Castle Communications

Castle Communications is a British record label, subsidiary of Universal Music Group, specialising in the back catalogue of folk and folk-rock artists. They possess most of the Transatlantic and Trailer catalogue. Starting in the early 1980s, they released work by Fairport Convention, John Renbourn, Barbara Dickson, Steeleye Span, The Watersons, Richard Thompson, Geoff Turton and others. They have also diversified to reissue several early albums ... more
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