Dave Swarbrick (born 1941)
English fiddle player, playing mainly traditional tunes. Also sings
occasionally. Born in Birmingham of Polish descent.
(Dave Swarbrick has also recorded with the Ian Campbell Folk Group,
Vashti Bunyan, Fairport Convention, Martin Carthy, The Young Tradition, Alistair
Hulett, Bert Jansch and Swarb's Lazarus. In 1999 The Daily Telegraph printed his obituary.
Dave was merely in hospital and found it amusing.)
(Diz Disley also recorded with Ken Colyer and Bob Cort.)
Albums.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Swarbrick | 1976 | Transatlantic |
TRA 337
|
| Swarbrick 2 | 1977 | Transatlantic |
TRA 341 |
| Lift The Lid and Listen | 1978 |
Sonet | SNTF 763
|
| [Reissue] | 2003 |
Storyville | 1025702 |
| The Ceilidh Album
(*) | 1979 |
Sonet | SNTF 764
|
| [Reissued as "Dave Swarbrick and Friends"] | 2003 |
Storyville | 1025703 |
| Smiddyburn | 1981 |
Logo | 1029
|
| [Reissue] | ? |
Essential | |
| Flittin' | 1983 |
Spindrift | SPIN 001
|
| [Reissue] | ? |
Essential | |
| Live At Jackson's Lane | 1991 |
Gadfly |
|
| Folk on 2 (**) | 1996 | Cooking
Vinyl |
|
| English Fiddler | 2003 |
Naxos | |
| Raison d'etre
(***) | 2010 |
Shirty | |
(* Dave Swarbrick and Friends)
(** Dave Swarbrick and Fairport Convention)
(*** Credited to "Swarbrick")
Albums - Dave Swarbrick and Simon Nicol.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| In The Club (cassette) | 1982 |
Essential | |
| [Reissue with bonus tracks] | 2001 |
Atrax | ATRAX RECS 004 |
| [Reissue with bonus tracks] | 2010 |
Talking Elephant | TECD160 |
| Live at the White Bear | 1982 | |
|
| Close To The Wind | 1984 |
Woodworm | WR 006
|
| Close To the White Bear | 2002 |
Woodworm | |
| Another Fine
Mess: Live in New York '84 | 2002 |
Atrax | ATRAX CD005 |
| When We Were
Very Young (2 CDs) (+) | 2010 |
Talking Elephant | |
(+ Recorded 1979 to c 1985. Previously unissued recordings)
Multi-volume albums.
| Title | Year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Smiddyburn/ Flittin' | 1996 |
Essential | ESM CD 434 |
|
Swarbrick/ Swarbrick 2 | 1996 |
Essential | ESM CD 355 |
Collaboration - Swarb's Lazarus (Dave Swarbrick, Kevin Dempsey and Maartin
Allcock).
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Live and Kicking | 2006 |
Squiggle Records | SQUIGGLECD2
|
Collaboration - Dave Swarbrick and Fairport Convention.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| SwarbAid | 1999 |
Woodworm Records | WRCDE032
|
Collaboration - Dave Swarbrick, Martin Carthy and Diz Disley.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Rags, Reels and Airs | 1967 |
Elektra/ Bounty | BY 6030
|
| [Reissue] | 1967 | Polydor |
236 514 |
|
[Reissue] | 1999 | Topic |
TSCD517 |
Collaborations - Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, A.L. Lloyd and Dave Swarbrick.
| Title.
| year.
| Label.
| number.
|
| Whaler out of New Bedford
| 1962
| Folkways
| FW 3850
|
Various artists - A.L. Lloyd, Alf Edwards, Dave Swarbrick, Martin Carthy,
Trevor Lucas, Martyn Wyndham-Read.
| Title.
| year.
| Label.
| no
|
| Leviathan! Ballads and Songs of the Whaling Trade
| 1967
| Topic
| 12T174
|
Compilations.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Swarb! Forty Five Years of Folk's Finest Fiddler [box set]
(*)
| 2003 | Free Reed |
FRQCD 45
|
| It Suits Me Well: The Transatlantic Anthology (2 CDs)
| 2004 | Castle |
|
(* Not really a "Best of". These are badly recorded home tapes).
