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03 Jun 16 - 07:55 AM (#3793573) Subject: RIP Dave Swarbrick From: Lester https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/03/dave-swarbrick-dies-at-75-fiddler-fairport-convention?CMP=share_btn_fb |
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03 Jun 16 - 08:00 AM (#3793574) Subject: RE: RIP Dave Swarbrick From: GUEST,HiLo Oh, That is very , very sad news. What a loss to us all . |
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03 Jun 16 - 09:12 AM (#3793584) Subject: RE: RIP Dave Swarbrick From: Andrez Yes this is very sad news indeed but I'm thinking that 75 was a very good innings given the medical history in the Guardian article above. Liege and Lief of course is simply one ageless album of many recorded by Swarbs. What an amazing legacy for all! Cheers, Andrez |
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03 Jun 16 - 09:18 AM (#3793586) Subject: RE: RIP Dave Swarbrick From: gillymor One of those special musicians. I admired the way he carried on with all his medical problems. |
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03 Jun 16 - 09:39 AM (#3793591) Subject: RE: RIP Dave Swarbrick From: Lighter His was *the* fiddle sound of the British folk revival. What more need be said? I don't know which is more shocking: his death, or that he was already 75! |
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03 Jun 16 - 09:42 AM (#3793592) Subject: RE: RIP Dave Swarbrick From: Llanfair Saw him at Cropredy just after his earlier death notice, he was on oxygen then. Also with Martin Carthy at the MSG Manchester, their performance blew me away, and I've never forgotten it. Keep playing, Swarb, wherever you are. |
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03 Jun 16 - 09:45 AM (#3793593) Subject: RE: RIP Dave Swarbrick From: GUEST,BigDaddy R.I.P. Dave. I hope to have a pint with you someday on the other side. |
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03 Jun 16 - 10:30 AM (#3793598) Subject: RE: RIP Dave Swarbrick From: Dave Hanson RIP Dave, always one of my top musicians. Dave H |
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03 Jun 16 - 12:57 PM (#3793607) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: melodeonboy A brilliant and distinctive musician, and a decent bloke too. R.I.P. |
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03 Jun 16 - 01:41 PM (#3793610) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Big Jake Another hero gone. Has been known to post on here, too. R.I.P. Swarb |
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03 Jun 16 - 01:48 PM (#3793611) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Mike Feist Dave was living proof that music can help overcome almost anything. Good on yer Swarb and thanks! |
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03 Jun 16 - 01:58 PM (#3793612) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,GY Morris man Oh to be a spectator of that big session in the sky. |
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03 Jun 16 - 05:43 PM (#3793621) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,brakn Sad news. |
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03 Jun 16 - 06:04 PM (#3793622) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Sad news indeed. Irish music fans tend not to have such time for English fiddlers - but Swarbs was an exception for many. RIP Regards |
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03 Jun 16 - 06:58 PM (#3793633) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,CJB Musician Dave Swarbrick, best known for his work with influential folk group Fairport Convention, has died at the age of 75. Known as "Swarb", the musician performed mainly on the violin and wrote many of the group's songs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36443117 |
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03 Jun 16 - 07:00 PM (#3793634) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: michaelr Cigarette smoking killed him. Sad but true. |
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03 Jun 16 - 09:26 PM (#3793651) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Gerry I'm glad I got to see him play with Alistair Hulett, back in the days when both lived in the Sydney area. RIP. |
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04 Jun 16 - 03:39 AM (#3793686) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Gilly A legend and a lovely guy with twinkly eyes and a great sense of humour. He enriched the lives of a lot of people. His music will live on. |
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04 Jun 16 - 07:38 AM (#3793723) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Rob Naylor A real gent. Whenever I saw him live in smaller venues, he seemed to make a special effort to engage with the audience. When I saw him in folk clubs, unlike many "headliners" he'd always listen appreciatively to the support acts and/or floor spot performers. I once sang "Banks Of The Sweet Primroses", accompanying myself on mandolin, as a floor performer at one of his appearances at a local folk club. I could see him at the back of the room, singing along and tapping his feet as I played. He came up to me at the end with a: "Really well done, I enjoyed that a lot. It's one of my favourite songs". I'm sure he was just being nice, but it made my day (and several subsequent ones!). |
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04 Jun 16 - 08:17 AM (#3793727) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: CupOfTea Lovely man - the sound of his playing is part of the soundtrack of some of the best years of my life. The memory of being able to present him in concert with Martin Carthy in a lovely chapel on the Case Western Reserve campus was one I knew, at the time, was something to treasure deeply. Joanne in Cleveland, formerly of Celtic Ceol |
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04 Jun 16 - 09:05 AM (#3793739) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Nick Dow A great musician and a good man. We will miss him. |
