Tony Engle

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topicrecords.co.uk

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Managing Director of [l68953] since 1972. He also acted as producer, recording engineer, photographer and sleeve designer for the label.

ALBUMS

The Oldham Tinkers

An Introduction To The Oldham Tinkers

2018, CD, Comp, Topic Records

2014, 7", Single, Ltd, Topic Records,

2009, 2xCD, Comp, Topic Records

Poetry And Languid Charm: Swahili Music From Tanzania And Kenya From The 1920s To The 1950s

2007, CD, Album, Topic Records,

Songs Of Defiance (Music Of Chechnya And The North Caucasus)

2007, CD, Topic Records

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick*

Both Ears And The Tail

2006, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

Women Of Egypt 1924-1931 - Pioneers Of Stardom And Fame

2006, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

Tracks That Influenced Bob Dylan

2004, CD, Comp, Uncut (2),

Country/Bluegrass/Folk/Delta Blues

Peter Cooke (2) & Klaus Wachsmann

The King’s Musicians – Royalist Music Of Buganda - Uganda

2003, CD, Album, Topic Records, National Sound Archive

Shirley Collins

2002, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Fledg'ling Records,

No One Stands Alone

2002, CD, Album, Topic Records,

The Acoustic Folk Box

2002, 4xCD, Comp, Topic Records,

The Moken: Sea Gypsies Of The Andaman Sea

2001, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

The Folk Awards

2001, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records,

Janet Topp Fargion

Zanzibar: Music Of Celebration

2000, CD, Album, Topic Records, National Sound Archive

Music Of Makran: Traditional Fusion From Coastal Balochistan

2000, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

Joe Heaney, Seosamh Ó hÉanaí*

The Road From Connemara

Grinning In Your Face

Round Cape Horn

1998, CD, Comp, Topic Records

The Voice Of The People

1998, CD, Comp, Smplr, Topic Records

Ewan MacColl, A. L. Lloyd And Roy Harris

Bold Sportsmen All - Gamblers And Sporting Blades

Deep Lancashire (Songs, Ballads & Verse From The Industrial North West Of England)

1997, CD, Comp, Topic Records

Waterson:Carthy

The High Level Ranters, Harry Boardman & Dick Gaughan

The Bonny Pit Laddie (A Miner's Life In Music And Song)

Paddy In The Smoke - Irish Dance Music From A London Pub

The Season Round - Traditional Carols & Celebrations For The Whole Year

1996, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

Heat Light & Sound

The Folk Collection 2

1995, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

Shirley Collins

The Sweet Primeroses

Vocal/Ballad/Folk

Irish Dance Music

Waterson:Carthy

Waterson:Carthy

Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman

Her Mantle So Green

Ballad/Vocal/Folk

The Complete Brass Monkey

1993, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

Brass Band/Folk

Blow The Man Down

1993, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

Folk/Sea Shanties

Classics Of Irish Piping

1993, CD, Comp, RM, Topic Records

Irish Traditional Music Played On The Accordion

Current 93 Present Shirley Collins

Fountain Of Snow

Frost And Fire (A Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs)

A Good Blowout for Fourpence - A Feast of Music Hall Recordings of 1932 - 36 Vintage

1988, LP, Comp, Topic Records

Great Moments Of Vinyl History

See How It Runs

The Cock And Bull Band

Eyes Closed And Rocking

1985, LP, Album, Topic Records

Fiddle Music From Shetland And Beyond

1985, LP, Topic Records, Topic Records

Sad Or High Kicking

The Chevalier Bros.*

1984, 12", Ltd, Waterfront Records (2), Waterfront Records (2)

Good Time Jumpin' Jazz!

