Opening the Topic Records Treasure Chest & Special Offers Too.

Opening the Topic treasure chest Speaking about folk music at the 2003 BBC Radio2 Folk Awards, Kazuo Ishiguro said - “ The way I see it is like this… There is this kind of treasure chest you have sitting in front of you… I would urge you to open that thing up and delve inside it…” Topic Records is now opening its own treasure chest.  A wonderful selection of archive artefacts from the past 77 years of folk music history is going on display in an exhibition at the Barbican Music Library in London from today - Wednesday 9th November. The exhibition, entitled ‘Topic Records & The Art of Folk Music’, will run until the end of January 2017, and is free to visit. The Music Library is situated on the 2nd floor of the Barbican Centre: Barbican Music Library, Barbican Centre, Silk Street,  LONDON EC2Y 8DS Opening hours: Monday 9.30am - 5.30pm Tuesday 9.30am - 7.30pm Wednesday 9.30am - 5.30pm Thursday 9.30am - 7.30pm Friday 9.30am - 2pm Saturday 9.30am - 4pm The library is closed on bank holidays. Some exhibition special offers Our monthly special offers are a great way of filling the gaps in your music collection, or to give as splendid gifts for friends.   For November, to celebrate the opening of the exhibition mentioned above, Topic’s special offers are ten albums from the expansive Topic catalogue at the very special price of only £6 each:   TSCD 126  LOUIS KILLEN ~ BALLADS & BROADSIDES TSCD 411  NIC JONES ~ PENGUIN EGGS TSCD 427  ALISTAIR ANDERSON ~ STEEL SKIES TSCD 449  JUNE TABOR ~ AQABA TSCD 472  The WATERSONS ~ EARLY DAYS TSCD 512  HARRY COX ~ THE BONNY LABOURING BOY TSCD576D  EWAN MacCOLL ~ BALLADS TSCD 602  VARIOUS ARTISTS ~ IRISH DANCE MUSIC TSCD 607  VARIOUS ARTISTS ~ ENGLISH COUNTRY MUSIC TSCD774D  VARIOUS ARTISTS ~ VOICE + VISION     BIG MACHINE   Exciting times for Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, with their new album Big Machine readied for release on Topic Records in February 2017, and the following dates left on a much-anticipated tour:   Friday 11th November – SALISBURY – City Hall Saturday 12th November – MANCHESTER – Royal Northern College of Music Sunday 13th November – SCUNTHORPE – Baths Hall Thursday 17th November – MARGATE – Theatre Royal Friday 18th November – LIVERPOOL – Philharmonic Music Room Sunday 20th November – WHITBY - Pavilion Friday 25th November – BRISTOL – Colston Hall Lantern Saturday 26th November – BASINGSTOKE – Anvil Arts Sunday 27th November – NOTTINGHAM – Glee Club “Eliza Carthy reaches dizzying new heights.  Long regarded as having been in the vanguard of those responsible for the recent folk revival, with the Wayward Band – replete with their rattling rhythms, soaring brass and sweeping strings – she is elevated to an even higher, far more versatile musical plane…”   Simon Godley, live review of Leeds show 2nd July 2016   Topic’s latest release, Finale, the wonderful 2CD set of Pentangle’s last live recordings from 2008, has been attracting some stellar reviews. Here are a few of the accolades:   Shindig! Magazine - 5 stars. ‘utterly sublime'.     Jazzwise – 4 stars. ’Swoon’. ‘Pentangle will always occupy a uniquely-theirs place in post-war British music making' Uncut Magazine – 8/10. ‘Flawless’. ‘Startlingly fresh’. FolkRadioUK - 'One of the indisputable facts of musical history with which absolutely nobody could ever disagree, is that the group Pentangle was one of the most exciting and innovative combos in the folk world …’ 'Finale is a magnificent record in all respects. Treasure this set, for we’ll not see the like of Pentangle again.' The Green Man Review - ‘…this stunning live album … from the wonderfully autumnal, inimitable Pentangle.’ MOJO - ‘…beautifully recorded’. ‘…a series of scintillating performances’.   Finale is available to buy at all good record shops and by clicking this link.