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

iwe kiko

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't already, we really recommend you go and listen to part one where Olugbenga introduces the tune to us.

Listen to part one: https://oldtunesfreshtakes.com/episodes/iwe-kiko-olugbenga-adelekan-pt-1

Also, check out Olugbenga and Seye Adelekan’s project Obalende Sector here: https://www.drmartens.com/uk/en_gb/dm-presents/seye-olugbenga-adelekan?fbclid=IwAR220RnDKvvbz6EQ3GnRr4AbKFLctigAtchXC0jIedWd4dNTrbgcFhvGf2Y

/// YOUR TAKES ///

Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/oldtunesfreshtakes/sets/your-takes-iwe-kiko

We’ve had an incredible response, with 11 takes in the playlist. A huge thanks to everyone who submitted a take - this month we’ve got: @kev_pritchard; @user-912005578; @user-397258334; @mrcathair; @mattmilton; @eyelesschalonstone; @asymptotes; @richard-toller-906113985; @lizzie-hassack

/// JOIN THE COMMUNITY ///

We’ve set up a group on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/groups/oldtunesfreshtakescommunity/) for the Old Tunes Fresh Takes community to share ideas, submit tracks for feedback and just generally geek out about trad tunes and music production. We’ve had some great conversations already over the last month, so whether you’re thinking about submitting a take or just want to go deeper between episodes then join us!

Thinking of submitting? Read our quick guide on how to submit your fresh take: http://oldtunesfreshtakes.com/how-to-submit

/// COMING UP ///

Next up, we’re chatting with Martin Green (Lau/Eliza Carthy) who’s inviting you to take on Lyke Wake Dirge, an ancient funeral poem telling of the soul’s journey into the beyond. 

Part one comes out next Monday 30 August. If you want to get a headstart, you can find example scores, chords and lyrics here: https://oldtunesfreshtakes.com/s/otft-scores-ep-11-lyke-wake-dirge.pdf

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Iwe Kiko // Olugbenga Adelekan - pt 2

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 musician and composer who has collaborated with many artists and musicians including the likes of Eliza Carthy, Joan Baez, Anais Mitchell and Aidan Moffatt. As a member of Lau he has won four BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Group and in 2015 he was nominated in the Best Musician category. In 2019 he won the Ivor Novello award for his sound walk “Aeons” that was part of The Great Exhibition of the North.

We first came across Martin’s work in his 2015 show Flit, a multimedia, collaborative song cycle on the theme of migration. As a performer steeped in traditional music but with a process informed by sampling, electronics, and interdisciplinary storytelling, we wanted to get his insight on how he traverses these multiple planes

Check out Martin’s recent project The Portal here: https://www.martingreenmusic.co.uk/the-portal

/// TAKE PART ///

Example score, chords & lyrics (.pdf): https://oldtunesfreshtakes.com/s/otft-scores-ep-11-lyke-wake-dirge.pdf

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Leguo02bugW9FnyVS4D5v?nd=1&si=020922c010cc4d86

Find a quick guide on how to submit here: https://oldtunesfreshtakes.com/how-to-submit

Martin will be back to listen to your takes in the second part of this episode released on Monday 27 September. If you’d like to be included in the podcast then try and get your version to us by Monday 20th September to get your versions included in the podcast. Drop us a message if you have any questions.

/// COMMUNITY ///

If you’re interested in getting deeper into the conversation, come and join our group on Facebook. There’s been some amazing chats over the last month with people sharing demos, feedback and ideas.

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/// MUSIC CREDITS ///

10:54 - Strange Sky - Martin Green (featuring Becky Unthank) [From Flit]
17:10 - Etteridge - Martin Green (featuring Brìghde Chaimbeul) [From The Portal]
19:46 - A Place Of Crisps And Pianos - Martin Green
28:48 - Lyke Wake Dirge - The Young Tradition
34:30 - Lyke Wake Dirge - Martin Green (featuring Becky Unthank)
39:41 - A Lyke Wake Dirge - Alasdair Roberts
42:06 - Dirge from Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings - Benjamin Britten (featuring Peter Pears)
43:45 - Lyke Wake Dirge - Trumpets of Death
46:55 - Lyke Wake Dirge - Tom Chapman, Claire Chapman and Dave Allen (members of the Lyke Wake Walking Club)

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Lyke Wake Dirge // Martin Green - pt 1

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 sounds a bit like, Where the Wild Roses Grow/ Nick Cavesque.
Used the lyrics written by Jeff Duntemann. My Yorkshire accent is not that good to recreate the original, especially as I am from Blackpool originally. 
Kept it simple again; vocals and minor guitar, changed the chords, as I usually do. Have a couple more attempts at it up my sleeve too, then need to decide which I want to submit

Lyke Wake Dirge 1st attempt

Lyke Wake Dirge

KP - Lady Gay - HEVELWOOD MIX

A take on The Ballad of King Arthur and King Cornwall for Thank Goodness It's Folk podcast.  Apparently we have no recorded versions of it previously to now!!

Featuring the hosts of Old Tunes Fresh Takes @jacktherobot and @hevelwood

Lyrics:
Seven heads of fiery breath, beaten by a page
And King Cornwall’s beastly head stuck up on a stave
So conjure thee, O Burlow Beanie, through teeth of high disdain
And take your wife, and take your life, and never be fooled again

Lady Queen Guinevere as ever stood proud
And meeting not King Arthur’s eye, addressed the man aloud
“Your pride in your Round Table humours me no end,
For Cornwall has a table worth all your gold and land”
Arthur took not a moment’s pause and rallied his finest men
And rode out West through strange country to seek King Cornwall’s end

Arriving in disguise at Cornwall’s gates of marbled stone,
A porter they did greet whose shoes were clad with gold.
Twas clear that none in Christendom were near as rich as he
So Arthur offered a ring so they might lodge and share some tea
A bitter meal Cornwall served as his suspicions ran high
Boasting affairs with Guinevere and claiming magic ties

At night when Arthur’s men were all vowing Cornwall’s death
A sprite of fourteen eyes they found with hooves and fiery breath
A sword, an axe, a knife they broke against the creature’s hide
An hour past, our men stood fast, we know not what they did
So Arthur knew, at end of all, his weapon was a book
Our Lord had penned it with his hands and sealed it with his blood

King Arthur And King Cornwall

My First Dog - Ten Horses In My Stable - KP’s Vintage Mix

there was a lady (Kev Pritchard Fresher Take)

We all thought Odious Ari deserved a tribute album, so we made one.

Jill Paxton - "Tombstone Wiped Clean"

Debbie and Gayle will share some of the sounds that shaped the textures and vibes of their forthcoming album A Tarot Of The Green Wood

Las Alamedas - Tarta Relena
Jane B. Ertrinkt Mit Den Pferden - Felix Kubin
Skeng - The Bug feat Flowdan & Killa P
Raining Blood - Tori Amos
Electric Light - PJ Harvey
Epitaph (Including March For No Reason And Tomorrow And Tomorrow) - King Crimson
Seca - Lucretia Dalt
Green Waves - Alexandra Spence
Atopos - Björk
Burn - Richard Skelton
The Hermit - Burd Ellen

My First Dog - Ten Horses In My Stable - KP’s Vintage Mix

Kev Pritchard

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