1984, 7", EP, Waterfront Records (2)

The New High Level Ranters*

The New High Level Ranters

James Morrison (8) And Tom Ennis

James Morrison And Tom Ennis

1980, LP, Comp, Mono, Topic Records

Alison McMorland & Peta Webb

Alison McMorland & Peta Webb

1980, LP, Album, Topic Records

Christmas In Australia

1980, 7", Single, Ideal Records (10)

John Kirkpatrick And Sue Harris

Facing The Music

1980, LP, Album, Topic Records,

The Good Old Way

1980, LP, Comp, Topic Records,

The Moon's In A Fit

Folk/Music Hall

John McGettigan And His Irish Minstrels

Classic Recordings Of Irish Traditional Music In America

1979, LP, Mono, Topic Records

Gary & Vera Aspey

1979, LP, Album, Topic Records

Devon Tradition

1979, LP, Topic Records

Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band

Classic Recordings Of Irish Traditional Music In America

1979, LP, Comp, Mono, Topic Records

All Things In Common

You Have Made A Nice Old Mess Of It

Tossin' A Wobbler

1978, LP, Album, Topic Records

Highland Fiddle

1978, LP, Album, Topic Records

The Bonny Green Tree

1978, LP, Mono, Topic Records

Bound To Be A Row

1978, LP, Album, Mono, Topic Records,

Melodeon Greats - A Collection Of Melodeon Masterpieces

Shirley And Dolly Collins*

For As Many As Will

Almost A Gentleman - Songs And Recitations By The Great Music Hall Comedian

The Music Of Cape Breton - Volume 1, Gaelic Tradition In Cape Breton

Why Can't It Always Be Saturday?

New Victory Band

One More Dance & Then

Classic Recordings Of Irish Traditional Music

1977, LP, Album, Topic Records

The Travelling Songster

An Anthology From Gypsy Singers

1977, LP, Topic Records

1977, LP, Album, Topic Records,

Irish Traditional Concertina Styles

1977, LP, Topic Records, Free Reed

1977, LP, Topic Records

Queen Among The Heather

1977, LP, Album, Topic Records

Round Rye Bay For More (Traditional Songs From The Sussex Coast)

1977, LP, Topic Records

1977, LP, Topic Records

Bob Davenport And The Rakes

1977, LP, Topic Records

The Dales Of Caledonia

1977, LP, Album, Topic Records

The Cameron Men

Classic Scots Fiddle Recordings From The Thirties

1977, LP, Mono, Topic Records,

1977, LP, Comp, Mono, Topic Records

The Star Of Munster Trio

Music From Sliabh Luachra Vol. 2

1977, LP, Album, Mono, Topic Records

The Ling Family

Singing Traditions Of A Suffolk Family

1977, LP, Album, Topic Records

The Oldham Tinkers

John Kirkpatrick And Sue Harris

Shreds And Patches

Music From Sliabh Luachra - Vol 6

Coppers & Brass

Lal* And Norma Waterson

A True Hearted Girl

Sound, Sound Your Instruments Of Joy

Eston California

The High Level Ranters

1976, LP, Album, Topic Records

Gary & Vera Aspey

A Taste Of Hotpot

1976, LP, Album, Topic Records

Alistair Anderson, Anthony* And Carole Robb, Colin Ross, Jim Hall

Cut And Dry Dolly

1976, LP, Album, Topic Records,

John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris*

Among The Many Attractions At The Show Will Be A Really High Class Band

1976, LP, Album, Topic Records

Tom Gilfellon With Martin Carthy, Johnny Handle And Liz* & Stefan Sobell

In The Middle Of The Tune

1976, LP, Album, Topic Records,

Ye Subjects Of England

1976, LP, Album, Topic Records

The Flowery Vale

1976, LP, Album, Topic Records

The O'Halloran Brothers

The Men Of The Island

1976, LP, Album, Topic Records

The Art Of The Highland Bagpipe - Vol 1

1976, LP, Album, Topic Records

Holey Ha'penny: Classic Recordings Of Traditional Music From The North-East Of England

