Dave Swarbrick plays solo this Friday (March 8; 0163 794700 (or same code, then 870668) at the Silvester Horne Institute in Church Stretton, Salop and a week on Saturday (March 16; no number show but you can pay on door) at Farnsfield Acoustic, in the village of Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire. A short tour with Martin Carthy follows in September.

I have no commercial interest but am full of admiration for Swarb who was gravely ill 1999 (and was, of course, killed off by the obits page of my old employer) and underwent a double lung transplant none years ago.

All discussed here