Dave Swarbrick
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About
Dave Swarbrick (born 5 April 1941; died 3 June 2016) was an English folk musician. He played violin, viola, mandolin, and guitar. His work with Fairport Convention from 1969 is usually credited with leading them to produce their seminal album Liege and Lief (1969) which initiated the electric folk movement. Swarbrick was born in New Malden, Surrey and grew up in Birmingham. He learnt the rudiments of the violin from a local fiddler and attended the Birmingham College of Art (now the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design) in the late 1950s.
Top Tracks
The Bonnie Black Hare
Both Ears and the TailSir Patrick Spens
Signs Of LifeThe Cuckoo's Nest
Rags, Reels & AirsSovay (The Female Highwayman)
Both Ears and the TailSi Bheag Si Mhor
In the Club
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Discography
It Suits Me Well: The Transatlantic Recordings 1976-1983
Album2016Swarbrick / Swarbrick 2 / Smiddyburn
Album2011Raison d'etre
Album2010It Suits Me Well: The Transatlantic Anthology
Album2004English Fiddler: Swarbrick Plays Swarbrick
Album2003Swarb! Forty Five Years of Folk's Finest Fiddler
Album2003
Red Clydeside
Album2002Close to the White Bear
Album1998
The Cold Grey Light of Dawn
Album1998Swarbrick / Swarbrick II
Album1996