Liam Walsh (2), William Andrews

Classics Of Irish Piping Volume 2

Beware Of The Aberdonian

Will Ye Gang, Love

The Flowing Tide - Traditional Concertina Music From County Clare

1975, LP, Album, Topic Records, Free Reed

Champions Of Folly

1975, LP, Album, Topic Records

Fiddle And Concertina Player

1975, LP, Album, Topic Records, Free Reed

Packie Manus Byrne*

Songs Of A Donegal Man

1975, LP, Album, Topic Records

West Country Melodeon

1975, LP, Album, Topic Records

1975, LP, Topic Records, Topic Records

Up And Awa' Wi' The Laverock

1975, LP, Topic Records

1975, LP, Mono, Topic Records

The Broomfield Wager: Traditional Songs From Suffolk

1975, LP, Topic Records

The Mountain Streams Where The Moorcocks Crow

1975, LP, Album, Topic Records

Songs Of The Open Road, Gypsies, Travellers & Country Singers

1975, LP, Topic Records

When Sheepshearing's Done: Countryside Songs From Southern England

1975, LP, Mono, Topic Records

The Russell Family

The Russell Family Of Doolin, County Clare

Charlie Bremner, Willie Fraser, John Grant (20), Alex Green

The Caledonian Companion: Instrumental Music From Scotland

The Singing Molecatcher Of Morayshire

Frankie Armstrong

Songs And Ballads

Down The Long Road

J. Scott Skinner*

The Strathspey King (Classics Of Scots Fiddling)

For Pence And Spicy Ale

The Oldham Tinkers

For Old Time's Sake

The Collier Lad

The Cheviot Ranters

Cheviot Barn Dance

1974, LP, Album, Topic Records,

Bob Hart (2) / Percy Webb / Ernest Austin

1974, LP, Topic Records,

A Garland For Sam (Songs And Ballads Of Sam Larner Of Winterton, Norfolk)

1974, LP, Album, Mono, Topic Records, Topic Records

The May Morning Dew

1974, LP, Topic Records, Topic Records

The Art Of William Kimber

The Oldham Tinkers

Best O' T' Bunch - Back Street Songs Of Lancashire

Boscastle Breakdown: Southern English Country Music

The Lark In The Clear Air

Bernard Wrigley

Rough & Wrigley

Bonny North Tyne - Northumbrian Country Music

John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris*

The Rose Of Britain's Isle

Songs From Suffolk

1973, LP, Topic Records

1973, LP, Album, Forest Tracks

A. L. Lloyd, Anne Briggs, Frankie Armstrong with Alf Edwards and Dave Swarbrick

The Bird In The Bush (Traditional Erotic Songs)

Bob Smith's Ideal Band

Better Than An Orchestra

LP, Comp, Mono, Topic Records

The Wandering Minstrel

Ewan MacColl With Peggy Seeger

Chorus From The Gallows

"It Was Mighty!". The Early Days Of Irish Music In London

2016, 3xCD, Album, Topic Records,

"It Was Great Altogether!" The Continuing Tradition Of Irish Music In London.

2016, 3xCD, Album, Gat, Topic Records,

"Good Humour For The Rest Of The Night": Traditional Dance Music In Northumberland And Cumberland

2014, CD, Album, Comp, Jew, Topic Records

The Barley Mow. Field Recordings And A Film.

2014, CD, Album, Jew + DVD, Topic Records

The Flax In Bloom. Traditional Songs, Airs & Dance Music In Ulster.

2014, 3xCD, Comp, Gat, Topic Records

Orkney. Traditional Dance Music From Orkney.

2014, CD, Comp, Jew, Topic Records

You Never Heard So Sweet. Songs By Southern English Traditional Singers.

2012, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

Good People Take Warning: Ballads Sung By British & Irish Traditional Singers.

2012, 3xCD, Album, Comp, Car, Topic Records

The Heart Is True. Irish Traditional Singer.

2012, CD, Album, Sli, Topic Records

I'm A Romany Rai. Songs By Southern English Gypsy Traditional Singers.

2012, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Jew, Topic Records,

Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music

2001, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records,

The Bonny Labouring Boy. Traditional Songs And Tunes From A Norfolk Farmworker..

2000, 2xCD, Album, Topic Records

From The Heart Of The Tradition

2000, CD, Album, Topic Records

Past Masters Of Irish Dance Music

2000, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

English Country Music

2000, CD, Album, Comp, RE, RM, Topic Records

Sad Or High Kicking

Come Let Us Buy The Licence. Songs Of Courtship And Marriage.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records,

My Ship Shall Sail The Ocean. Songs Of Tempest And Sea Battles, Sailor Lads And Fishermen.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records,

O'er His Grave The Grass Grew Green: Tragic Ballads

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records, Topic Records

Farewell, My Own Dear Native Land. Songs Of Exile And Emigration.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

Come All My Lads That Follow The Plough. The Life Of Rural Working Men And Women.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

Tonight I'll Make You My Bride. Ballads Of True And False Lovers.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

First I'm Going To Sing You A Ditty (Rural Fun & Frolics)

