King King's Largest Shows Yet Their largest London headline show at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on Wednesday 17th January, with a special 'Exile and Grace' set. There are still standing and circle tickets available, so come down and say hello. The flyer below also details some exciting support bands, including Status Quo's 'Rhino's Revenge'.   There are in stock a limited run of the new Hooded Tops featuring the King King Wings logo. You can pick one up at the shows, or order online for only £35. Copyright © 2018 Manhaton Records, All rights reserved. mailing address Manhaton Records 9 School Road Twyford Winchester, Hampshire SO21 1QQ United Kingdom

British Library What's On - Celebrate 140 years of recorded sound

British Library What's On - Celebrate 140 years of recorded sound What's On           Business           Research           Learning           Shop           Support Us Take a look at what you can hear next as our events programme and free exhibition celebrating the Library's sound archive continue. Shirley Collins: Words and Music Saturday 20 January 19.00 – 21.00 One of the key voices of British folk music discusses and performs her music, and reads from her new autobiography All in the Downs. Come early for a screening of the new documentary The Ballad of Shirley Collins. Book now > Listen: 140 Years of Recorded Sound Free exhibition Until Sunday 13 May Sound. Take the time to explore it. How important have the sounds of the past 140 years been to our lives? Dive into the British Library sound archive and explore the significance of sound since the phonograph was invented in 1877. Find out more > Save Our Sounds Interested in helping to preserve the nation’s heritage? Donate to Save Our Sounds, a programme to digitise our sound archive and store the sounds safely so that they can be accessed forever. Find out more and donate >

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

Band From County Hell Upcoming Gigs in 2018

Check Out Celt Rockers, Band From County Hell, Upcoming Gigs in 2018.

Saturday January 20^th Spice Of Life, Soho, London W1D 5NA – ticket details www.spiceoflifesoho.com

Friday January 26^th Stramash, Edinburgh EH1 1JQ

 Saturday March 10^th Exchange Arts Centre, Keighley BD21 2JZ  - ticket details – www.exchangearts.co.uk 

Friday March 16^th New Cross Inn, London SE14 6AS – ticket details – www.newcrossinn.com 

Saturday March 17^th Contemporary, Nottingham NG1 2GB – ticket details see www.nottinghamcontemporary.org 

Friday April 27^th Salty Dog, Northwich CB9 5BY – ticket details see www.salty-dog.co.uk 

Friday May 25^th Bike Festival Mach 3,  Machynlleth SY20 8AE – ticket details see www.themotorbikefestival.co.uk

Saturday June 30^th Heditude Festival 2018, Sible Hedingham – ticket details see www.bfch.co.uk for updates 

Saturday August 25^th Rogue Saint Lincoln – Steam Punk Festival 

Saturday September 15^th Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston PE21 6HP www.blackfriarsartscentre.co.uk 

Saturday September 27^th Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford PE9 2DL www.stamfordartscentre.com 

Saturday November 3^rd Grantham Guildhall, Grantham NG31 6PZ www.guildhallartscentre.com

Check out...

www.bfch.co.uk

A New Day Festival Faversham Kent UK August 2018

A New Day Festival Faversham Kent UK

Grimsby Folk Club Listings 2018

Grimsby Folk Club Listings 2018

Jan  7th Sing in the New Year - 

       14th Spotlight  featuring  Wolf Houseman, Dave Hoy, Sam Simmons, Derek Waudby,  

      21st Winter Wilson

       28th Club

Feb 4th Spotlight

     11th  The Miles Roses

     18th  Club

     25th Bob Fox  tickets £10./ £11  

Mar 4th Archie Fisher                  Grimsby Folk Club, The Spiders Web, Carr Lane, Grimsby.

        11th Spotlight Night

        18th Mike Silver

       25th Club

April 1st Closed Easter

         8th Granny's Attic

         15th Spotlighy

        22nd  Miranda Sykes

        29th Club -      

May   6th Closed

         13th Club / Spot

         20th Hungry Town

          27th Closed

June  3rd Nick Dow

          10th Spotlight

          17th  Club 

          24th Bob Wood

July 1st Spotlight

        8th Vicki Clayton     

Full details at...

www.grimsbyfolkclub.co.uk

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