WASSAIL! WASSAIL! ALL OVER THE TOWN @TopicRecords Christmas Newsletter

The latest news and special offers from Topic Records. WASSAIL! WASSAIL! ALL OVER THE TOWN December is upon us and, as Bob Copper sings in The Trees Are All Bare: ‘Now Christmas is come and our song is almost done For we soon shall have the turn of the year.’ In a year that has seen a fond farewell to The Full English, a welcome to a stunning album and tour by Simpson-Cutting-Kerr, celebrations of Bob Copper and Ewan MacColl on the 100th anniversary of their births, 80th birthday parties for Shirley Collins and tours from Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy, it’s clear that folk music continues to resonate loudly in our modern world, and Topic is proud to contribute to its ongoing evolution. All of us at Topic wish everyone a peaceful Christmas in 2015. All customers placing mail orders which are received by Topic up to midnight on Friday 18th December will be entered into a randomly chosen draw to win one of only 5 signed CD copies of Martin Carthy’s last Topic studio album, ‘Waiting for Angels’. Christmas special offers We have some seasonal titles from Topic and our good friends Fledg’ling on offer at the special price of only £6 each during December:     TSCD562  WATERSON:CARTHY  Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man TSCD563  THE WATERSONS  Frost and Fire FLED 3006  THE YOUNG TRADITION  The Holly Bears The Crown FLED 3060  JOHN KIRKPATRICK  Carolling & Crumpets Four more fabulous albums are also on offer at this great price:     TSCD576D  EWAN MACCOLL  Ballads 2CD TSCD774D  VOICE + VISION songs of resistance, democracy + peace 2CD FLED 3094  THE YOUNG TRADITION  Oberlin 1968 FLED 3097  BOB & RON COPPER  Traditional Songs from Rottingdean   All customers placing mail orders which are received by Topic up to midnight on Friday 18th December will be entered into a randomly chosen draw to win one of only 5 signed CD copies of Martin Carthy’s last Topic studio album, ‘Waiting for Angels’. £3 bargains from the Topic catalogue If you need ideas for Christmas presents (or just a present for yourself), these wonderful Topic titles make great stocking fillers at only £3 each!: TSCD496  A.L. LLOYD  English Drinking Songs TSCD523  THE ALBION BAND  Road Movies TSCD528  OLIVER KNIGHT  Mysterious Day TSCD550  BRASS MONKEY  Flame of Fire TSCD565  TIM VAN EYKEN  Stiffs Lovers Holymen Thieves TSCD571  ELIZA CARTHY  Dreams of Breathing Underwater TSCD574  THE WATERSONS for pence and spicy ale TSCD579  ELIZA CARTHY & NORMA WATERSON  Gift TSCD582  PETER BELLAMY  Both Sides Then TSCD822  LINDA THOMPSON  Won’t Be Long Now We have very few copies remaining of the wonderful book with 7 CDs celebrating Topic’s 70th anniversary, Three Score and Ten; these will not be reprinted once they have gone, so get your copy now at the special price of only £25 during December.    Topic and Fledg’ling collaborated on a stunning review of the artistry of Lal Waterson in the limited edition book and accompanying CD teach me to be a summer’s morning. This month we are offering this superb assessment of a unique talent at only £15. Tour news Martin Carthy has a few pre-Christmas tour dates during December, starting on 5th December at Kings Place in London with support from The Devil’s Interval. Martin Carthy tour dates Eliza Carthy and the Wayward Band play at the Great British Folk Festival, Skegness on the weekend of 4th to 7th December. Eliza Carthy tour dates During December, Martin Simpson travels as far North as Barnard Castle in Co. Durham (5th Dec) and as far South as St. Helier in Jersey (19th Dec, his last gig this year). Martin Simpson tour dates