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04 Jun 16 - 09:32 AM (#3793748) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,ottery Sorrow. I loved listening to his recordings with Martin Carthy. Just wish I'd seen him play live. |
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04 Jun 16 - 12:32 PM (#3793782) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: fat B****rd RIP Mr.Swarbrick |
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04 Jun 16 - 01:08 PM (#3793787) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Waddon Pete Dave Swarbrick was a great man. Luckily I did see him play live and will always treasure those memories. I have added his name to the "In Memoriam" thread. RIP Dave, and thanks for the memories you have left us with. |
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05 Jun 16 - 04:26 AM (#3793896) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: My guru always said Echoing the observations of others, Dave Swarbrick was a gentle man. I only met him once when I accidently 'opened' for him at a club years ago, but understand what a difference he made to our folk world. RIP |
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05 Jun 16 - 04:34 AM (#3793897) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Brian May He's one of the main reasons I followed folk (rock) - loved him in the Ian Campbell folkgroup, but far more in Fairport. Favourite Swarb tracks for me: To Althea From Prison and Lord Marlborough. What are yours? What a great legacy he's left. RIP mate and thanks for all the toons. |
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05 Jun 16 - 07:10 AM (#3793914) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Dave Hanson If you can find it there is a great CD 'Dave Swarbrick and Simon Nichol, Live at The White Bear In Masham ' Theakston did a special brew for the event, ' Swarbricks Old Peculiar ' Dave described himself and Simon as ' a public school hooray and a half Polish Brummie ' It's a brilliant CD Swarb was on top form [ so was Simon mind ] Dave H |
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05 Jun 16 - 08:50 AM (#3793930) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Desi C He was responsible for me going into Folk music. After singing a pop song in a B'ham free n'easy he asked "was that you singing?" I said "yes, did you like it?" He replied "no, it was crap. but you ought to try singing Folk instead" He introduced me to Ian Campbell and the rest is history, Good to think he'll now be back with Ian and the group. He was the world's greatest fiddler |
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05 Jun 16 - 11:32 AM (#3793944) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: The Sandman a wonderful accompanist. HE WILL BE MISSED |
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05 Jun 16 - 12:30 PM (#3793951) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Stephen Harvey As others have said - a great fiddle player,one whose playing is immediately recognisable. Thanks for all the inspiring music, Swarb. |
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05 Jun 16 - 12:59 PM (#3793958) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: akenaton Never heard Dave play live, but remember his virtuoso playing with the Campbells in the early sixties. Still have the vinyl LP of Dave, with Diz Disley and Martin Carthy. "Rags, Reels and Airs" great stuff! Sorry, but I didn't care too much for his time in Fairport he seemed to lose the dancers touch. RIP. |
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05 Jun 16 - 01:28 PM (#3793962) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Tunesmith I first saw Dave with the Ian Campbell Group ( 1964?). What a talent he was! Great fiddler, and I loved his singing which sounded so natural, so real, so Dave! Here is Dave singing a terrific song that he co-wrote with Richard Thompson. Dave sings. |
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06 Jun 16 - 03:16 AM (#3794038) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,FloraG You thought you knew the tune until you heard him play it with all sorts of variations - and the next time you heard him, it would be different again. RIP. |
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06 Jun 16 - 04:56 AM (#3794049) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,IainG Dave Hanson, "live at the White Bear Masham" that must have been 1981 I was there, I think we got locked in again, seemed to happen a lot back in the day RIP Swarb,you will be missed |
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06 Jun 16 - 05:00 AM (#3794050) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Johnny J Sad news. One of the few musicians who was already brilliant and experienced(for well over 20 years) when he was a "Whippersnapper"... ;-)) |
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06 Jun 16 - 05:47 AM (#3794054) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Dave Hanson Lucky bugger IainG, I would have loved to have been there, although I saw Swarb many times with Martin Carthy and once with Fairport that is one gig I would have loved, the CD is brill. Dave H |
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06 Jun 16 - 06:04 AM (#3794057) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Mathew This is devastating news, I had always wanted to see him play live. Cheers to the greatest fiddler of his time, warmest wishes to his family. |
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06 Jun 16 - 06:31 AM (#3794064) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Mathew Rags, Reels and Airs, what a great album! I really loved the album Skin and Bone that he did with Carthy. Those two were the best together. Such sad news |
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06 Jun 16 - 08:41 AM (#3794077) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Raggytash He provided much of the music of my youth, Thank you Swarb, sleep easy. |
