Artist: Dave Swarbrick
Genre(s):
Folk
Discography:
Swarbrick/Swarbrick Vol.2
Year: 1999
Tracks: 26
Dave Swarbrick is one of England's most influential fiddlers. As a penis of Fairport Convention, between 1970 and 1979, Swarbrick was instrumental in the band's transformation from Byrds-style folk-rock band to its focus on updating the jigs and reels on Great UK. Although he's continued to perform at the Fairport Annual Reunification Festival in Cropedy, Swarbrick has successfully explored a sort of outside projects as a soloist, a duette collaborator of Martin Carthy, Simon Zelotes Nicol, Alistair Hulett, and Pete Hawes, and a member of tradition-rooted bands Jackanapes and the Keith John Hancock Isthmus.
Piece he ab initio studied pianoforte, Swarbrick was directed to the tamper by forte-piano player Beryl Marriott in the fifties. Sharpening his musical theater skills with the Ian Joseph Campbell Tribe Mathematical group, in a twosome with Brits guitar player St. Martin Carthy, and as accompanyist for British folklorist A.L. Harold Clayton Lloyd, Swarbrick released his debut solo album, Rags, Reels & Pose, in 1967. A edgar Guest fiddler on Fairport Convention's criminal record album, Unhalfbricking in 1969, Swarbrick was a full fledged fellow member when they recorded their succeeding album, Luik & Fain the following year. He continued to be an requisite member of the banding for closely a ten. In addition to acting galvanising fiddle with the banding, Swarbrick contributed various master songs and sang lead on such tunes as "Rosie." The group's electric car coming, however, resulting in severe auditory mode loss. Since going Fairport in 1979, Swarbrick has concentrated on acoustic medical specialty. In the betimes '80s, Swarbrick toured with Fairport Convention guitar musician and vocalizer Simon Nicol, written text 2 albums -- Plica to the White person Bear in 1981 and Close to the Fart in 1984.
Swarbrick celebrated his fiftieth birthday with a concert on April 6, 1991, at Pittsburgh of the South Ithiel Town Student residence that featured many of the musicians from his past tense. In summation to a sic by Beryl Marriott's Ceili Band, the evening featured performances by the Ian Campbell Folk Group, Martin Carthy, and Fairport Convention. Highlights from the evening were released as Folk on 2 in 1996. Swarbrick was likewise featured on deuce couple albums that category: Sat Johnny and Greyback the Rat was recorded with Alistair Hulett, a Glasgow-born guitar player world Wellness Organisation spent 17 years in Australia, spell Secrets, Vows and Lies was recorded with Australian guitarist Pete Hawes.
