who is asking you to reimagine the dark tale of Child Owlet, with themes of incest, cuckoldry and grisly execution. Debbie is a Glasgow based musician, work…

00:49:59 | Sun 20 Jun 2021

Willie O' Winsbury // Stewart Lee - pt 2

Stewart Lee joins us again to listen through your takes of Willie O' Winsbury. This story sees a king return from prison to find his daughter pregnant and after throwing a bit of a wobble, unexpected…

01:19:30 | Mon 17 May 2021

Willie O' Winsbury // Stewart Lee - pt 1

This episode we're joined by the comedian Stewart Lee who is asking you to reimagine Willie of Winsbury, an odd tale of illicit love, a pansexual ghost, and denunciation of property rights. Stewart u…

00:53:53 | Mon 19 Apr 2021

The Wife of Usher's Well // Anna RG - pt 2

We’re back with Anna Roberts-Gevalt to listen through your takes. Anna set us the challenge of interpreting The Wife of Usher’s Well, a ghostly story of a mother’s grief as she’s visited by her three…

01:05:04 | Sun 11 Apr 2021

The Wife of Usher's Well // Anna RG - pt 1

We’re kicking off the second series with the brilliant Anna RG who’s introducing us to The Wife of Usher’s Well, a ghostly story of a grieving mother visited by her 3 deceased children. Conversation …

00:42:05 | Mon 15 Mar 2021

Young William

In our final episode of the first series, we look at Young William otherwise known as 'Kiss me in the Dark'. Perhaps the most challenging song of the series, listeners be warned that this episode has…

00:57:05 | Mon 21 Sep 2020

Jon Wilks on 'Geordie'

/// BONUS EPISODE ///

We had such a great chat with Jon we had to share the full version with you! Jon goes in depth on tales of eccentric song collectors, the intercontinental history of 'Geordie', …

00:40:07 | Fri 21 Aug 2020

Geordie

We pick up the conversation about Geordie with writer, musician and self-confessed traditional music geek Jon Wilks. Then we discuss our takes on this desperate tale of one woman's quest to save her …

01:05:31 | Mon 17 Aug 2020

The Brisk Lad

We discuss our takes on The Brisk Lad, a bleak character portrait of a man driven to sheep-stealing in order to feed his family.

We then discuss the brilliant submissions from listeners (check out th…

00:49:58 | Mon 20 Jul 2020

Edward

We discuss our takes on Edward, a chilling account of a son confessing murder to his mother before fleeing on a bottomless boat.

We then discuss the brilliant submissions from listeners (check out th…

00:53:54 | Mon 15 Jun 2020

The Bitter Withy

We discuss our takes on The Bitter Withy, a mysterious 14th century tune from Hereford where young Jesus gets lashed by his mother for murdering a couple of posh lads.

We then discuss the brilliant s…

01:01:50 | Mon 18 May 2020

The Cruel Mother

We discuss our approaches to interpreting the Cruel Mother, a dark and somewhat problematic song with themes of infanticide and ghostly apparitions, as well as incredible submissions from the Old Tun…

00:43:54 | Mon 20 Apr 2020

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00:06:57 | Mon 06 Apr 2020

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