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Tuesday 24 February 2015

Club Django Whitworth



Pete Thomson's Memorial Hootenanny @ The Cresset Peterborough 7 & 8 March



The Cresset Peterborough BOX OFFICE: 01733 265705 

Thursday 19 February 2015

Easter Independent Label Market, London.

Easter Independent Label Market, Saturday 28th March at Old Spitalfields Market, London. "Where record labels pitch up and sell their best fresh vinyl produce."

CALAITA FLAMENCO SON (UK / Spain)

CALAITA FLAMENCO SON (UK / Spain) - Authentic flamenco with energy and spirit, available for UK Summer Festivals. Debut album out now on the World Music Network / Riverboat Records label

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With their debut album release on the World Music Network / Riverboat Records label in 2014 and a 5 star review in Songlines Magazine, ‘Calaita Flamenco Son’ are available for UK Summer Festival dates. Half of the members are based in the UK and the other in Spain, they are a tight group with energy and spirit. Brought together by Seville born singer Chico Pere, UK based guitarist Glenn Sharp and percussionist Leo Paredes, ‘Calaita Flamenco Son’ offer authentic flamenco perfect for festivals and Summer events. Their live concerts include both traditional flamenco palos as well as more contemporary flamenco rumbas written by the group. From passionate and sorrowful seguiriyas to vibrant bulerias and rumbas. ‘Calaita Flamenco Son’ are Chico Pere – voice and guitar, Glenn Sharp – guitar, Leo Paredes – Percussion, Diana Castro – voice and Matt Nickson – flute and saxophone.

“Calaita display passion and Flamenco spirit, energy and spontaneity”

Calaiat Flamenco Son Live Stage photo
About the debut album, released by World Music Network / Riverboat Records 2014:
The whole album was recorded in 3 days at Wavelength Studios in the UK. The album was then produced and mixed by Glenn Sharp and mastered at POB Audio. The album includes all the very best from ‘Calaita Flamenco Son’ with traditional flamenco palos such as ‘alegrias’, ‘bulerias’ and ‘seguiriyas’, and the more popular sounds of flamenco rumba, including the amazing song ‘un mensajito’ by Chico Pere, always a popular encore at their live shows. The album has a little something for everyone. The aim of this album was to capture the energy and spontaneity of their live shows and this is achieved perfectly.
Some recent gigs have included:
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
The Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
El Parque del Salao, Lanjaron, Spain (flamenco fusion festival)
Instituto Cervantes, Spain
The Dancehouse Theatre
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
La Casita Papel, Granada, Spain
Huddersfield University
Mint Lounge
Big Hands
The Cornerhouse, Manchester
Platt Fields Festival, Manchester
Musicport Festival, Whitby
Mintfest Festival
Live at LICA
Some quotes from recent shows:
“A wonderful experience, a true journey into the flamenco spirit” - LICA
“It was great to see such a band in Spain appealing to all ages of flamenco lovers” - Lanjaron Festival of Music
“Brilliant, passionate, a treat for the festival goers” - Musicport Festival
“Heaven sent. Calaita played and brought the sun from Seville to damp Kendal” - Mintfest
“Awesome” - Ipswich Arts
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Calaita Group Shot
For bookings, promo CDs, general information please contact:
Gail Cooke
Laughing Dog Music
gail@laughingdogmusic.co.uk
www.laughingdogmusic.co.uk
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Calaita Flamenco Son

Available for UK Summer Festival dates 2015

Sunday 15 February 2015

Introducing The Boxenburgs

The Boxenburgs are a 4 (and sometimes 3) part harmony comic cabaret group, based in Lincoln, who have been signing together for more than 20 years.

They mostly sing at parties, weddings and special events from a repertoire which includes Beatles, Elvis, Barbershop and classics from the 60s & 70s. They love to serenade individuals and small groups of people and also specialise in writing bespoke words for special occasions.

To contact The Boxenburgs phone/text Simon on 07795 416149, find them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter @theboxenburgs



The Granary Long Sutton Upcoming Gig List


Saturday 7 February 2015

A Great Evening of Folk Music for St. Andrews Children’s Hospice

A Great Evening of Folk Music for St. Andrews Children’s Hospice

Friday 13th March 2015 - 7.30pm

McCormack's Bar, Pleasure Island, Cleethorpes

A Great Evening of Top Class Folk Music with
SNAK
THE SMUGGLERS
BRODGAR
JOE COOMBS
TICKETS £5.00
Available from St Andrew's Hospice Reception
Or follow this link for full gig details and ticket purchase options



Friday 6 February 2015

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.