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

A Story I'm Just About To Tell. Local Events & National Issues.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

Rig-A-Jig-Jig. Dance Music Of The South Of England.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

Who's That At My Bed Window? Songs Of Love And Amorous Encounters.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

My Father's The King Of The Gypsies. Music Of English & Welsh Travellers & Gypsies.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

We've Received Orders To Sail. Jackie Tar At Sea And On Shore.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

They Ordered Their Pints Of Beer And Bottles Of Sherry. The Joys & Curse Of Drink.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records,

Troubles They Are But Few (Dance Tunes & Ditties)

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records,

As Me And My Love Sat Courting. Songs Of Love, Courtship & Marriage.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

It Fell On A Bonny Summer Day. Ballads.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

To Catch A Fine Buck Was My Delight. Songs Of Hunting And Poaching.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

Ranting & Reeling. Dance Music Of The North Of England.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

There Is A Man Upon The Farm. Working Men & Women In Song.

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Topic Records

You Lazy Lot Of Bone-Shakers (Songs And Dance Tunes Of Seasonal Events)

Paddy Glackin, Mick Gavin, Michael O'Brien

The Flags Of Dublin

1980, LP, Topic Records,

Bernard O'Sullivan, Tommy McMahon

Irish Traditional Music Of County Clare

1976, LP, Topic Records, Free Reed

1998, CD, Album, Topic Records,

APPEARANCES +

Treacle & Bread – Five Decades Of The Melodeon That Shook The Wolds 

2021, CD, Comp, Ghosts From The Basement,

Three Score & Ten: A Voice To The People

2009, 7xCD, Comp, Topic Records,

Ballads And Broadsides

The Real MacColl

Country Songs And Music

2007, 2xCD, RE, Musical Traditions Records

Waterson:Carthy

Holy Heathens And The Old Green Man

2006, CD, Album, Topic Records,

Mighty River Of Song

2004, 4xCD, Comp + DVD-V + Box, Topic Records,

Waterson:Carthy

Fishes & Fine Yellow Sand

2004, CD, Album, Topic Records

The Definitive Collection

2003, CD, Comp, Highpoint Recordings,

The First World War

2003, CD, Album, First Name Soundtracks,

Waterson : Carthy*

2002, CD, Album, Topic Records,

Acoustic/Celtic/Folk

The Copper Family*

Come Write Me Down (Early Recordings Of The Copper Family Of Rottingdean)

2001, CD, Album, Topic Records,

Christine Collister

2001, CD, Album, Topic Records,

Frankie Armstrong

Lovely On The Water ~ Traditional Songs And Ballads

2000, CD, Comp, Fellside Recordings

Waterson:Carthy

1999, CD, Album, Topic Records

1999, CD, Comp, Veteran (2)

Plenty Of Thyme 

1999, CD, Album, Musical Traditions Records

Shirley Collins

Now Is The Time For Fishing

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker (2) And Peggy Seeger

Singing The Fishing - A Radio Ballad About Britain's Herring Fishing Communities

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker (2) And Peggy Seeger

On The Edge - A Radio-Ballad About Teenagers In England And Scotland

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker (2) And Peggy Seeger

The Fight Game - A Radio Ballad About Boxers

Folk, Blues & Beyond...

Shirley Collins & Davy Graham

Folk Roots, New Routes

English Drinking Songs

Leviathan! (Ballads & Songs Of The Whaling Trade)

The Voice Of Folk

1996, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

English & Scottish Folk Ballads

1996, CD, Comp, Topic Records,

Battlefield Band

1995, CD, Topic Records

Hidden English: A Celebration Of English Traditional Music

1994, CD, Comp, Topic Records

Battlefield Band

Battlefield Band

1994, CD, Album, RE, Temple Records (2),

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick*

Martin Carthy With Dave Swarbrick

The English Country Blues Band

Honeyboy Edwards*

Richard Thompson

Martin Carthy + Dave Swarbrick*

Both Sides Then

Wo Sind Die Elefanten?