Best Albums(*).
| Title. | year. |
|---|
| Smiddyburn | 1981 |
|
Swarbrick 2 | 1977 |
|
Swarb! Forty Five Years of Folk's Finest Fiddler | 2003 |
(*)Based on
critical opinion.
Anthology, Various artists - Ian Campbell Folk Group, Ethnic Shuffle Band,
Steeleye Span, Dave Swarbrick, Albion, Shelagh Macdonald, Etchingham Steam Band,
Marc Ellington et al.
| Title.
| year.
| Label.
| No.
|
| Fairport Convention: Loose Chippings from the Fairport
Convention Family Tree
| 2006
| Castle | CMDDD1337
|
Various artists - Ian Campbell, Bob Davenport, Lou Killen, Redd Sullivan,
Dave Swarbrick, Cyril Tawney.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Farewell Nancy: Sea Songs and Shanties |
1964 | Topic | 12T110
|
| [Reissued as "Blow The Man Down"] (*) |
1993 | Topic |
TSCD464 |
(* Extra tracks by Ewan MacColl, Harry H Corbett, Sam Larner, The Watersons,
Bob Hart, A.L. Lloyd ).
Popular downloads.
| Title. |
|---|
| The Cuckoo's Nest |
|
Once I Loved a Maiden Fair |
| It
Suits Me Well |
| Carthy's March |
|
Boadicea |
| Planxty Morgan Mawgan |
|
The Killarney Boys of Pleasure |
Session recordings.
| Performer.
| Title
| year.
| Label.
| number.
|
| Steve Ashley
| Stroll On Revisited
| 1974
|
|
|
| Bert Jansch | Edge of a Dream |
2002 | Sanctuary |
SANCD136 |
Album tracks.
Smiddyburn Recorded 1981. Released on vinyl 1981, on compact disc in
1996. Running time ?? minutes ?? sec. The
tracks marked (*) are with Fairport Convention and Richard Thompson. Dave Swarbrick (violin,
mandolin, vocals), Simon Nicol (guitar), Dave Pegg (bass, mandolin), Dave
Mattacks (drums, percussion), Richard Thompson (guitar, mandolin, mandocello),
Beryl Marriott (piano, piano accordion, clavicord), John McCormack (double
bass), Bruce Rowland (drums), Roger Marriott (harmonica).
| Title. | Author.
|
|---|
| 1. (*) Wat Ye Wha I Met on the Screen/ The Ribbons of the
Redheaded Girl/ Ril Gan Ainm | Trad
|
| 2. Sir Charles Coote/ Smiths | Trad
|
| 3. I Have a Wife of My Own/ Lady Mary Haye's Scotch Measure | Trad
|
| 4. (*) Wishing/ The Victor's Return/ The Gravel Walk | Trad
|
| 5. When The Battle is Over | Trad
|
| 6. (*) Sword Dance/ The Young Black Crow | Trad
|
| 7. Sean O'Dwyer of the Glen/ The Hag With The Money/ Sleepy
Maggie | Trad
|
| 8. (*) It Suits Me Well (song) | Dave
Swarbrick
|
Flittin' Recorded 1981. Released on vinyl 1983, on compact disc in
1996. Running time ?? minutes ?? sec. The
tracks marked (*) are with Fairport Convention and Richard Thompson. Dave Swarbrick (violin,
mandolin, vocals), Simon Nicol (guitar), Dave Pegg (bass, mandolin), Dave
Mattacks (drums, percussion), Richard Thompson (guitar, mandolin, mandocello),
Beryl Marriott (piano, piano accordion), John McCormack (double
bass), Bruce Rowland (drums), Roger Marriott (harmonica).
|
Title. |
Author.
|
| 1. (*) The Bride's\March/ The Keelman's Pertition/ Shew Me
The Way To Wallinford/ Sword Dance | Trad
|
| 2. Parthenia/ Pittengardeners' Rant/ The Floggin' | Trad
|
| 3. Grey Daylight/ The Hawk/ The Ten Pound Fiddle | Trad
|
| 4. Jamaica/ With All My Heart | Trad
|
| 5. (*) Nathanial Gow's Lament on the Occasion of the Death
of his Brother/ Rory of the Hills | Trad
|
| 6. The Rakes of Sollohad | Trad
|
| 7. Dr Isaac's Maggot/ Cupid's Garden | Trad
|
| 8. (*) Boadicea | Unknown
|
Websites
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Last updated on 31/12/2010