Catch Topic Records Artists on Tour - Martin Simpson - Eliza and Martin Carthy.

Catch Topic Records Artists on Tour

You can catch the following Topic artists on tour over the next few months...

Martin Simpson

23 OCT - MILNGAVIE, GUITAR WORKSHOP (DAYTIME) Baljaffray Church, Grampian Way, Bearsden
24 OCT - MILNGAVIE, Baljaffray Church, Grampian Way Bearsden
25 OCT  - TRAVERSE THEATRE, Cambridge Street, EDINBURGH, Mid Lothian, EH1 2ED
27 OCT - EASTGATE THEATRE, Eastgate Peebles, EH45 8AD
07 NOV - GREEN DUCK BREWERY, Gainsborough Trading Estate
11 NOV - CHAPEL ARTS, St James Memorial Hall, Lower Borough Walls, BATH, BA1 1QR
12 NOV - HUNTINGDON HALL, Crown Gate Worcester, WR1 3LD
14 NOV - TOPSHAM FOLK CLUB, Matthews Hall, Fore Street, TOPSHAM, Devon, EX3 0HF
26 NOV - THE GOOSE IS OUT - The Ivy House, London, SE15 3BE
27 NOV - THE HUNTER CLUB, 6 Saint Andrew's Street South, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2PH

Eliza & Martin Carthy

23 OCT - The Marine Theatre, LYME REGIS
24 OCT - Henry Tudor House, SHREWSBURY
27 OCT - Ushaw College, DURHAM
28 OCT - The Globe Inn, GLOSSOP
30 OCT - Hertford St Andrew Church, HERTFORD
31 OCT - Hailsham Pavilion, HAILSHAM
03 OCT - Wiltshire Music Centre, BRADFORD ON AVON
04 OCT - Ramsgate Music Hall, RAMSGATE
05 OCT - Kings Place, LONDON
06 OCT - Otley Courthouse, OTLEY
07 OCT - National Forest Folk Club, ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH
09 OCT - Colchester Arts Centre, COLCHESTER
21 DEC - Union Chapel, LONDON (with Jon Boden)

Topic Records – Traditional and contemporary folk from the British Isles

Septemberfest Weekend at Gosberton Church, Lincolnshire. Check Out the Live Music

Septemberfest Weekend at Gosberton Church, Lincolnshire. Check Out the Live Music  

On the weekend of 17th to 19th September, Gosberton church is holding a 'Septemberfest' which is a weekend of music, concerts, crafts and more. The link to Eventbrite to get your tickets for the Friday night concert is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/septemberfest-gosberton-2021-tickets-165524980673

 

The link for Eventbrite to buy your ticket for Sunday's concert is:  
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-eliza-carthy-septemberfest-2021-tickets-165524184291

Full details in the Spalding Voice…

Gosbertonset for Septemberfest – The Voice (spaldingvoice.co.uk)

