Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Jeris
The Story Behind “Bring a Torch” (AI Remix)
When I stumbled across my old 2013 recording of “Bring a Torch” buried in my ccMixter archives, something sparked. That original track had been such a labor of love – weaving together the beautiful mandolin work from Admiral Bob with daniloprates’ evocative cavaquinho samples from “Where do you go?” The way those elements had danced together around this timeless carol felt magical, and copperhead’s review calling it an “instant Christmas classic” still makes me smile. But listening back eleven years later, I could hear new possibilities hiding in those familiar melodies.
I’d been experimenting with AI voice modeling on Suno.com, training it with my own vocal recordings to create something that felt authentically mine. When I fed my original “Bring a Torch” into the system as reference material, something beautiful happened – the AI didn’t just recreate what was there, it found spaces between the notes I hadn’t noticed before. It highlighted the interplay between Admiral Bob’s mandolin lines and those gorgeous cavaquinho textures from daniloprates in ways that surprised even me. The result feels both nostalgic and fresh, like rediscovering a favorite sweater in your closet that somehow fits better than you remembered. This remix isn’t about replacing human creativity – it’s about using technology as a new lens to appreciate the collaborative spirit that made ccMixter special in the first place.
—- TECHNICAL DETAILS —-
This AI-assisted track was created on Suno.com using my original 2013 recording as reference audio to train an AI vocal persona.
Original Recording: “Bring a Torch ” by jeris (VJ_Memes) - 2013
https://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/44526
Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Song: “Bring a Torch ” - Traditional (Public Domain)
Lyrics: Traditional (Public Domain)
Featured Artists from original recording:
- Where do you go? - Samples (daniloprates) - cavaquinho - https://ccmixter.org/people/daniloprates
- (Admiral Bob (admiralbob77)) - mandolin - https://ccmixter.org/people/admiralbob77/profile
AI Platform: Suno.com
Process: voice persona created, audio uploaded as reference
Lyrics:
Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Bring a torch, come swiftly and run
Christ is born,
Tell the folk of the village
Jesus is sleeping in His cradle
Ah, ah, beautiful is the Mother
Ah, ah, beautiful is her Son
Quiet now, while the child is sleeping
It is wrong to talk so loud
Silence now as we gather around him
Lest the sound should awaken Jesus
Hush, hush, see how fast He slumbers
Hush, hush, see how fast He sleeps
Hasten now, good folk of the village;
Hasten now the Christ Child to see.
You will find Him asleep in the manger;
Quietly come and whisper softly,
Hush! hush! peacefully now He slumbers.
Hush! hush! peacefully now He sleeps.
When I stumbled across my old 2013 recording of “Bring a Torch” buried in my ccMixter archives, something sparked. That original track had been such a labor of love – weaving together the beautiful mandolin work from Admiral Bob with daniloprates’ evocative cavaquinho samples from “Where do you go?” The way those elements had danced together around this timeless carol felt magical, and copperhead’s review calling it an “instant Christmas classic” still makes me smile. But listening back eleven years later, I could hear new possibilities hiding in those familiar melodies.
I’d been experimenting with AI voice modeling on Suno.com, training it with my own vocal recordings to create something that felt authentically mine. When I fed my original “Bring a Torch” into the system as reference material, something beautiful happened – the AI didn’t just recreate what was there, it found spaces between the notes I hadn’t noticed before. It highlighted the interplay between Admiral Bob’s mandolin lines and those gorgeous cavaquinho textures from daniloprates in ways that surprised even me. The result feels both nostalgic and fresh, like rediscovering a favorite sweater in your closet that somehow fits better than you remembered. This remix isn’t about replacing human creativity – it’s about using technology as a new lens to appreciate the collaborative spirit that made ccMixter special in the first place.
—- TECHNICAL DETAILS —-
This AI-assisted track was created on Suno.com using my original 2013 recording as reference audio to train an AI vocal persona.
Original Recording: “Bring a Torch ” by jeris (VJ_Memes) - 2013
https://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/44526
Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Song: “Bring a Torch ” - Traditional (Public Domain)
Lyrics: Traditional (Public Domain)
Featured Artists from original recording:
- Where do you go? - Samples (daniloprates) - cavaquinho - https://ccmixter.org/people/daniloprates
- (Admiral Bob (admiralbob77)) - mandolin - https://ccmixter.org/people/admiralbob77/profile
AI Platform: Suno.com
Process: voice persona created, audio uploaded as reference
Lyrics:
Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Bring a torch, come swiftly and run
Christ is born,
Tell the folk of the village
Jesus is sleeping in His cradle
Ah, ah, beautiful is the Mother
Ah, ah, beautiful is her Son
Quiet now, while the child is sleeping
It is wrong to talk so loud
Silence now as we gather around him
Lest the sound should awaken Jesus
Hush, hush, see how fast He slumbers
Hush, hush, see how fast He sleeps
Hasten now, good folk of the village;
Hasten now the Christ Child to see.
You will find Him asleep in the manger;
Quietly come and whisper softly,
Hush! hush! peacefully now He slumbers.
Hush! hush! peacefully now He sleeps.