Folk Upstairs at the Drill New Folk Gigs at Lincoln Drill Hall

Folk Upstairs at the Drill

A new monthly folk music gig is coming to Lincoln.  Folk Upstairs at the Drill, kicks off on at Upstairs at Lincoln Drill Hall on Saturday 3^rd February 2018 at 7.30 pm with Martyn Wyndham-Read. Tickets are just £10.00 and can be purchased in advance from the Drill Hall Box Office or on 01522 873894.

 

The first four gigs are as follows...

Saturday 3 February 7.30pm

Martyn Wyndham-Read  

Traditional and contemporary English and Australian songs from one of the all-time masters. A warm-voiced singer and fine guitarist; a justifiably respected veteran! 

 

Saturday 10 March 7.30pm

John Kirkpatrick

Widely regarded as England’s leading exponent of ‘squeezebox’ instruments, John is one of the most well-known & popular performers on the British folk scene and has worked with Richard Thompson, Albion Band, Steeleye Span and Martin Carthy.

 

Saturday 7 April 7.30pm

Maggie Holland

Since the late 60s, Maggie Holland has played with a number of bands and artists, but more recently has become known as a solo singer/songwriter. Many of her songs have entered the repertoires of artists of artists such as Martin Carthy and June Tabor and has she received a BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Best Song’ award.

Saturday 5 May 7.30pm

Greg Russell

Possessed of an extraordinary voice that’s ‘full of character’ (The Telegraph), over the last 5 years Greg Russell has established himself as one of the most significant players on the U.K. folk scene. 

Full details of venue and full programme of evets at...

www.lincolndrillhall.com

Topic Records News - October 2017

NEW RELEASES AVAILABLE NOW Topic Records – An introduction to As part of the definitive Introduction to series, Topic Records are happy to announce the first two NEW releases, The Real Sound of Folk Music and An introduction to Shirley Collins are available now. Various Artists – Topic Records The Real Sound Of Folk Music A definitive various artists introduction to the wonders of Topic Records, the worlds oldest independent record label. CD1 : Dick Gaughan - Both Sides The Tweed / Nic Jones - Canadee-i-o / Davy Graham - Angi / Shirley Collins - The Sweet Primeroses / Martin Simpson - Never Any Good / Andrew Cronshaw - Wasps In The Woodpile / Pentangle - The Time Has Come / Anne Briggs - Blackwater Side / Martin Carthy - Scarborough Fair / Eliza Carthy - Worcester City / Ewan MacColl - Dirty Old Town / The Watersons - Pace-Egging Song / Silly Sisters - Hedger & Ditcher / John Tams – Unity (Raise Your Banners High) CD 2 : June Tabor & The Oysterband - Love Will Tear Us Apart / Brass Monkey - The Handweaver And The Factory Maid / Steve Ashley - Ships Of Shame / Vin Garbutt - The Land Of Three Rivers / Johnny Handle   - Dust / Mike Waterson - Tamlyn / Bill Caddick - Two-Fisted Heroes / The Cheviot Ranters - The Ideal Schottische / Cilla Fisher - Blue Bleezin’ Blind Drunk / The Full English - Man In The Moon / Ramblin’ Jack Elliott - Talking Dustbowl Blues / Tim Van Eyken - Barleycorn / Peter Bellamy - When I Die / Oak - Scan’s Polkas Double CD, digital download, digital streaming and limited edition 2 LP vinyl set from VINYL180. Available now from The Topic Shop, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and all good record shops. Shirley Collins – An introduction to This compilation is the perfect introduction to the work of Shirley Collins. Specially selected songs from classic albums  featuring Shirleys sister Dolly Collins and the Young Tradition. CD : The Foggy Dew / I Drew My Ship / A Blacksmith Courted Me / The False Bride / All Things Are Quite Silent / Polly Vaughan / False True Love / Spencer The Rover / The Sweet Primeroses / Rambleaway / March The Morning Sun / The Cherry Tree Carol / The Moon Shines Bright / One Night As I Lay On My Bed / Come All You Little Streamers CD, digital download, digital streaming and limited-edition LP vinyl from VINYL180. Available now from The Topic Shop, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and all good record shops. Here's a selection of review for the first two Introduction To series of releases. RnR Magazine: Songlines Magazine: fRoots Magazine: EXCLUSIVE OFFERS This month to celebrate Martin Simpson touring and his new album ‘Trails and Tribulations’, Topic Records are happy to offer the following Martin Simpson CD’s at a special price. The Collection Find out more » The Bramble Briar Find out more » Righteousness & Humidity Find out more » Kind Letters Find out more » Prodigal Son Find out more » True Stories Find out more » Purpose + Grace Find out more » Vagrant Stanzas Find out more » Murmurs (CD + DVD) Find out more » Bootleg USA Find out more » Copyright © 2017 Topic Records, All rights reserved.  mailing address: Topic Records The New Powerhouse, Gateway Business Centre Kangley Bridge Road London, Eng SE26 5AN United Kingdom

This Coming Sunday at Grimsby Folk Club... Daoirí Farrell

This Coming Sunday at Grimsby Folk Club... Daoirí Farrell

Daoirí Farrell is leaving a legion of fans behind at every gig he plays, don't miss out,  see you all Sunday doors open 7.30pm   8pm start.