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07 Jun 16 - 07:11 AM (#3794208) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST This is devastating news; I just got back from Colorado, and I missed the reports of his passing. I first saw Dave at Fairport's 1969 sold-out concert in the Royal Festival Hall in London, where they promoted the Liege And Lief album, and I was entranced - I just loved his masterful wild, ululating fiddle and his artful, entertaining stories. Dave was the treasured guest at Llantrisant Folk Club five times; once with Simon Nicol, once with Alistair Hulett, once with Beryl Marriott, and twice solo. ( saw him twice at Roots Unearthed in Lefel 3 at St David's Hill, Cardiff, in partnership with Martin Carthy. Sincere condolences to Martin, with his 51-year musical collaboration with Dave, and Dave's family - especially Jill. -. |
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07 Jun 16 - 08:18 AM (#3794218) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: bubblyrat On "rags,reels,and airs" he played the mandolin, and I was staggered at how good he was. I also remember him sitting impishly atop a straw bale in the film "Far From The Madding Crowd " .What an amazing guy. |
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07 Jun 16 - 12:05 PM (#3794262) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: MGM·Lion Indeed he will be missed. A query regarding his Times obit, published today. A picture shows him playing with Fairport Convention. The central figure, lead-singing alongside Sandy Denny at the mic, is playing an accordion or melodeon [not quite clear which]. I don't recall any free-reed bellows instruments in Fairport, and the Wikipedia entry on the group does not include an accordionist or melodeon player in any of their lineups. Who would this have been? ≈M≈ |
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07 Jun 16 - 12:54 PM (#3794268) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,Ed I've not seen the Times obit, but I'm guessing it's Richard Thompson from their Top of The Pops performance of 'Si Tu Dois Partir'. Small picture here |
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08 Jun 16 - 05:55 AM (#3794389) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Vic Smith The last of the many times that we booked him was in 2014. He had arrived at the pub before us. This was his opening gambit:- "Here, Vic, I've had a message from my old surgeon. Could he use my old lungs for an experiment. Blimey! I told him to go careful. Don't light a match near them or there will be a conflagration. Don't let anyone sniff the air near them or they will be out of their minds for days." |
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08 Jun 16 - 10:02 AM (#3794414) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,henryp MGM - Richard Thompson played accordion. Don't you remember; No shindig is half complete without that famous polka beat That's why they invite me, I suppose Waltzes, Strathspey's, eightsome reels, now you know how good it feels Crank that handle babe, away she goes I said, Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands Unless you wanna wind up black and blue I said, Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands And that's my very best advice to you |
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08 Jun 16 - 11:43 AM (#3794436) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Gozz I have seen Swarbs many times over the years and always was blown away by his performances, but my last memory was him and Martin Carthy at the Village Pump last year. Two men who were able to IMPROVE on previous recordings they have made together, thanks to their experience in maturity and connected in such an amazing way that their audience was given an absolute treat. RIP Swarbs, you will not be forgotten. |
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08 Jun 16 - 02:00 PM (#3794452) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: MGM·Lion Thanks to henryp & ed for reminding me. Accordion is not listed as one of Richard's instruments in wiki's article on Fairport, hence my forgetfulness. ≈M≈ |
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09 Jun 16 - 06:58 PM (#3794655) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: bruceCMR Last night, Gordon Hotchkiss broadcasted a tribute to Dave on Celtic Music Radio http://www.celticmusicradio.net 68 minutes of recollections, stories and wonderful music. You can hear it again on the Celtic Music Radio archive site, http://listenagain.canstream.co.uk/celticpodcast/index.php?id=505 Bruce@celticmusicradio.net Celtic Music Radio is a Charity registered in Scotland, number SC041172 |
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10 Jun 16 - 10:16 AM (#3794721) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,CJB Genuine link below: https://carthyonline.wordpress.com/2016/06/10/swarb-carth-an-appreciation/ It's been a week since the passing of Dave Swarbrick and social media has been filled with celebrations of his life from some of the thousands of people whose own lives were touched by his music, kindness and wit. (sorry can't do clickies - the site is soooo ssssllloooowwww!!) CJB |
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10 Jun 16 - 12:57 PM (#3794742) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Brian May Thank you Bruce . . . downloaded fine. |
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10 Jun 16 - 01:01 PM (#3794745) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: GUEST,George Frampton As a young musician, I tried to learn everything from 'Rags Reels & Airs' on mandolin - bloody reels! Swarb was immense. I last saw him with Martin Carthy at Sidmouth two years ago, and he was getting back to form after his baroque experiment. Never afraid to dabble! A sad loss. Swarb would have been very welcome in the Sidmouth Volunteer. |
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10 Jun 16 - 03:38 PM (#3794761) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Newport Boy A nice little follow-up story to the Guardian's obituary: letter |
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10 Jun 16 - 03:56 PM (#3794764) Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Dave Swarbrick (1941-2016) From: Helen Just read this article in the local rag, Newcastle Herald, in Oz. Dave Swarbrick |