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David Cyril Eric Swarbrick (5 April 1941 – 3 June 2016) was an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. 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 ...
Jun 3, 2016 · The violinist and songwriter, known as "Swarb", was a folk legend who played with Sandy Denny, Ewan MacColl and Bert Jansch. He had emphysema and a double lung transplant, but continued to perform and win awards until his death in 2016.
Jun 3, 2016 · Swarbrick, who was married several times, is survived by his wife, the painter Jill Swarbrick-Banks, whom he married in 1999, and by a son and two daughters. Dave Swarbrick, born April 5 1941 ...
Jun 3, 2016 · Swarbrick’s presence marked out the Campbells from the other guitar-driven folk groups of the period. “We became the group with the fiddler,” Ian Campbell later wrote. Through the 1960s, Swarbrick accompanied the singer and folklorist AL Lloyd on albums for the Topic label, including Lloyd’s selection of erotic songs, The Bird in the Bush (1966), and an LP of whaling songs, Leviathan!
Jun 3, 2016 · Dave Swarbrick, a violinist and guitarist who played with Fairport Convention and other folk legends, passed away in 2016. He had a long and influential career in the 1960s folk revival, despite battling emphysema and lung transplant.
Jun 3, 2016 · June 3, 2016. Dave Swarbrick, a fiddler who electrified the British folk tradition as a member of the band Fairport Convention, died on Friday. He was 75. His death was announced on his website ...
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