21 Apr 99 - 05:48 AM (#72394) Subject: Dave Swarbrick From: Roger the zimmer If anyone had heard that Dave Swarbrick, fiddler with Ian Campbell and Fairport Convention etc has died, this was an error in the London Daily Telegraph. Apparently he is alive, if not totally well, recovering in hospital. |
21 Apr 99 - 06:32 AM (#72395) Subject: RE: Dave Swarbrick From: The_one_and_only_Dai Eek! Recovering from what, Rog? |
21 Apr 99 - 06:45 AM (#72396) Subject: RE: Dave Swarbrick From: Roger the zimmer shmai ,Dai, according to rival newspapers he had been seriously ill with a chest infection (he has emphysema) but was out of intensive care, recovering well and amused at the obit! ROGER (sais) |
22 Apr 99 - 04:51 AM (#72662) Subject: RE: Dave Swarbrick From: Philippa How I heard the news - Press and Journal (Aberdeen) 21 Apr 1999
Death report shocks singer
SHOCKED folk musician DaveSwarbrick managed a joke afterreading mistaken reports of his own death. The obituary of Swarbrick,former violinist with FairportConvention, was published as the musician recovered after a serious illness in hospital near his Coventry home. |
22 Apr 99 - 05:34 AM (#72669) Subject: RE: Dave Swarbrick From: Roger the zimmer Philippa, You beat me to it! I was going to amplify my earlier message for the benefit of non-UK Catters(and correct my mistyping of emphysema) but work intervened! Thanks. (Sorry I don't know an Aberdeen farewell, I know the local greeting is "YOu'll have had yer tea?" -told me by an Aberdonian, honest!) Roger |
22 Apr 99 - 06:42 AM (#72674) Subject: RE: Dave Swarbrick From: Sam Pirt I didn't know he was ill, and I didn't know that the newspapers reported he was died! For once its good that the papers are wrong! Give him my regards Bye, Sam |