Happy New Year and the Latest News from Topic Records

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM TOPIC RECORDS Topic Records would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. 2018 will see further releases from Topic Records …An introduction to series, plus exclusive offers, news on more releases and Topics plans for our 80th year birthday in 2019. This month Topic Records celebrates some very special birthdays Nic Jones (Born 9th January 1947) In 1980 Topic Records released the album ‘Penguin Eggs’ by Nic Jones, widely regarded as one of the best Folk albums of its time and some say Nic Jones finest work. This, however, is only one of a few solo albums Nic Jones recorded prior to a serious car accident that would mean English Folk music would be robbed of one of the finest singer/songwriters this country had seem. Still a timeless classic, Penguin Eggs features such classic tracks as ‘Canddee-i-o’ which was also released as a vinyl 7 inch single and classic cuts like ‘The Humpback Whale’ and ‘Farewell To The Gold’. These essential Nic Jones recordings are all available on Topic. Nic Jones - Penguin Eggs (Topic CD, TSCD411) Nic Jones - Game Set Match (Topic CD, TSCD566) Nic Jones - The Enigma Of Nic Jones (DVD TSDVD590) Nic Jones - Candee-i-o (7inch single, STOP2411) Nic Jones - Penguin Eggs (LP, VINYL 180 VIN180LP123)   Mike Waterson (17th January 1941 - 22nd June 2011) Quite simply one of the leading figureheads of the folk revival of the 1960’s. A member of the highly regarded and influential Watersons vocal group with his sisters Lal and Norma Waterson and John Harrison. Mike Waterson would go on to record with both the Watersons group and as a solo artist, releasing an eponymous classic solo LP on Topic, 'Mike Waterson' which featured the track 'Tamlyn'. Mike also went onto write and record the classic Bright Phoebus album with Elaine (Lal) Waterson. Check out the Watersons/Waterson Carthy An Introduction to release coming in March for great tracks featuring Mike Waterson. Frankie Armstrong (12th January) Frankie Armstrong first recorded for Topic in 1965 after being invited by Bert Lloyd who as director of Topic Records was putting together an album of erotic songs with Anne Briggs, called 'The Bird in the Bush' (12T135, 1966). She went on to record two further two albums for Topic 'Lovely on the Water', (Topic 12TS 216, 1972) and 'Songs and Ballads', (Topic 12TS 273 1975) Coming 9th February 2018 two new Topic Records releases Topic Records are happy to announce the next two NEW releases on 9th February 2018. June Tabor - An introduction to (TICD003) 15 specially selected tracks from one of the greatest voices on Topic Records. Track listing: While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, The Devil and Bailiff McGlynn, No Man’s Land / Flowers of The Forest, Unicorns, The Scarecrow, Aqaba, Hedger & Ditcher, Shallow Brown, A Place Called England, Maybe Then I’ll Be A Rose, Oh! Alas, I Am In Love, The Rigs of Rye, Finisterre, The Dark End Of The Street. Available to pre-order now from the Topic Shop, Propermusic.com, Amazon, iTunes and all good music retailers. Anne Briggs - An introduction to (TICD004) 15 specially selected tracks from Anne Briggs, a true original from the modern folk revival the late 1960's, early 1970's. Track listing: The Recruited Collier, The Doffing Mistress, Polly Vaughan, Rosemary Lane, Gathering Rushes In The Month Of May, The Stonecutter Boy, Blackwater Side, Go Your Way (My Love), The Cuckoo, Reynardine, Young Tambling, Maa Bonny Lad, Sing A Song For You, The Bonambuie, Tongue In Cheek Available to pre-order now from the Topic Shop, Propermusic.com, Amazon, iTunes and all good music retailers. Also available the first two releases in this series. Various Artists - Topic Records - The Real Sound Of Folk Music (TICD001) and Shirley Collins - An introduction to (TICD002). Various - Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music Double CD (TICD001), digital (TIDL001)and limited edition 2 LP vinyl set from VINYL180 (VINYL180LP125) Shirley Collins - An introduction to CD (TICD002), digital (TIDL002) and limited edition LP vinyl from VINYL180 (VINYL180LP126)   Topic Artists on tour in January / February 2018 Martin Simpson January Sat 27 - Alfriston (East Sussex) The Old Chapel, Alfriston Seats £18.50 from 01323 841414 February Fri 2 - Marlborough Marlborough Town Hall More info | Tickets Sun 4 - Bournemouth Bournemouth Folk Club, Shelley Theatre Details from ABM: 020 7014 2821 Fri 9 - Chesterfield Chesterfield Folk Club, Chesterfield Library Theatre www.chesterfieldfolkclub.org 01623 429020 Sat 17 - Mottram Music, Mottram Village Hall Tickets Box office number: 07904 072190 For more information and additional dates, please visit www.martinsimpson.com Martin Carthy - Solo date Wed 31 January - John Peel Centre For Creative Arts, Stowmarket Eliza Carthy and Martin Carthy duo / Gift Band Tour Tue 13 Feb - National Centre for Early Music Wed 14 Feb - Square Chapel Centre for the Arts Thur 15 Feb - Settle Victoria Hall Fri 16 Feb - Music At The Hall Sat 18 Feb - Vivacity Key Theatre Sun 19 Feb - Forest Folk - North Boarhunt Social Club Mon 20 Feb - Theatre Mwldan Tue 21 Feb - Wyeside Arts Centre Eliza Carthy & the Wayward Band Sun 11 Feb - Leuven Folk Festival For more information and additional dates, please visit www.eliza-carthy.com  Copyright © 2018 Topic Records, All rights reserved. mailing address  Topic Records The New Powerhouse, Gateway Business Centre Kangley Bridge Road London, Eng SE26 5AN United Kingdom

