Dave Swarbrick - Collection - 1966-2018, MP3

David Cyril Eric Swarbrick (5 April 1941 – 3 June 2016) was an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. He has been described by Ashley Hutchings as 'the most influential [British] fiddle player bar none' and his style has been copied or developed by almost every British and many world folk violin players who have followed him. He was one of the most highly regarded musicians produced by the second British folk revival, contributing to some of the most important groups and projects of the 1960s, and he became a much sought-after session musician, which led him throughout his career to work with many of the major figures in folk and folk rock music.

A member of Fairport Convention from 1969, he is credited with leading them to produce their seminal album Liege & Lief (1969) which initiated the British folk rock movement. This, and his subsequent career, helped create greater interest in British traditional music and was highly influential within mainstream rock. After 1970 he emerged as Fairport Convention's leading figure and guided the band through a series of important albums until its disbandment in 1979.

He also played in a series of smaller, acoustic units and engaged in solo projects. He maintained a massive output of recordings and a significant profile and made a major contribution to the interpretation of traditional British music.

Albums:
& Alistair Hulett
1998 The Cold Grey Light Of Dawn (& Alistair Hulett) (45:20)
2002 Red Clydeside (& Alistair Hulett) (41:16)
& Jason Wilson, aka Wilson & Swarbrick
2018 Kailyard Tales (& Jason Wilson) (46:29)

& Martin Carthy
1966 Second Album (& Martin Carthy,1993 Topic Records TSCD 341) (38:46)
1967 Byker Hill (& Martin Carthy) (1991 Topic Records, TSCD 342) (40:22)
1967 Rags, Reels & Airs (& Diz Disley, Martin Carthy) (46:38)
1968 But Two Came By (& Martin Carthy, 1994 TSCD 343) (38:21)
1971 Selections (& Martin Carthy, 2001) (40:19)
1991 Life and Limb (& Martin Carthy) (44:23)
1992 100 Not Out (& Martin Carthy) (Video-rip) (1:07:56) 192 kbps
1992 Skin & Bone (& Martin Carthy) (57:17)
2000 Both Ears And The Tail (Live 1966, & Martin Carthy) (48:51)
2006 Straws In The Wind (& Martin Carthy) (1:02:36)

& Simon Nicol
1982 Live at the White Bear (& Simon Nicol) (44:07) 192 kbps
1984 Close To The White Bear (& Simon Nicol) (1998) (1:17:08) 192 kbps
2002 Another Fine Mess. Live in New York '84 (& Simon Nicol) (1:10:45) 192 kbps

Solo
1978 Lift The Lid And Listen (2003) (37:25) 320 kbps
1978 The Ceilidh Album (& Friends) (32:33) 192 kbps
1996 Swarbrick + Swarbrick 2 (1:18:49) 320 kbps
1996 Live at Jacksons Lane (46:00) 320 kbps
1996 Smiddyburn - Flittin' (1:08:05) 320 kbps
2003 English Fiddler. Swarbrick plays Swarbrick (47:52) 192 kbps
2003 Swarb!! Forty Five Years of Folks Finest Fiddler (4CD, 05:08:56) 320 kbps
2010 Raison d'être (42:47) 320 kbps