The Old Songs Podcast
The Old Songs Podcast explores old songs – traditional, industrial, street ballads – one at a time. Learn where they came from, where they've been, who sung them and who sings them still. Most of the series is available on Mixcloud. Presented by traditional singer, Jon Wilks.
The Old Songs Podcast
Ep3: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘On Humber Bank’ ft. Ben Walker
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Episode 3
In this week’s episode, Jon chats to virtuoso guitarist, Ben Walker, about “On Humber Bank”, an old song that was collected aurally in 1877 and purports to be the suicide note of an abused woman. Ben came to the song via a collector called Ken Stubbs, known for recording traditional singers such as George Maynard and, in this case, Ern Baxter, and a recording housed on the Yorkshire Garland Group website sung by Maggie Graham. In particular, Jon wanted to chat about the processes that Ben goes through to re-envision a song of this nature in a modern context. For more info on the episode, head to: https://jonwilks.online/the-old-songs-podcast/ep3-the-old-songs-podcast-on-humber-bank-ft-ben-walker