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Links to Guests

450+ links here, but note that the artist - say, Ramblin' Jack Elliott - might not have been anywhere near the Topic in fifty years. See Gigs 1970-2010 for a chronolist. Links are to the guest's own site if found, otherwise to a review, interview or obituary. Some guests are missing, especially from 1956-1970. Send changes and alerts to Nick Waller (see left).

A
Pete Abbott

Stanley Accrington
Acoustica
Aiken's Drum

Alien Folklife
Maartin Allcock
Amazing Mr Smith
Alistair Anderson
Harvey Andrews
Ron Angel
Wendy Arrowsmith
Dave and Toni Arthur
Artisan
Sue Ashby and Lynne Heraud
Steve Ashley
Gary and Vera Asprey
Mary Asquith
Amy Atkinson and Midnight Special
Attwenger
Auld Triangle
Avalon
B
Miriam Backhouse
Roy Bailey
Bruce Michael Baillie
Barbara Baker Jazz Quintet
Duck Baker
Long John Baldry
Bandersnatch
Banoffi
Bar the Shouting
Damien Barber
Bill Barclay
Les Barker
Peter Bellamy
Belshazzar's Feast
Steve Benbow
Berkana
John Birkby
Bisserov Sisters
Shirley Bland
Harry Boardman
Eric Bogle & John Munroe
Oliver Bootle
Ron Trueman Border
James Bar Bowen
Bowie Bliss & Cockerham
Maggie Boyle

Boys of the Lough
Marian Bradfield
Bradford Women Singers
Dave Brady
Kate Bramley
Anne Briggs
Derek Brimstone
Jon Brindley
Broom Bezzums
Tom and Barbara Brown
Bryony
Paul Buckley and Chris Newman
Bully Wee Band
John Burge
Dave Burland
The Bushbury Mountain Daredevils
Packie Byrne and Bonnie Shaljean
C
Bill Caddick
Calennig
David Camlin
Alex Campbell
David Campbell
Fil Campbell and Tom McFarland
The Ian Campbell Folk Group
Tony Capstick
Bernard Carney
Martin Carthy
Pete Castle
Pauline Cato
Andy Caven
Celtish

Michael Chapman
Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman
Sebastian Clark
Anthony John Clarke
George Clarke
Rosie Clegg
Bill Clifton
Roy Clinging and Neil Brookes
cloudstreet
Cockersdale
Pete and Chris Coe
Dominic Collins
Johnny Collins
ShirleyCollins and Dolly Collins
Christine Collister and Clive Gregson
Billy Connolly
John Conolly
Judy Cook
Pat Cooksey
Christine Cooper
Gerry Cooper
Rodney Cordner and Jean-Pierre Rudolph
Cosmotheka
Jim Couza
Debra Cowan
Craig and Willoughby
The Crimple Mountain Boys
CrossCurrent
Jimmy Crowley
Hamish Currie
D
Heather Dale
Karl Dallas
Cory Danyluk and Sarah Card
Dark Horse
Bob Davenport
Gareth Davies-Jones
Sarah Dean
Kevin Dempsey and Joe Broughton
Richard Digance
Diz Disley
Donkey's Breakfast
Keith Donnelly
Mick Doonan
Rosie Doonan
Paul Downes
The Durbervilles
E
Bobby Eaglesham
Cameron Edgar
Jane Edwards
Elbow Jane
Jim Eldon
Derek and Dorothy Elliott and Nadine
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Mike Elliott
Julie Ellison
Ember
English Tapestry
Entropy
F
Ian Fairbairn
Richard Farina
Julie Felix
David Ferrard
The Fettlers
Lulu Fidler and Ian Scott Massie
The Jill Fielding Band
Archie Fisher
Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise
Ray Fisher
Folkinger
FOS Brothers
Chris Foster
Fountainhead
Bob Fox
Susie Fox
Friendly Visit
Tich Frier
Finbar and Eddie Furey
FYRISH
G
Gaelforce
Vin Garbutt
Robin Garside
Dick Gaughan
Dave Gibb
Derek Gifford
Tom Gilfellon
Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen
Katriona Gilmore and and Jamie Roberts
Gordon Giltrap
John Goodluck
Dave Goulder
Grace Notes
Davey Graham
Richard Grainger
Anne Gregson
Clive Gregson
Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Jed Grimes
Wendy Grossman
Bridget Guest and Roy Wilcock
Isaac Guillory
Rahel Guzelian
H
Dave Haigh
Hair of the Dog

