Recorded by James Delarre at Conservatoire le Grand Chalon, March 2015;
Mixed by James Delarre and Barnaby Stradling;
Mastered by NIM;
Sleeve design by Sanna Stradling

Musicians

Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion;
Julien Cartonnet: bagpipes, banjo;
James Delarre: violin;
Tania Buisse: bodhrán;
Barnaby Stradling: acoustic bass guitar

Tracks

1. Bourrée Morvandelle / La Lustrée (3.26)
2. Meatballs, Whiskey and Beer (4.16)
3. Deule Duece / RSB (3.54)
4. Maybe Macedonian? (3.55)
5. Spots Tail (3.50)
6. Hamouda / Droneless (3.00)
7. The Almond and the Olive (5.00)

Tracks 1a, 4 trad.;
Track 1b Julien Cartonnet, Leo Garnier;
Track 2 Ola Bäckström;
Track 3a Julien Cartonnet;
Track 3b Andy Cutting;
Track 5 James Delarre;
Track 6a trad., Maalem Mahmoud Gnawa;
Track 6b Lawrence Morgan-Anstee;
Track 7 Cliff Stapleton;
All tracks arranged by Topette!!

Recorded by Joe Garcia live at the Giant Wafer Studio;
Mixed and edited by Joe Garcia and Barnaby Stradling;
Mastered by Nick Cooke, Pure Records, NIM Mastering;
Artwork by Sanna Stradling

Musicians

Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion;
Julien Cartonnet: French bagpipes, banjo;
James Delarre: violin;
Barnaby Stradling: acoustic bass guitar;
Tania Buisse: bodhrán, feet

Tracks

1. Venture (3.10)
2. There We Are Then / Unknown (4.26)
3. Bourrée Morvandelle / La Lustrée (3.50)
4. Balfour Road / Old Molly Oxford (5.23)
5. Polkas de Glux / de Chevroux (3.27)
6. La Pause (4.23)
7. Ricer (3.39)
8. Meatballs, Whiskey and Beer (6.12)
9. The Punisher / Spots Tail (5.06)
10. Hamouda / Droneless (3.28)
11. La Belle sur le Navire / Bourrée des Cochettes (3.43)
12. Sunshine / Scottish Urbaine (4.31)
13. Opus Lent (5.55)

Tracks 1, 7 Andy Cutting;
Tracks 2a, 9a Barnaby Stradling;
Track 2b unknown;
Tracks 3a, 4b, 5ab, 11a trad.;
Track 3b Julien Cartonnet, Leo Garnier;
Track 4a Rhona Dalling;
Tracks 6, 13 Julien Cartonnet;
Track 8 Ola Bäckström;
Track 9b James Delarre;
Track 10a trad., Maalem Mahmoud Gnawa;
Track 10b Lawrence Morgan-Anstee;
Track 11b Jean Léger;
Tracks 12ab Grégory Jolivet

Produced by Joe Garcia;
Recorded at Invada Studios in May 2019;
Mixed at Joe’s Garage by Joe Garcia with Barn Stradling;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Photography by Simon Partington;
Artwork by Sanna Stradling

Musicians

Tania Buisse: bodhrán;
Julien Cartonnet: bagpipes, banjo;
Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion, melodeon;
James Delarre: violin;
Barnaby Stradling: acoustic bass guitar

Tracks

1. Sur les Bords de L’eau / Rencontre (4.51)
2. North Downs Way / Archer Street (4.15)
3. Rhododendron / Foutou (4.44)
4. Civet de Chevreuil / Appelle la Dame! (4.44)
5. RSB / Deule Douce (3.14)
6. Angerton Gardens / Sören’s Waltz (3.55)
7. Bloomsbury Market (3.02)
8. Grandmother’s Birthday (4.52)
9. Oblique Jig / Miss Heidi Hendy (4.12)
10. Galician Sher (4.57)
11. Vintervalsen (4.20)

Track 1a Jean Léger;
Track 1b, 4a A. Turpault;
Track 2a Chris Wood;
Track 2b T. Moore;
Tracks 3a Barnaby Stradling;
Track 3b Julien Cartonnet;
Track 4b R. Chéré;
Track 5 Andy Cutting, Julien Cartonnet;
Track 6a D. Gray;
Track 6b Jan Ekedahl;
Track 7 trad. English / Playford;
Track 8 Anne-Marie Summers;
Track 9a Niall Vallely;
Track 9b Andy Cutting;
Track 10 trad. Polish / Klezmer;
Track 11 Thomas Ringdal

