Joseph Topping: The Goose Is Out! The Old Nun's Head, 15 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QQ.

Friday 11 October, 7.45pm, £7. Floorspots welcome

Joe Topping is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from the Wirral, whose musical journey so far has been as colourful as it has been varied.

Joe "has a gift to write songs that will last and that others will want to sing" John Wright. And has "one of the most beautiful voices I have heard" Chris While.

Joe has worked with many well known artists from the folk/roots world including Chris Leslie and Gerry Conway (Fairport Convention), Maartin Allcock (Fairport, Jethro Tull, Beth Nielson Chapman) and Chris While and Julie Matthews among others. Joe's new solo Album "Ghosts In The Shadows" was released on Fellside early in 2010 and features songs inspired by, learnt on or written on his walk across America. Songs range from traditional folk music to acoustic blues to country influenced to jazz with musicians Miranda Sykes on Double Bass (Show of Hands) and Joe Wright on Fiddle and mandolin.

http://youtu.be/cPzVtfHmfBg

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