Tony Hall
The Hall Brothers
Kieran Halpin
Edwina Hayes
Elton Hayes
R
ev Hammer
Keith Hancock
Johnny Handle
Larry Hanks
Stéafan Hannigan and Saskia Tomkins
Mike Harding
Rosie Hardman
Phil Hare
Roy Harris
Sue Harris
Paul Harrison
Jon Harvison
Edwina Hayes
Richard Heacock and Becky Price

Joe Heaney
Ray Hearne
Hamish Henderson

Hedgehog Pie
Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner
Carolyn Hester

Geoff Higginbottom
High Level Ranters
Highly Strung
Keith Hinchcliffe
Sam Hird
Hobson and Lees
Laura Hockenhull
Holbeck Mummers
Maggie Holland
Hom Bru
Hot Pot Belly Band
Hoover the Dog
Hot Vultures
The House Band
Simon Howarth and Andy May
Howden Jones
Alan Hull
Humblebums
Alistair Hulett
Shaun T Hunter
Ashley Hutchings
I
Hamish Imlach
The Incredible String Band
Instruments of Torture
Andy Irvine
The Islanders
J
Bert Jansch
Dean Johnson
Robb Johnson
Snaky Jake Johnson
Jolly Jack
Aidan Jolly
Bill Jones
Nic Jones
Wizz Jones
Fred Jordan
Lorraine Jordan
K
Gwyneth Keen and Scarlett Bazaar

Keith Kendrick
Enda Kenny
Louis Killen
Kimber's Men
Kinin
The Kipper Family
John Kirkpatrick
Tom Kitching and Paul Sullivan
Kitsyke Will
Alexis Korner
KTB
L
Robin Laing
Landermason
Eddie Lawler
Tim Laycock
Gina Le Faux
Tom Leary
Anne Lennox-Martin
Tony Levy
Clive Leyland
LightGarden
Lime Scurvy
Anne Lister
Marie Little
Bert Lloyd
Gerry Lockran
LocTup Together
Loose Covers
Jezz Lowe and the Bad Pennies
M
Ewan MacColl
Jimmie MacGregor
Jamie McClennan
Tom McConville
Jacqui McDonald and Bridie O'Donnell
Duncan McFarlane
Kirsty McGee and Mat Martin
Ed McGurk
Ian McKone
Ewan McLennan

Rory McLeod
Alison McMorland
Gerry McNeice
The McPeakes
Sarah McQuaid
Magic
Magna Carta
Jim Malcolm
Flossie Malavialle
Chris Manners
Keith Marsden
Marsden Rattlers Band
Ian Scott Massie and Lulu Fidler
Ceri Rhys Matthews
Mark Mawby
Maxie and Mitch
Marilyn Middleton-Pollock
Dick Miles
Chris Milner
Mr Gladstone's Bag
Mixing up the Medicine
Molly Bloom
Tim Moon
Christy Moore
Elaine Morgan
Tony Morris
Pete Morton
David Moss
Mulberry Blue
Zoe Mulford
Mundy Turner

Noel Murphy
N
Tom Napper Tom Bliss
Adrian Nation
Andi Neate
Steve and Kristi Nebel
Chris & Siobhan Nelson
New Lost City Ramblers
Chris Newman and Maire Ni Chathasaigh
Mark Newman
Ken Nicol
Simon Nicol
Rab Noakes
Ruth Notman
Notts Alliance
O
Paul O'Brien

Donal O'Connor
Steve O'Donoghue
Jackie Oates
Old Rope String Band
Tania Opland and Mike Freeman
The Oyster Band
P
George Papavgeris
Jools Parker
John Parkes
Chris Parkinson
Bernie Parry
Pedigree Chums
Ceri Mai Pedrick
Bob Pegg
Pegleg Ferret
Brian Peters
Steve Phillips
Pillowfish
William Pint and Felicia Dale
Darren Poyzer
Graham and Eileen Pratt
Ruth Price and Sadie Greenwood
Maddy Prior and Tim Hart
Pyewackett
Q
The Queensberry Rules
R
Rag Mama Rag
Kath Reade

