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Friday 23 September 2016

Lots of news from Topic Records


the sun he is a-drawing to the west, to the west

After a summer full of festivals in the sun, Topic looks forward to more great music, recorded and live, along with some very special offers from our back-catalogue.

MARTIN SIMPSON ~ Photo by Sandy McGhie
After a very busy summer touring solo and with Dom Flemons (The American Songster), Martin Simpson already has a pretty full touring schedule planned, beginning in September with the following dates:
Friday 16th September – GUILDFORD – The Electric Theatre
Saturday 17th September – SUDBURY – Quay Theatre
Friday 23rd September – ST HELENS – The Citadel Arts Centre
Saturday 24th September – KIRKGATE, Cockermouth – The Kirkgate Centre
Sunday 25th September – LANGHOLM, Dumfriesshire – The Buccleuch Centre
Monday 26th September – EDINBURGH – Traverse Theatre
Friday 30th September – HEBDEN BRIDGE – Wadsworth Community Centre
Also, as part of Nancy Kerr’s ‘Words and Music’ events at Kings Place, on Friday 2nd December, SimpsonŸCuttingŸKerr join forces with author Rob Cowen, exploring different ways of writing about nature and wildlife: Words & Music at King's Place 

Our monthly special offers are a great way of filling the gaps in your music collection, or to give as splendid gifts for friends. Topic’s special offers for September are seven classic albums by Martin Simpson at the very special price of only £6 each:

    

  

 

SIMPCD001   BOOTLEG USA
TSCD 513   THE BRAMBLE BRIAR
TSCD 540   RIGHTEOUSNESS & HUMIDITY
TSCD 567   PRODIGAL SON
TSCD 578   TRUE STORIES
TSCD 584   PURPOSE & GRACE
TSCD 589   VAGRANT STANZAS



Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band have been playing stunning live sets at festivals during the summer months, and have a fabulous new album ‘Big Machine’, coming soon. Eliza appears with dad Martin Carthy and The Gift Band at the Lyme Regis Folk Weekend on Sunday 11th September, then has the following Wayward Band dates booked:
Thursday 3rd November – BURY ST EDMUNDS – The Apex
Friday 4th November – HASTINGS – St Mary in the Castle
Saturday 5th November – LONDON – Islington Assembly Hall
Sunday 6th November – WARWICK – Arts Centre
Friday 11th November – SALISBURY – City Hall
Saturday 12th November – MANCHESTER – Royal Northern College of Music
Sunday 13th November – SCUNTHORPE – Baths Hall
Saturday 26th November – BASINGSTOKE – Anvil Arts
Sunday 27th November – NOTTINGHAM – Glee Club

“…of course, we already know the band is great. So what follows may not be a surprise – but it is completely thrilling… with Carthy dancing about at the centre of a joyful musical whirlwind, thrilling in the moment."  folkwitness.co.uk

Eliza’s finest work so far is showcased on the Topic double CD set Wayward Daughter, available throughout September at the very special price of only £9.00!


TSCD772D  ELIZA CARTHY ~ WAYWARD DAUGHTER
 

Finale : an evening with PENTANGLE

Pentangle at the Royal Festival Hall June 2008 ~
photograph by Chris Bates


In 2007 the original five members of PENTANGLE - Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson & Terry Cox - reconvened to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from Sir David Attenborough at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. In 2008 they began a UK tour at the Royal Festival Hall, exactly 40 years to the day since they recorded their classic 'Sweet Child' at the venue. Emotions and memories ran high in the packed house. The evening was a musical triumph, as were the subsequent dates.



Topic is very proud to be releasing Pentangle’s final live recordings on 7th October on  ‘Finale’, a double CD set with some of their classic material, beautifully played and recorded, a fine testament to the majesty of a mercurial band, whose substantial individual talents came together to create magic in their music.   

The Guitar Player and The American Songster
Our very good friends at Fledg’ling Records also have a very exciting release on CD, DL and vinyl LP due on 7th October, Ever Popular Favourites by Martin Simpson and Dom Flemons, a collection of recordings made out on the road, capturing the infectious joy of a shared transatlantic musical heritage.

Seasons of Song
    

The passing of the seasons feature prominently in the canon of songs sung by The Copper Family of Rottingdean, and Topic has two beautiful books available with the words and music to many of these songs included, plus a superb memoir of his life by Bob Copper, ‘A Man of No Consequence’
Now since we have brought this so cheerfully round
We will send for the ploughman who ploughs up and down.
See the boy with his whip and the man to his plough
Here's a health to the jolly ploughman who ploughs up the ground.