Virtuoso fiddler who found fame as a member of Fairport Convention has died after struggle with emphysemaFolk musician Dave Swarbrick has died at 75, his family have announced. Best known for his work with the hugely influential folk group Fairport Convention, Swarbrick was a virtuosic violin player and one of the most highly regarded musicians of the 1960s folk revival. He also wrote, arranged and sang, and performed on the viola, mandolin and mandola, and guitar.Swarbrick - known as “Swa...
Guardian Music — Virtuoso fiddler who found fame as a member of Fairport Convention has died after struggle with emphysemaFolk musician Dave Swarbrick has died at 75, his family have anno... more info
Guardian Music — Folk musician, singer and songwriter who was a member of Fairport ConventionThe folk music fiddler Dave Swarbrick, who has died aged 75, was a formidable and intuitive mu... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Sad news: multi-instrumentalist Dave Swarbrick of legendary British folk rock band Fairport Convention has passed away. He was 75.
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Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - English folk violinist Dave Swarbrick, a former leading member of the influential 1970s group Fairport Convention, has died at the age of 75, the band'... more info
Aquarium Drunkard — Extremely sad to wake up to the news of British folk legend Dave Swarbick’s passing at the age of 75. Swarbrick was the violinist on several Fairport Convention classic... more info