Various Artists Topic Records - First 80 Years of Topic Records [CD]
First 80 Years of Topic Records
Various Artists Topic Records
CD
2019 marks the 80th birthday of Topic Records, the oldest independent record label in the world. As part of it's celebrations, on 31st May 2019, Topic Records will release a landmark album, Vision & Revision : The first 80 years of Topic Records - a deluxe double CD and vinyl of the cream of British folk artists interpreting a song of their choice from Topics vast back catalogue - the only stipulation being that the song was at some time released on Topic. Includes never-before-released tracks by Martin Simpson, Richard Thompson, Lankum, Peggy Seeger, John Smith, Sam Lee, Martin Carthy, Olivia Chaney, Lisa ONeill, Oysterband, Nancy Kerr, Chris Wood, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, Lisa Knapp, Kitty Macfarlane, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Emily Portman & Rob Harbron, Rachael McShane & The Cartographers, Eliza Carthy & Olivia Chaney and The Oldham Tinkers.
Tracklist:
- Martin Simpson - Beaulampkin
- Peggy Seeger - Jack Frost
- John Smith - She Moves Through the Fair
- Josienne Clarke ; Ben Walker - the Banks of the Sweet Primroses
- Oysterband - Seven Gypsies
- Nancy Kerr - Searching for Lambs
- Sam Lee - the Deserter
- Kitty MacFarlane - Go Your Way
- Lisa O'Neill - As I Roved Out 1
- Chris Wood - Fable of the Wings 1
- The Oldham Tinkers - Dirty Old Town 1
- Rachael McShane ; the Cartographers - Workers' Song 1
- Richard Thompson - the Light Bob's Lassie 1
- Olivia Chaney - Polly Vaughan 1
- Martin Carthy - Napoleon's Dream 1
- Lisa Knapp - I Wish My Love Was a Cherry 1
- Sam Kelly ; the Lost Boys - Shawnee Town 1
- Emily Portman ; Rob Harbron - Bay of Biscay 1
- Eliza Carthy ; Olivia Chaney - Nancy of Yarmouth 2
- Lankum - the Sea Captain