Topic Records - January 2018 newsletter

Topic Records - Summers Coming

one summer’s evening, and the kids ran free… June 2016 marks the return to the stage of Simpson.Cutting.Kerr for a series of UK concert dates throughout the month. Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr have been far from inactive since their last live outing in September 2015, with Martin continuing his very busy schedule of solo dates plus a tour with Martin Taylor, Andy recording and touring with Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron as Leveret, (also picking up the BBC Folk Award for Musician of the Year in April), and Nancy Kerr collaborating with the Melrose Quartet, James Fagan and the Sweet Visitor Band. You can experience the infectious joy of three of the world’s finest musicians playing for the love of the music at 11 UK locations, starting at the Portsoy Festival on June 4th and ending in Salisbury on June 23rd. Full details of all tour dates: Simpson.Cutting.Kerr on tour The deluxe edition (CD and DVD) of SimpsonŸ.CuttingŸ.Kerr’s Murmurs is available from Topic at the very special price of £10, and copies of their two limited edition 7” vinyl singles are still available from the Topic online shop. Click on the sleeve images for more information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “…every song was a performed brilliantly and had a memorable story behind it. Please, please, please come back again soon.” Andy Nelmes reviewing Martin & Eliza’s May 2016 gig at the Wiltshire Music Centre. Martin & Eliza Carthy have been touring the UK during May, and still have several concerts to play in June. Click the link to see where they are playing: Dad & Daughter on tour   June 2016 special offers Peerless vocalist Christine Collister’s two wonderful albums for Topic are on offer during June at the very special price of only £6 each:     TSCD1001 CHRISTINE COLLISTER ~ AN EQUAL LOVE TSCD1002  CHRISTINE COLLISTER ~ INTO THE LIGHT   Our very good friends at Fledg’ling Records have recently reissued two sublime early 1970s albums by the mercurial jazz multi-instrumentalist John Surman. Westering Home and Morning Glory were originally released by Island Records, and became significant pointers towards his later work for the ECM label.   FLED 3093  JOHN SURMAN ~ Westering Home FLED 3101  JOHN SURMAN ~ Morning Glory Fledg’ling also have some special offers available from their eclectic catalogue, two groundbreaking albums from Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath, and a lovely collection of live and demo recordings from Shirley & Dolly Collins, each at the special price of only £6 each.   FLED 3057  SHIRLEY & DOLLY COLLINS ~ Snapshots FLED 3062  CHRIS McGREGOR'S BROTHERHOOD OF BREATH FLED 3063  The BROTHERHOOD OF BREATH ~ Brotherhood Dr. Reg Hall recently launched the latest two volumes in our VOICE of the PEOPLE series at the Irish Traditional Music Association in Dublin. His complete talk is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/zL1n-g4oloM

News From Topic Records March 2015

Topic at the London Independent Label Market On Saturday 28th March, Topic will have a stall at the Independent Label Market at Old Spitalfields Market in London, the first time this has been held in the Springtime. There's always a real buzz at this very busy event, with the added attraction of 20 artisan brewers to provide refreshment, so do come and say hello and browse the vinyl and merchandise we will be selling on the day, including some Topic archive bargains!    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. In celebration of Martin & Eliza Carthy's The Moral of the Elephant being nominated for album of the year in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, this month we are offering a superb bundle of FIVE Waterson:Carthy related CDs at the fantastic price of only £15.00: HPO6001  MARTIN CARTHY ~ The Definitive Collection HPO6004  THE WATERSONS ~ The Definitive Collection HPO6005  ELIZA CARTHY ~ The Definitive Collection HPO6012  WATERSON: CARTHY ~ The Definitive CollectionHPO6013  NORMA WATERSON ~ The Definitive Collection To get you in the mood for the upcoming Record Store Day in April (of which more news in the next newsletter), we have a few stocks left of a couple of vinyl singles at the very special price of only £2.00 each. Click on the pictures for more details: 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 March at the special price of only £21.00 for this bundle of 4 classic albums from their catalogue are: FLED 3020  LINDA THOMPSON  Give Me A Sad Song FLED 3024  HELEN WATSON  doffing FLED 3054  DAVY GRAHAM  Large as life and twice as natural FLED 3075  JOHN KIRKPATRICK  The Dance of the Demon Daffodils            With the recent release of Bob & Ron Copper's Traditional Songs from Rottingdean on CD, it seemed sensible for Topic to stock the superb books produced by The Copper Family, Bob Copper's classic 'A Song For Every Season', his autobiography 'A Man of No Consequence' and 'The Copper Family Song Book', so these are now available to but through our website - click on the picture to see all three: