The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126218   Message #2805721
Posted By: GUEST,Ralphie
07-Jan-10 - 10:24 AM
Thread Name: Free Rare Old Folk Album Downloads
Subject: RE: Free Rare Old Folk Album Downloads
So'B.
Thank you for the kind words.
I'm sure that in time, Topic, will release more stuff. but there is an awful lot of stuff to do!
There is a sound archiving project at the BBC. It's been going for at least 10 years....probably another 100 to go, with more stuff being added every day!
More worrying for a lover of traditional music such as yourself are the lost Leader LPs affectionately known as the grey albums.
Traditional musicians and singers such as Joseph Taylor (the Grainger cylinders), Billy Pigg, Cecilia Costello (those are the three I've got anyway!) amongst others.
Sumptuously produced with pages of information and pictures. Mini books you could say.
Rather than having a go at Topic, who are at least trying to release old stuff, whilst still producing new CDs (Which is how they survive as a company after all).
Why not go after Celtic music to release these masterpieces?

I wish you luck. Everybody else has failed.