The UK Americana Awards January 2021 - Details Here...

The UK Americana Awards ceremony on January 28 will include unique performances from: American
Aquarium, Emily Barker, Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, Mary Gauthier, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, and a host of this year's nominees (see below for full list of nominees). Once again presented by Bob Harris OBE, the show will also feature appearances from award-winning actor Colin Firth CBE, BBC Radio 2's Johnnie Walker, BBC Radio 6's Steve Lamacq, Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie, as well as an unmissable 'In Conversation' with the legendary Mavis Staples and former AMA-UK award winner, Brandi Carlile.

A very special John Prine Tribute Show will air directly before the Awards on January 28 with performances from Billy Bragg, Ferris & Sylvester, Ida Mae and many more. The late John Prine has been honoured with the specially created Songwriter Legacy Award 2021, in celebration of the legendary US singer-songwriter's life and work.

The Showcase Festival will run across two stages on both of the evenings of January 26 and 27, delivering an amazing 14 hours of music across two days. Some of the many highlights will be sets from Courtney Marie Andrews, Joshua Burnside, Darlingside, Jason Isbell (and the 400 Unit), Larkin Poe, Jim Lauderdale, Mipso, Katie Pruitt, The Mavericks, The War and Treaty. The AMA-UK is proud to present a gender balanced programme for the 4th year running; something it champions in all its activities.

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News From Topic & The Moral of the Elephant

The Moral of the Elephant nominated for Best Album 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Topic is very proud to announce the nomination of Martin & Eliza Carthy's 'The Moral of the Elephant' for best album in the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. This is splendid recognition for their first album as a duo; the best album award is decided by public vote, every vote counts and you can cast your vote by visiting the Folk Awards website: cast your vote here    A busy 75th anniversary in 2014 meant that we didn't release quite as many of our back-catalogue albums as digital downloads as we would have liked, but February sees a new selection of eleven superb titles, some of which were never released on CD, so this is the best way to get hold of them if you can't find that elusive vinyl version!   Free digital booklets are available to download direct from our website, and you can buy the music from digital retailers such as Apple's itunes store and Amazon; the new titles are: During 2014 our 75th Anniversary monthly special offers proved to be very popular. Many of you took the opportunity to catch up with albums you were missing from your collection or purchase a gift for a friend. We will be continuing with a series of attractively priced special offers each month throughout 2015. The classic TOPIC CDs chosen for February at the special price of only £5.00 each are: TSCD511  SAM LARNER ~ Now Is The Time For Fishing TSCD518D  JOE HEANEY ~ The Road From Connemara     Those nice chaps at Fledg'ling continue to celebrate 21 years of the label with their own monthly special offers. The CDs they have chosen for February at the special price of only £21.00 for this bundle of 4 classic albums from their catalogue are: FLED 3052  SHIRLEY COLLINS & DAVY GRAHAM  Folk Roots, New Routes FLED 3057  SHIRLEY & DOLLY COLLINS  Snapshots FLED 3074  JESSE FULLER  Move on down the line FLED 3086  SNAKEFARM  my halo at half-light        We really are down to the very last sets of our Topic anniversary button badges at only £3.00 - get them while you can!   Many thanks for continuing to support Topic.