Topette!!

Topette!! 10th Anniversary Tour.

In January 2014, Barn Stradling invited his Blowzabella bandmate Andy Cutting, East Anglian fiddler James Delarre and two French musical friends, Tania Buisse and Julien Cartonnet to his home in Bristol, to see what would happen. After three days of playing music, eating, drinking and a great deal of laughter, a new band called Topette!! happened...

In 2024, Topette!! are releasing their fourth album, ON - Live at The Jam Jar. Recorded on a warm night last June, the album features exuberant renditions of favourite tracks from their three studio albums, Cest le Pompon (2017), Rhododendron (2019) and Bourdon (2022). ON is a brilliant recording, full of atmosphere and the sounds of happy dancers, blending with the music.

The band will be recreating this celebratory atmosphere, every night of their 10th Anniversary UK Tour, so dont miss this rare opportunity to experience what Topette!! is all about. The Balfolk style of dancing is easy to pick up, very relaxed and a lot of fun, but if you dont fancy dancing, just sit and enjoy the top quality musicianship from this unique quintet.

Tania Buisse - bodhrán Julien Cartonnet - French bagpipes & tenor banjo Andy Cutting - diatonic accordion & melodeon James Delarre - violin & viola Barn Stradling - acoustic bass guitar