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.

The Moral of the Elephant fRoots Critics Choice Album of the Year 2014.

The Moral of the Elephant fRoots Critics Choice Album of the Year 2014  We are thrilled to announce the 2014 fROOTS Critics Poll Album of the Year : Martin and Eliza Carthy's 'The Moral of the Elephant'. The album is available at a special price until the end of the year, though there are only a few days left to place your order and receive a prize from our special offer Lucky Dip. The recent BBC TV ghost drama 'Remember Me' with Michael Palin had a plot centred around 'Scarborough Fair'. You might have heard Martin Carthy singing the song during the film's closing credits. His definitive recording from 1965 can be found on his influential debut album. Thank you for continuing to support Topic and very best wishes to you all for 2015.

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