Dave Swarbrick
August 12th
"The most influential [British] fiddle player bar none"
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In his early career days Dave Swarbrick toured and recorded extensively with the likes of Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Beryl Marriott, A L Lloyd & Alf Edwards before joining the Ian Campbell Folk Group in the early 60's. Then in 1966 he teamed up with Martin Carthy and together they played an important part in the blossoming British folk music scene.
In 1969 after playing on the ground-breaking Liege & Leif album Dave was invited to join Fairport Convention full time. Dave stayed with Fairport for 15 years and his contribution to Folk and Rock music is legendary and well documented. Dave continued to record and tour with the likes of Kevin Dempsey, Martin Jenkins, Roy Bailey, John Kirkpatrick, Alistair Hulett, as well as his old friend Martin Carthy. In 1984 Dave left Fairport and, along with Kevin Dempsey, Chris Leslie and Martin Jenkins, formed Whippersnapper, a group renowned for its drive and acoustic prowess. In 1989 Dave decided to leave to concentrate on solo work and revive his partnership with Martin Carthy.
In 1999, Dave became seriously ill and for the next six years battled against emphysema. Famously killed off by the Daily Telegraph in 1999, Swarb continues to confound the press and the medical profession. His double lung transplant operation in October 2004 has meant a return to form and a renewed zest to be out there playing music again. Since then he has travelled Britain, Europe and Australia playing with his band, Lazarus.