Daoirí won TWO 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards: The Best Traditional Track Award for ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ from his album True Born Irishman, and the Horizon Award for best newcomer.

He became the All Ireland Champion Singer at the Fleadh in Co. Derry in 2013 and won the Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections in 2015 with the line-up Four Winds.

Farrell's Web Site

www.grimsbyfolkclub.co.uk

Ninebarrow at Grimsby Folk Club Tonite - 2 April 2017

Ninebarrow at Grimsby Folk Club Tonite - 2 April 2017

Ninebarrow ★★★★★ Multi-Award-Winning Folk Duo 

Prices this evening members £8.00 guests £9.00 NINEBARROW are a multi-award-winning folk duo, who are impressing audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on the folk tradition. Described by Mike Harding as sounding 'damn fine' and by Kate Rusby as 'absolutely amazing'.

Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere combine breath taking vocal harmonies and melodies, delivering original songs that are inspired and rooted in the landscape and history of the British Isles. As well as crafting unique and engaging original material, Ninebarrow also take a wide-range of traditional folk songs and rework them in their own, distinctive way.

Not only exceptional singers and musicians, Ninebarrow are also equally passionate about the stories behind their songs - combining their music with history, folklore and storytelling.

Ninebarrow's Web Site                                  www.grimsbyfolkclub.co.uk

What's New at Fledgling Records

What's New at Fledgling Records A previously unrecorded suite of compositions by JOHN WARREN Recorded live by the JOHN SURMAN led BRASS PROJECT Dear Keith Welcome to the latest newsletter from our colleagues at Fledg'ling Records. We are very proud to release a wonderful album of new music by John Warren. In the early 1980s John Surman and John Warren realized a long-held ambition and formed the Brass Project. The ensemble was conceived as a brass led group focusing on new compositions from Surman and Warren. The large group ‘had to survive without grant or subsidy' yet released a mesmerizing and critically acclaimed album for the ECM label and toured extensively on the European jazz circuit. Surman and Warren had first collaborated on the masterly 1971 Tales of the Algonquin suite, and saw the Brass Project as a further exploration of ideas they had begun to explore more than ten years earlier.   The 11-piece Brass Project captured live on this previously unreleased recording from June 1993 features - John Surman saxophones, alto and bass clarinets, Stephen Waterman, Guy Barker, Steve Sidwell trumpets, Pete Beachill, Malcolm Griffiths trombones, Richard Edwards, Kenny Hamilton bass trombones, Chris Laurence bass, John Marshall drums, percussion and John Warren conductor, This hitherto ‘lost’ The Traveller’s Tale recording captures a sumptuous suite of compositions inspired by stories of the early life of John Warren’s grandfather. The piece is not programmatic but loosely traces episodes in his adventurous life, allowing for some glorious ensemble and solo playing. Read the 4 star review in The Guardian here: The Traveller's Tale  Warren’s composition...“stands comparison with the music of Gil Evans or Maria Schneider.” FLED 3103  JOHN WARREN, JOHN SURMAN & The BRASS PROJECT ~ The Traveller's Tale The Traveller's Tale follows Fledg'ling's highly acclaimed JOHN SURMAN re-issues:   FLED 3093  JOHN SURMAN ~ Westering Home FLED 3101  JOHN SURMAN ~ Morning Glory An incredible fifty years ago, back in 1967, Dorris Henderson and John Renbourn released their magical Watch The Stars album. If you don't have a copy now might be just the time to investigate this wondrous collection. FLED 3055  DORRIS HENDERSON & JOHN RENBOURN ~ Watch The Stars Last September we helped to organise a day long tribute to John Renbourn at Cecil Sharp House. John's wife Judy produced a pair of greetings cards based on her drawings of John from 1970. We have a limited quantity of cards for sale by mail order at £5 per set:   JOHN RENBOURN greetings cards Here at Fledg'ling we are busy working on several new projects for release during 2017 - our 23rd year of idiosyncratic releases. More news in the coming months. In the meantime here's a sneak preview of a forthcoming album: Daphne's Flight - Christine Collister, Melanie Harrold, Julie Matthews, Helen Watson and Chris While - have re-united to record their second album twenty years after their debut. Knows Time, Knows Change will be released early in May when Daphne will begin an extensive UK tour. www.fledglingrecords.co.uk All best wishes from Fledg'ling for the year ahead.

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.