In common with most record labels, Topic releases new albums both on CD and as digital downloads.

Topic Records is also the custodian of a tremendous catalogue of archive recordings. Early in 2009 as part of the label’s 70th anniversary celebrations we began a programme of digital releases from the archive.

Classic recordings from Ewan MacColl, A L Lloyd, The Oldham Tinkers, Lizzie Higgins, Vin Garbutt, John Kirkpatrick, The Cheviot Ranters and many more are now available for full album and individual track download from all the best digital retailers, including:

TSDL018 PEGGY SEEGER – Come Along John
TSDL035 DOMINIC BEHAN – Down By The Liffeyside (Irish Street Songs)
TSDL044 DOMINIC BEHAN – Easter week and after
TSDL051 A L LLOYD – Outback Ballads
TSDL052 JEANNIE ROBERTSON – Great Scots Traditional Singer
TSDL069 THE LIVERPOOL SPINNERS – Songs Sung In Liverpool
TSDL070 DAVY GRAHAM – 3/4 AD
TSDL079 EWAN MacCOLL & PEGGY SEEGER – The Jacobite Rebellions
TSDL084 THE WILLETT FAMILY – The Roving Journeyman
TSDL091 JOE HEANEY – Irish Traditional Songs in Gaelic & English
TSDL093 RAMBLING JACK ELLIOTT – Talking Woody Guthrie
TSDL103  A. L. LLOYD & EWAN MacCOLL – English and Scottish Folk Ballads
TSDL104 EWAN MacCOLL & PEGGY SEEGER Steam Whistle Ballads
TSDL105 JACK ELLIOTT & DERROLL ADAMS – Roll on Buddy
TSDL106 JACK ELLIOTT – Muleskinner
TSDL110 VARIOUS ARTISTS – Farewell Nancy ~ Sea Songs & Shanties
TSDL113  PEGGY SEEGER & TOM PALEY – Who’s Going To Shoe You’re Pretty Little Foot?
TSDL117  HEDY WEST – Old Times and Hard Times
TSDL118  A L LLOYD – First Person
TSDL120  THE CAMPBELL FAMILY – The Singing Campbells
TSDL125  VARIOUS ARTISTS – New Voices
TSDL128  RAY & ARCHIE FISHER et al – Bonny Lass Come O’er the Burn
TSDL130  EWAN MacCOLL – Bundook Ballads
TSCD134  JESSE FULLER – Move On Down The Line
TSDL137  THE FISHER FAMILY – Traditional & New Songs From Scotland
TSDL138  THE STEWART FAMILY – The Stewarts Of Blair
TSDL139  PADDY TUNNEY – A Wild Bee’s Nest
TSDL143  THE EXILES – Freedom, Come All Ye
TSDL146  HEDY WEST – Pretty Saro
TSDL147  EWAN MacCOLL – The Manchester Angel
TSDL153  PADDY TUNNEY & ARTHUR KEARNEY – Ireland Her Own
TSDL163  HEDY WEST – Ballads
TSDL164  THE EXILES – The Hale & The Hanged
TSDL165  PADDY TUNNEY – The Irish Edge
TSDL171  SARAH OGAN GUNNING – A Girl of Constant Sorrow
TSDL172  FRANK HARTE – Dublin Street Songs
TSDL173  JIMMY McBEATH – Wild Rover No More
TSDL175  WILLIE CLANCY – The Minstrel From Clare
TSDL179  THE STEWART FAMILY – The Travelling Stewarts
TSDL182  MRS. SARAH MAKEM – Ulster Ballad Singer
TSDL183  WILLIE SCOTT – The Shepherd’s Song
TSDL184  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Breeze From Erin
TSDL185  LIZZIE HIGGINS – Princess Of The Thistle
TSDL186  THE HIGH LEVEL RANTERS – Northumberland For Ever
TSDL190  DAVE & TONI ARTHUR – The Lark In The Morning
TSDL193  PHOEBE SMITH – Once I Had A True Love
TSDL200  PETER BELLAMY – The Fox Jumps Over The Parson’s Gate
TSDL203  A L LLOYD – The Great Australian Legend
TSDL204  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Owdham Edge – Popular Song & Verse from Lancashire
TSDL206  THE OLDHAM TINKERS – Oldham’s Burning Sands
TSDL209  IRISH COUNTRY FOUR – Songs, Ballads & Instrumental Tunes of Ulster
TSDL210 VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Wide Midlands
TSDL212  OAK – Welcome To Our Fair
TSDL214  THE CHEVIOT RANTERS – The Sound Of The Cheviots
TSDL215  HARRY BOARDMAN, DAVE HILLERY – Trans Pennine
TSDL216  FRANKIE ARMSTRONG – Lovely On The Water
TSDL217  ROY HARRIS – The Bitter & The Sweet
TSDL222  THE CHEVIOT RANTERS – The Cheviot Hills
TSDL223  PETA WEBB – I Have Wandered In Exile
TSDL225  BOB HART – Songs from Suffolk
TSDL226  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Streets of Glasgow
TSDL227  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Wild Hills O’Wannie
TSDL228  THE BROADSIDE FROM GRIMSBY – The Moon Shone Bright
TSDL229  VARIOUS ARTISTS – English Country Music From East Anglia
TSDL230  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Lark In The Clear Air
TSDL236  HARRY BOARDMAN – A Lancashire Mon
TSDL237  THE OLDHAM TINKERS – Best O’ T’ Bunch
TSDL239  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Bonny North Tyne
TSDL240  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Boscastle Breakdown
TSDL243  BOB HART, PERCY WEBB, ERNEST AUSTIN – Flash Company
TSDL244  SAM LARNER – A Garland For Sam
TSDL245  THE CHEVIOT RANTERS – Cheviot Barn Dance
TSDL247  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS – The Rose Of Britain’s Isle
TSDL248  JOHN LYONS – The May Morning Dew
TSDL250  SEAMUS ENNIS – The Wandering Minstrel