Jean Redpath
Alan Reid and Rob van Sante
Risky Business
Fiona-Katie Roberts
Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
Dana and Susan Robinson
Fran Rodgers
Tony Rose
Leon Rosselson
Michael Rossiter
Jane Rothfield and Allan Carr
Rubus
Kate Rusby
Janet Russell
Alistair Russell
Janet Russell
Mick Ryan and Pete Harris
Paula Ryan
Pat Ryan
Liz Ryder
S
Bill Sables
Elaine Samuels
Bev Sanders
Colum Sands
Pete Sayers
Scarlet Heights
Scolds Bridle
Peggy Seeger
Kim Seymour
Anna Shannon
Dave Shannon and Sam Bracken
Pamela Wyn Shannon
Graham Shaw

Chris Sherburn and Denny Bartley
Show of Hands
Beck Siàn
Jerry Silverman
Johnny Silvo
Simon Stephenson
Martin Simpson
Sketch
Slide
Barry Smith
Emily Smith
Pete Smith and John Buckley
Solan
Soundsphere
Dave Speight
Kenny Speirs and Joe Wright
The Spinners
Joe Stead
Stony
Strawhead
Justin "Slade the Leveller" Sullivan
Martin Sumpton
Suntrap
Roger Sutcliffe

Ray Stubbs
Swan Arcade
Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
Dave Swarbrick
Brian Swinton
T
June Tabor
Tony Taffinder
Tall Stories
John Tams
Tanglefoot
Tattie Jam
Cyril Tawney
Allan Taylor
Bram Taylor
Jeremy Taylor
Hans Theessink
Therapy
Thomas, Harris and Marshall
Karen and Colin Thompson
Jane Threlfall and Carl Hogsden
Kathryn Tickell
Paul Tiernan
Steve Tilston
Touchwood
Triban
The Tuppenny Ceilidh Band
Steve Turner
Gordon Tyrrall
V
Voicemale
Sammy Vomácka
Dave Vermond
W
Eddie Walker
John Waller
Penni McLaren Walker
Jake Walton
Pamela Ward and Paul Cherrington
Jeff Warner
Watersons
Helen Watson
Geoff Watson
WAZ!
The Weavers
Peta Webb
Hedy West
Westport
Emily Weygang and Ben Harker
Kellie While
Whippersnapper
Whitney Gin
Widdershins
Bob Williamson
Nickie Willis
Tony Wilson
Winter Wilson
Dave Wood
PJ Wright
John Wright Band
Bernard Wrigley
Martin Wyndham-Read
Y
Yorkshire Relish
YLEM
Z
John Zarfas
Zoox


 

Contact


Venue
- Map - Directions
The Bradford Irish Club

Rebecca Street
Bradford BD1 2RX
tel: 01274 732000

Topic Bookings
Joe Grint
email: grinty@blueyonder.co.uk
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/joegrint

Topic Information
Rahel Guzelian
email: rahel@blueyonder.co.uk
website:
guzelian.com

Topic Website Issues
Nicholas Waller
email: nawaller@gmail.com
website: nawaller.com

Topic Online Elsewhere
Topic Myspace page

Topic Facebook page

Other Links

Press
Telegraph & Argus here and another one here and the Yorkshire Post Magazine here and a column by John Waller in the T&A here

General Info
UK Folk Map
Bright Young Folk
fROOTS Magazine
Tradition Magazine
Martin Nail Folk Site
Folk Directory
Net Rhythms
Folkimages.com
Folking.com
folkandroots.co.uk

Yorkshire
North West Folk

Tykes News
Yorkshire Garland
BBC Yorkshire Gig Guide
Yorkshire Folk Arts
Filofolk
What's On: Folk Clubs North West

Some Clubs and Festivals
BACCA Pipes Folk Club. Keighley
Black Swan Folk Club, York
Grove Folk Club, Leeds
Otley Folk Club
Otley Folk Festival
Cleckheaton Folk Festival
Pickering Folk Festival

Ryburn Folk Club
Skipton Folk Club
South Yorkshire Folk
Stainsby Festival
Westhoughton Folk Club

Web and Broad Media

www.radiobritfolk.co.uk
WUMB Folk Radio Boston

Artists' Agencies
Jacey Bedford
Wildfolk

Miskads
Hartnoll Guitars
Metal Image Sundials and Fishlights
Sarah Mosse, Landscape Artist