1991, CD, Album, Fuse Records (2),

Rhythms Of The Wold

Heartbeats - Native Sounds From The Hearts Of Europe

Gregson & Collister*

Love Is A Strange Hotel

Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Pop Rock

Welcome To The Workhouse

The Albion Band

John Kirkpatrick And Sue Harris

1989, LP, Topic Records,

The Lonesome Strangers

The Lonesome Strangers

Andrew Cronshaw

Till The Beasts' Returning

Right Of Passage

1987, LP, Album, Topic Records

1987, LP, Album, Waterfront Records (2),

Michelle Shocked

The Texas Campfire Tapes

1987, CD, Album, Cooking Vinyl

John Kirkpatrick

Clive Gregson & Christine Collister*

Folk Rock/Acoustic/Folk

Martin* & Jessica Simpson*

True Dare Or Promise

The Balham Alligators

The Balham Alligators

Rhythm & Blues/Country Blues/Louisiana Blues

Michelle-Shocked*

The Texas Campfire Tapes

Eric Bogle With John Munro & Brent Miller

When The Wind Blows

Somebody's Dreams

Country/Country Rock

Flowers And Frolics

1984, LP, Album, EFDSS Records

The Sons Of Bach Volume One

1984, LP, Psyche Records,

John Kirkpatrick

Three In A Row-The English Melodeon

1983, LP, Album, Topic Records

Little Innocents

1983, LP, Album, Topic Records

1983, 7", EP, Waterfront Records (2), Waterfront Records (2)

1983, LP, Album, Rogue Records (2)

The Boys Of The Lough

1983, Vinyl Wakefield Pressing,

Alistair Anderson

Boys Of The Lough*

June Tabor With Martin Simpson

1979, LP, Topic Records,

The High Level Ranters

1979, LP, Album, Topic Records, Topic Records

Traditional Music On The Hammered Dulcimer

Alistair Anderson With Fennig's All-Star String Band

Dookin' For Apples

Alistair Anderson

1978, LP, Album, Topic Records

Barry Dransfield

Bowin' And Scrapin'

1978, LP, Album, Topic Records

The Lambs On The Green Hills - Songs From County Clare

1978, LP, Topic Records

Paddy's Panacea Songs Traditional In West Clare

1978, LP, Topic Records

Tom Anderson (10), Aly Bain, Willie Johnson* & Violet Tulloch

Shetland Folk Fiddling Vol 2

The Bonnie Mill Dams

1977, LP, Album, Topic Records

1977, LP, Topic Records

Terry Teahan And Gene Kelly

Old Time Irish Music In America

1977, LP, Topic Records

Irish Traditional Flute Solos and Band Music from Kerry and Tipperary - Music From Sliabh Luachra Vol. 4

1977, LP, Album, Topic Records

Sweet Rose In June - Countryside Songs From The South

1977, LP, Album, Topic Records

John* and Julia Clifford

Music From Sliabh Luachra Vol. 3 : The Humours Of Lisheen

1977, LP, Album, Topic Records

Milltown Lass (Old Time Irish Fiddle And Accordion)

1977, LP, Topic Records

Vincent Griffin

Traditional Fiddle Music From County Clare

1977, LP, Topic Records

Martin Carthy With Dave Swarbrick

Jack* And Charlie Coen

The Branch Line

Martin Carthy With Dave Swarbrick

Battlefield Band

Battlefield Band

Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick

But Two Came By

Folk Music Of Turkey (Collected And Edited By Wolf Dietrich)

Walter Bulwer, Billy Cooper (2), Reg Hall, Daisy Bulwer, Mervyn Plunkett, Russell Wortley

English Country Music

1976, LP, Album, RE, Topic Records

Sean McAloon, John Rea

Drops Of Brandy

1976, LP, Topic Records

Tom Anderson (10) • Aly Bain • Trevor Hunter • Davie Tulloch

The Silver Bow - Shetland Folk Fiddling

Cathal McConnell & Robin Morton

An Irish Jubilee

Airs And Graces

When The Frost Is On The Pumpkin

1974, LP, Album, Topic Records,

Wild Hills O' Wannie - The Small Pipes Of Northumbria

The Broadside From Grimsby*

The Moon Shone Bright

1973, LP, Album, Topic Records, Topic Records

A Lancashire Mon

1973, LP, Album, Topic Records

I Have Wandered In Exile

Welcome To Our Fair

1971, LP, Album, Topic Records

Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman

Her Mantle So Green - Irish Street Songs And Fiddle Tunes