Dave Swarbrick discography

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The discography of Dave Swarbrick, an English folk musician and singer-songwriter, consists of 11 solo studio albums, and many other albums with other bands and musicians, most notably with British folk rock band Fairport Convention, with whom he was a leading member and violinist for over fifteen years. He also appears as a guest musician on the albums of a large number of other artists.

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Solo albums

  • Swarbrick (Transatlantic, 1976)[1]
  • Swarbrick 2 (Transatlantic, 1977)[2]
  • Lift The Lid and Listen (Sonet, 1978)[3]
  • The Ceilidh Album (Sonet, 1978)[4]
  • Smiddyburn (Logo, 1981)[5]
  • Flittin' (Spindrift, 1983)[6]
  • When the Battle is Over [compilation from: Swarbrick (1976); Swarbrick 2 (1977); Smiddyburn (1981)] (Conifer, 1986)[7]
  • Live at Jackson's Lane (Musikfolk, 1996)[8]
  • English Fiddler: Swarbrick plays Swarbrick (Naxos World, 2003)[9]
  • It Suits Me Well: The Transatlantic Anthology (Castle, 2004)[10]
  • Raison d'être (Shirty, 2010)[11]

With Fairport Convention

Main article: Fairport Convention discography

With the Ian Campbell Folk Group

  • Ceilidh at the Crown (EP) (Topic, 1962)[12]
  • Songs of Protest (EP) (Topic, 1962)[13]
  • "The Sun Is Burning" / "The Crow and the Cradle" (single) (Topic, 1963)[14]
  • This Is The Ian Campbell Folk Group (Transatlantic, 1963)[15]
  • Across the Hills (Transatlantic, 1964)[16]
  • The Ian Campbell Folk Group (EP) (Decca, 1964)[17]
  • Presenting the Ian Campbell Folk Group (Contour, 1964, same track list as This Is The Ian Campbell Folk Group)
  • Coaldust Ballads (Transatlantic, 1965)[18]
  • A Sample of The Ian Campbell Folk Group (EP) (Transatlantic, 1966)[19]
  • Contemporary Campbells (Transatlantic, 1966)[20]
  • Four Highland Songs (EP) (Transatlantic, 1966)[20]
  • This Is The Ian Campbell Folk Group / Across the Hills (Castle Music, 1996)[21]
  • Contemporary Campbells / New Impressions (Castle Music, 1997)[22]
  • The Times They Are A-Changin (Castle Music, 2005)[23]

On Ewan MacColl, A. L. Lloyd and Peggy Seeger albums

  • Whaler Out of New Bedford (Folkways, 1962)[24]
  • The Big Hewer (The Radio Ballads Vol 4) (Argo, 1967)[25]
  • The Fight Game (The Radio Ballads Vol 7) (Argo, 1967)[26]
  • The Travelling People (The Radio Ballads Vol 8) (Argo, 1968)[27]

On Ewan MacColl and A. L. Lloyd albums

With various artists

  • Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 1 (Decca, 1963)[29]
  • Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 2 (Decca, 1964)[30]
  • Farewell Nancy: Sea Songs and Shanties (Topic, 1964)[31]
  • The Bird in the Bush: Traditional Erotic Songs (Topic, 1966)[32]
  • The Best of British Folk Music (Transatlantic, 1966)[33]
  • Nice Enough to Eat (Island, 1969)[34]
  • El Pea (Island, 1971)[35]
  • Clogs (Peg Records, 1972)[36]
  • Club Folk Volume 1 (Peg Records, 1972)[37]
  • Club Folk Volume 2 (Peg Records, 1972)[38]
  • Rave On (B&C/Mooncrest, 1974)[39]
  • The Camera and the Song (Super Beeb, 1975)[40]
  • The Electric Muse (Island/Transatlantic, 1975)[41]
  • Rosin the Bow: An Introduction to the World of Fiddle Music (Transatlantic, 1977)[42]
  • The Best of Irish Folk (1978)[43]
  • Transatlantic – The Vintage Years (Transatlantic, 1978)
  • 40 Folk Favourites (Pickwick, 1979)
  • Chants de Marins IV: Ballades, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais (Le Chasse-Marée, 1984)
  • Flash Company – A Celebration of the First 10 Years of Fellside Recordings (Fellside, 1986)
  • Island Life: 25 Years of Island Record (Island, 1988)
  • Blow the Man Down: A Collection of Sea Songs and Shanties (Topic, 1993).
  • Club Sandwich (cassette) (Musikfolk, 1993)
  • Tanz- & Folkfest Rudolstadt 1992 (HeiDeck, 1993)
  • The World Is a Wonderful Place (Hokey Pokey, 1993)
  • Undefeated (cassette) (Fuse, 1993)
  • Folk Routes (Island, 1994)
  • Troubadours of British Folk, Vol. 1: Unearthing the Tradition, (Rhino, 1995)
  • Troubadours of British Folk, Vol. 2: Folk into Rock (Rhino, 1995)
  • Various Artists, The Bird in the Bush: Traditional Songs of Love and Lust (Topic, 1996)
  • Georgia on Our Mind (Deep Sea, 1997)
  • New Electric Muse II (Castle Music, 1997)
  • Bold Sportsmen All (Topic, 1998)
  • The Rough Guide to English Roots Music (World Music Network, 1998)
  • Various Artists, English Originals (Topic, 1999)
  • The Fiddle Collection Volume One (Hands On Music, 1999)
  • The Folk Collection (Topic, 1999)
  • Heart of England: In Aid of Teenage Cancer Trust (Teenage Cancer Trust, 2001)
  • Flash Company – A Celebration of 25 Years of Fellside Recordings (Fellside, 2001)
  • Raise Your Banners: Festival of Political Song (Raise Your Banners Festival, 2001)
  • The Acoustic Folk Box (Topic, 2002)
  • Red Roots (Red Planet, 2002)
  • Heart of England 2: In Aid of Teenage Cancer Trust (Teenage Cancer Trust, 2002)
  • Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal: An Island Anthology 1967–1972 (Universal/Island, 2005)
  • Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British & Irish Folk 1955–1978 (Castle, 2006)
  • The Fairport Companion: Loose Chippings from the Fairport Family Tree (Castle Music, 2006)
  • Garden of Delight (Discothèque, 2006)
  • Scarborough Fair (Castle Music, 2006)
  • Various Artists, White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s (Fledg'ling, 2006)
  • Folk Awards 2007 (Proper Folk, 2006)

