FolkWorld #54 07/2014
© Topic Records/Towersey Festival

Towersey 2014

Another Lovelier World

The Watersons

Waterson:Carthy @ FW:
Artist Video FW#6, #17, #17, #23,
#36, #40, #43, #40

www.watersoncarthy.com

Eliza Carthy

Eliza Carthy @ FolkWorld:
Artist Video FW#1, #4, #26, #35,
#37, #40, #43, #48

www.eliza-carthy.com

On Saturday 23rd August Topic Records will celebrate the label's 75th anniversary with a very special concert at Towersey Festival. Towersey Festival celebrate their 50th festival this summer - so it will be a double celebration.

Topic Records

"Three Score & Ten"

Artist Video www.topic
records.co.uk


Towersey Festival

21 - 25 August 2014
Roy Bailey
Clarke / Walker
Blair Dunlop
Dick Gaughan
Ashley Hutchings
Kerr / Fagan
John Kirkpatrick
Seth Lakeman
LAU
McGoldrick / McCusker
Grace Petrie
Richard Thompson
Whapweasel
Artist Video www.towersey
festival.com

The afternoon will be centred around a rare appearance from Norma Waterson and the Gift Band. Musical Director Eliza Carthy is planning to re-visit lots of material recorded for Topic over the last few decades with a dream-team of collaborators. Expect appearances from Eliza's Mum and Dad, Fay Hield, Lau, Blair Dunlop and many more.

Towersey Village Festival is an annual festival of folk and world music and traditional dance held in the village of Towersey in Oxfordshire, England. It has taken place every August bank holiday weekend since its founding in 1965. The festival attracts approximately 10,000 people each year.


Richard Thompson

Artist Video Richard Thompson @ FW:
FW#25, #39, #43, #49, #50

www.richardthompson-music.com

Grace Petrie

Artist Video Grace Petrie @ FW:
FW#54

www.gracepetrie.com





Photo Credits: (1) Towersey Festival, (2) Topic Records, (3) Waterson:Carthy, (4) Eliza Carthy, (6) Grace Petrie (unknown/website); (5) Richard Thompson (by Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2012).


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