TSDL251  THE RUSSELL FAMILY – Of Doolin, County Clare
TSDL253  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Songs Of The Open Road
TSDL254  VARIOUS ARTISTS – When Sheepshearing’s Done
TSDL255  GARY & VERA ASPEY – From the North
TSDL256  ROY HARRIS – Champions Of Folly
TSDL257  PACKIE MANUS BYRNE – Songs Of A Donegal Man
TSDL258  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Sussex Harvest
TSDL260  LIZZIE HIGGINS – Up And Awa’ Wi’ The Laverock
TSDL261  JUMBO BRIGHTWELL – Songs from the Eel’s Foot
TSDL264  PADDY TUNNEY – The Mountain Streams Where The Moorcocks Crow
TSDL266  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Caledonian Companion
TSDL267  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Morpeth Rant
TSDL268  THE MUSIC OF SCOTT SKINNER – Traditional Scots Fiddling
TSDL270  JOHNNY HANDLE – The Collier Lad
TSDL273  FRANKIE ARMSTRONG – Songs and Ballads
TSDL274  BOB DAVENPORT – Down The Long Road
TSDL275  BOB CANN – West Country Melodeon
TSDL276  THE OLDHAM TINKERS – For Old Time’s Sake
TSDL277  ARCHIE FISHER – Will Ye Gang, Love
TSDL280  J SCOTT SKINNER – The Strathspey King
TSDL282  TOM GILFELLON – In The Middle Of The Tune
TSDL283  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Holey Ha’penny
TSDL284  THE GAUGERS – Beware of the Aberdonian
TSDL285  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Green Grow The Laurels
TSDL286  GEORGE MAYNARD – Ye Subjects Of England
TSDL287  SEAN McALOON & JOHN REA – Drops Of Brandy
TSDL288  FELIX DORAN – The Last Of The Travelling Pipers
TSDL289  PADDY TUNNEY – The Flowery Vale
TSDL292  THE LING FAMILY – Singing Traditions Of A Suffolk Family
TSDL293  DAVIE STEWART
TSDL294  PAT MITCHELL – Uilleann Pipes
TSDL295  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS – Among The Many Attractions At The Show…
TSDL297  THE HIGH LEVEL RANTERS – Ranting Lads
TSDL299  GARY & VERA ASPEY – A Taste Of Hotpot
TSDL303  JIMMY McBEATH – Bound To Be A Row
TSDL304  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Travelling Songster
TSDL305  THE O’HALLORAN BROTHERS – The Men Of The Island
TSDL306  JIMMY POWER – Irish Fiddle Player
TSDL307  BELLE STEWART – Queen Among The Heather
TSDL308  FRANK HINCHLIFFE – In Sheffield Park
TSDL314  KEVIN MITCHELL – Free And Easy
TSDL315  DICK GAUGHAN – Coppers & Brass
TSDL316  ROSE MURPHY – Milltown Lass
TSDL317  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Songs & Southern Breezes
TSDL318  BOB DAVENPORT – Postcards Home
TSDL319  BOB SMITH’S IDEAL BAND – Ideal Music
TSDL321  THE CAMERON MEN
TSDL323  THE OLDHAM TINKERS – Sit Thee Down
TSDL324  JOHNNY DOUGHTY – Round Rye Bay For More
TSDL325  JOSIE McDERMOTT – Darby’s Farewell
TSDL326  JOHN BURGESS – The Art Of The Highland Bagpipes vol. 2
TSDL327  ROY HARRIS – By Sandbank Fields
TSDL328  BOB COPPER – Sweet Rose In June
TSDL329  CHRIS FOSTER – Layers
TSDL334  LEN GRAHAM – Wind and Water
TSDL335  TOMMY HEALY & JOHN DUFFY – Memories Of Sligo
TSDL337  JACK & CHARLIE COEN – The Branch Lin
TSDL338  VINCENT GRIFFIN – Traditional Fiddle Music from County Clare
TSDL339  PACKIE DUIGNAN & SEAMUS HORAN – Music From County Leitrim
TSDL348  JOHN WRIGHT – Unaccompanied
TSDL349  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Devon Tradition
TSDL350  BOB DAVENPORT & THE RAKES – 1977
TSDL351  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Folk Music Of Norway