Video

Topette!! perform Oblique Jig / Miss Heidi Hendy at Sidmouth Folk Festival in August 2019:

Produced, recorded and mixed by Joe Garcia;
Recorded November 2021 Chez Barn, Somerset;
Mixed at Joe’s Garage by Joe Garcia with Barnaby Stradling;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Artwork by Sanna Stradling

Musicians

Tania Buisse: bodhrán;
Julien Cartonnet: French bagpipes (cornemuse), tenor banjo;
Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion, melodeon;
James Delarre: violin;
Barnaby Stradling: acoustic bass guitar

Tracks

1. Just Heavy (4.55)
2. Pot Neuve / De La Flamme (3.10)
3. Mazurka à Lucas / Pierre Tanneux (6.23)
4. Polka Know / Dixie’s / Halling från Härjedalen efter Per Myhr (3.26)
5. JLP (3.04)
6. Winstanley’s / Les Trois Canards (3.36)
7. Clanders Batch / The Blue-Eyed Stranger (5.00)
8. Year of the Metal Rat (4.26)
9. Le Sac de Jambon / Ange / Long Legs (5.04)
10. Hog of the Forsaken (2.14)
11. La Couturière (4.02)

Tracks 1, 7a, 9a Barnaby Stradling;
Track 2a Julien Cartonnet;
Track 2b T. Paris;
Track 3 trad. Morvan;
Tracks 4a, 9c Andy Cutting;
Track 4b Ian Telfer;
Track 4c trad. Swedish;
Tracks 5, 6a, 8, 9b James Delarre;
Track 6b Bernard Blanc;
Track 7b trad. English;
Track 10 Michael Hurley;
Track 11 trad. French

Video

Topette!! play Just Heavy:

Produced by Barnaby Stradling;
Recorded live at The Jam Jar, Bristol, in June 2023;
Live sound and tracking by James King;
Mixed by Joe Garcia;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Artwork by Sanna Stradling

Musicians

Tania Buisse: bodhrán;
Julien Cartonnet: French bagpipes (cornemuse), tenor banjo;
Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion, melodeon;
James Delarre: violin, viola;
Barnaby Stradling: acoustic bass guitar

plus special guests:
Romain Chéré: violin, bagpipes;
Antoine Turpault: diatonic accordion

Tracks

1. Ricer (4.11)
2. La Pause (5.23)

Track 1 Andy Cutting;
Track 2 Julien Cartonnet

Produced by Barnaby Stradling;
Recorded live at The Jam Jar, Bristol, in June 2023;
Live sound and tracking by James King;
Mixed by Joe Garcia;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Video by Simon Houlihan;
Photography by Ben Potton;
Artwork by Sanna Stradling

At the Barrier album review by John Barlass

Musicians

Tania Buisse: bodhrán;
Julien Cartonnet: French bagpipes (cornemuse), tenor banjo;
Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion, melodeon;
James Delarre: violin, viola;
Barnaby Stradling: acoustic bass guitar

plus special guests [10-14]:
Romain Chéré: violin, bagpipes;
Antoine Turpault: diatonic accordion

Tracks

CD

1. Bourrée Morvandelle / La Lustrée (4.39)
2. The Oblique Jig / Miss Heidi Hendy (4.37)
3. Polka Know / Dixie’s / Halling från Härjedalen efter Per Myhr (3.55)
4. Year of The Metal Rat (4.08)
5. Pot Neuve / De La Flamme (3.45)
6. Le Sac de Jambon / Ange / Long Legs (4.58)
7. JLP (4.05)
8. Winstanley’s / Les Trois Canards (3.47)
9. Venture (3.58)
10. Sur Les Bords de l’Eau / Rencontre (6.28)
11. Civet de Chevreuil / Appelle La Dame! (5.01)
12. Ricer (4.11)
13. La Couturière (5.23)
14. Galician Sher (6.19)

Tracks 1a, 3c, 13-14 trad.;
Track 1b Julien Cartonnet, Leo Garnier;
Track 2a Niall Vallely;
Tracks 2b, 3a, 6c, 9, 12 Andy Cutting;
Track 3b Ian Telfer;
Tracks 4, 6b, 7, 8a James Delarr;
Track 5a Julien Cartonnet;
Track 5b F. Paris;
Track 6a Barnaby Stradling;
Track 8b Bernard Blanc;
Track 10a Jean Léger;
Track 10b, 11a Antoine Turpault;
Track 11b Romain Chéré