When we began Top of the Hill Recordings back in 2003, I don’t think that either of us had any idea how long the label would last, or how far we would get. While we are still never going to rival the major labels, we have a lot to be proud of. Our CD’s have been shipped to Europe , America , Canada , Australia and have sold well across the UK . We’ve had airplay on many radio stations, and received positive reviews from international publications such as “Sing Out” and “Froots”, as well as a fantastic local media support. We put out some great stuff last year – highlights would have to be albums from Julian Gaskell (Technology will make us better), and Gwelhellin Goth (Bad Provincial Boy) – stuff that may not be exactly mainstream, but is vital and exciting, and needs to be heard. Cornwall has so much going for it – the amount of talent we’ve come across is unbelievable. 

 Turnover for 2006/7 has already well passed the total for last year, and we continue to grow, but we are still putting all the profits back into the label, including the purchase of a  revamped “shopping basket” facility on www.cornishmusic.com/shop  giving us the opportunity to sell a huge amount of new product, and giving Cornish artists the opportunity to sell their own albums on our site on a commission basis – We want to hear from any interested artists, especially Folk / Acoustic musicians, but as always we are fans of all sorts of styles, and will always help to promote the best Cornish music of all types - we even sell t-shirts and DVD’s online now!

We know that with recording facilities becoming easier to obtain, lots of bands and artists have top quality recorded material, but as usual there’s not an accessible way of selling and promoting this stuff – that’s where we come in – we want to be the online shop window for the best Cornish music. Just type in “Cornish music” on google and we are number one on the list!