diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/ClassicProjectListener.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/ClassicProjectListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d3e5436f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/ClassicProjectListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE file.
+ */
+package org.apache.myrmidon.listeners;
+
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.ExceptionUtil;
+
+/**
+ * Default listener that emulates the old ant listener notifications.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
+ */
+public class ClassicProjectListener
+    extends AbstractProjectListener
+{
+    private String        m_prefix;
+
+    /**
+     * Notify listener of targetStarted event.
+     *
+     * @param targetName the name of target
+     */
+    public void targetStarted( final String targetName )
+    {
+        output( targetName + ":\n" );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Notify listener of taskStarted event.
+     *
+     * @param taskName the name of task
+     */
+    public void taskStarted( final String taskName )
+    {
+        setPrefix( taskName );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Notify listener of taskFinished event.
+     */
+    public void taskFinished()
+    {
+        setPrefix( null );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Notify listener of log message event.
+     *
+     * @param message the message
+     */
+    public void log( String message )
+    {
+        output( message );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Notify listener of log message event.
+     *
+     * @param message the message
+     * @param throwable the throwable
+     */
+    public void log( String message, Throwable throwable )
+    {
+        output( message + "\n" + ExceptionUtil.printStackTrace( throwable, 5, true ) );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Utility class to output data.
+     * Overide in sub-classes to direct to a different destination.
+     *
+     * @param data the data
+     */
+    protected void output( final String data )
+    {
+        if( null != getPrefix() ) System.out.println( "\t[" + getPrefix() + "] " + data );
+        else System.out.println( data );
+    }
+
+    protected final String getPrefix()
+    {
+        return m_prefix;
+    }
+
+    protected final void setPrefix( final String prefix )
+    {
+        m_prefix = prefix;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/DefaultProjectListener.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/DefaultProjectListener.java
index d498982fd..bc91dec87 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/DefaultProjectListener.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/DefaultProjectListener.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectListener
     extends AbstractProjectListener
 {
     private String        m_prefix;
+    private String        m_targetName;
 
     /**
      * Notify listener of targetStarted event.
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectListener
      */
     public void targetStarted( final String targetName )
     {
-        output( targetName + ":\n" );
+        m_targetName = targetName;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ public class DefaultProjectListener
      */
     protected void output( final String data )
     {
+        if( null != m_targetName )
+        {
+            output( m_targetName + ":\n" );
+            m_targetName = null;
+        }
+
         if( null != getPrefix() ) System.out.println( "\t[" + getPrefix() + "] " + data );
         else System.out.println( data );
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/builtin-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/builtin-ant-descriptor.xml
index 8674d021e..b4a893f33 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/builtin-ant-descriptor.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/builtin-ant-descriptor.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <types>
 
     <listener name="default" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.listeners.DefaultProjectListener"/>
+    <listener name="classic" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.listeners.ClassicProjectListener"/>
     <aspect name="noop" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.aspects.NoopAspectHandler"/>
     <project-builder name="ant" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.components.builder.DefaultProjectBuilder"/>
     <project-builder name="ati" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.components.builder.ATIProjectBuilder"/>