TSDL352  TERRY TEAHAN & SEAMUS HORAN – Old Time Irish Music In America
TSDL353  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Music of Cape Breton vol: 1
TSDL354  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Music of Cape Breton vol: 2
TSDL355  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS – Shreds & Patches
TSDL356  VERA ASPEY – The Blackbird
TSDL359  JOHN REILLY – The Bonny Green Tree
TSDL361  BOB ROBERTS – Songs From The Sailing Barges
TSDL362  MARY-ANN CAROLAN – Songs From The Irish Tradition
TSDL364  HUGH GILLESPIE – Classic recordings of Irish traditional fiddle music
TSDL366  DAN SULLIVAN’S SHAMROCK BAND
TSDL368  JOHN DOONAN – At The Feis
TSDL369  THE LAMBS ON THE GREEN HILLS – Songs from County Clare
TSDL371  ALISTAIR ANDERSON – Corby Crag
TSDL372  GEORGE HANNA & SARAH ANNE O’NEILL – On The Shores Of Lough Neagh
TSDL373  JOHN REA – Traditional Music on the Hammer Dulcimer
TSDL374  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Earl Soham Slog
TSDL375  VARIOUS ARTISTS – Sing, Say and Play – Traditional Songs & Music from Suffolk
TSDL378  VIN GARBUTT – Eston California
TSDL380  SHIRLEY & DOLLY COLLINS – For As Many As Will
TSDL382  NEW VICTORY BAND – One More Dance & Then
TSDL385  VIN GARBUTT – Tossing A Wobbler
TSDL386  BARRY DRANSFIELD – Bowin’ & Scrapin’
TSDL388  THE HIGH LEVEL RANTERS – Four In A Bar
TSDL391  CHRIS FOSTER – All Things In Common
TSDL392  WALTER PARDON  A Country Life
TSDL395  TRAVELLERS – Songs, Stories and Tunes from English Gypsies
TSDL398  JOHN DOHERTY – Bundle And Go
TSDL399  THE OLDHAM TINKERS – That Lancashire Band
TSDL403  ALISON McMORLAND & PETA WEBB
TSDL405  CILLA FISHER & ARTIE TREZISE – Cilla And Artie
TSDL407  GARY & VERA ASPEY – Seeing Double
TSDL408  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS – Facing The Music
TSDL414  ROBIN DRANSFIELD – Tidewave
TSDL416  UMPS AND DUMPS – The Moon’s In A Fit
TSDL421  THE HEMLOCK COCK & BULL BAND – All Buttoned Up
TSDL425  THE NEW HIGH LEVEL RANTERS
TSDL428  VIN GARBUTT – Little Innocents
TSDL429  HAUK BUEN, KNUT BUEN, TOM ANDERSON, VIDAR LANDE – Ringing Strings – Fiddle Music of Norway-Shetland
TSDL430  MARTIN SIMPSON – Grinning In Your Face
TSDL435  CURLEW – Fiddle Music From Shetland & Beyond
TSDL438  MARTIN SIMPSON – Sad Or High Kicking!
TSDL439  THE HOUSE BAND – The House Band
TSDL440  THE COCK AND BULL BAND – Eyes Closed and Rocking
TSDL441  BILL CADDICK – The Wild West Show
TSDL445  THE HOUSE BAND – Pacific
TSDL446  MARTIN & JESSICA SIMPSON – True Dare Or Promise
TSDL447  ANDREW CRONSHAW – Till The Beast’s Returning
TSDL451  THE HOUSE BAND – Word of Mouth
TSDL453  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS – Stolen Ground
TSDL468  BATTLEFIELD BAND – Opening Moves
TSDL479  VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Bird In The Bush
TSDL501  BRASS MONKEY – Sound & Rumour
TSDL502  EWAN MacCOLL – Chorus From The Gallows
TSDL1028  BLOWZABELLA – Vanilla
TSDL1050  ANDREW CRONSHAW – The Language Of Snakes
TSDL1502  BERNARD O’SULLIVAN & TOMMY McMAHON – Clare Concertinas
TSDL1503  CHRIS DRONEY – The Flowing Tide
TSDL1504  JOHN KELLY – Fiddle and Concertina Player
TSDL1505  BERNARD O’SULLIVAN, TOMMY McMAHON – Play Irish Traditional Music of County Clare
TSDL1506  IRISH TRADITIONAL CONCERTINA STYLES

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