On Martin Carthy albums

  • Martin Carthy (Fontana, 1965)
  • Martin Carthy, This is ... Martin Carthy: The Bonny Black Hare and Other Songs (Philips, 1971)
  • Martin Carthy, The Carthy Chronicles (Free Reed, 2001)[44]

With Martin Carthy

  • Second Album (Fontana, 1966)
  • Byker Hill (Fontana, 1967)
  • No Songs (EP) (Fontana, 1967)
  • But Two Came By (Fontana, 1968)
  • Prince Heathen (Fontana, 1969)
  • Selections (Pegasus, 1971)
  • Life And Limb (Special Delivery, 1990)
  • Skin And Bone (Special Delivery, 1992)
  • Both Ears and the Tail: Live at the Folkus Folk Club, Nottingham, 1966 (Atrax, 2000)
  • Straws In The Wind (Topic, 2006)

On Julie Felix albums

  • Changes (Fontana, 1966)

On A. L. Lloyd albums

  • First Person (Topic, 1966)
  • Leviathan! Ballads and Songs of the Whaling Trade (Topic, 1967)
  • The Great Australian Legend: A Panorama of Bush Balladry and Song (Topic, 1971)
  • Classic A. L. Lloyd (Fellside, 1994)
  • A.L. Lloyd, The Old Bush Songs (Larrikin, 1994)

With Martin Carthy and Diz Disley

  • Rags, Reels & Airs (Polydor, 1967)

On Nigel Denver albums

  • Rebellion! (Decca, 1967)

On Vashti Bunyan albums

On John Renbourn albums

  • The Lady and the Unicorn (Transatlantic, 1970)

On Sandy Denny albums

On Al Stewart albums

  • Past, Present & Future (CBS, 1973)

On Brian Maxine albums

  • Ribbon of Stainless Steel (Columbia, 1974)

On Lorna Campbell albums

  • Adam's Rib (Transatlantic, 1976)

On Richard Thompson albums

  • (guitar, vocal) (Island, 1976)
  • Watching the Dark – The History of Richard Thompson (Hannibal, 1993)
  • RT: The Life and Music of Richard Thompson (Free Reed, 2006)

On Peter Bellamy albums

  • The Transports (Free Reed, 1977)
  • Both Sides Then (Topic, 1979)

On Bat McGrath albums

  • Whatever Happened to Jousting? (Manana, 1980)

With Simon Nicol

  • Live at the White Bear (White Bear, 1981)
  • In the Club (cassette)(1982)
  • Close to the Wind (Woodworm, 1984)
  • Close to the White Bear (Woodworm, 1998) [compilation from Live at the White Bear and Close to the Wind]
  • Another Fine Mess: Live in New York '84 (Atrax, 2002)
  • When We Were Very Young (Talking Elephant, 2010)

With Whippersnapper

  • Promises (WPS, 1985)
  • Tsubo (WPS, 1987)
  • These Foolish Strings (WPS, 1988)
  • Fortune (WPS, 1989)

On Voice of the Beehive albums

  • Let It Bee (London, 1988)

On Leon Rosselson albums

  • Wo sind die Elefanten? (Fuse Records, 1992)

On The Band of Hope albums

  • Rhythm & Reds (Musikfolk, 1994)

On Pete Hawkes albums

  • Secrets, Vows & Lies (Select Records, 1996)
  • Unspoken Riddles (Select Records, 1996)

With Alistair Hulett

  • Saturday Johnny and Jimmy The Rat (Red Rattler, 1996)
  • The Cold Grey Light of Dawn (Musikfolk, 1998)
  • Red Clydeside (Red Rattler, 2002)

On Keith Hancock albums

  • Born Blue (Nico's Records, 1997)
  • The Keith Hancock Band Live (Epona Records, 2015)

Collaboration with Eureka!

  • Jammin' with Gypsy (Word of Mouth, 1998)

Compilations including other artists

  • Folk on 2: Dave Swarbrick's 50th Birthday Concert (Cooking Vinyl, 1996)[47]
  • Dave Pegg and Friends, Birthday Party (Woodworm, 1998)
  • Swarb! Forty Five Years of Folk's Finest Fiddler: The Life and Music of Dave Swarbrick (compilation box set) (Free Reed, 2003)[48][49]
  • Dave Pegg: 60th Birthday Bash (Matty Groves, 2007)[50]

Collaboration with Dave Swarbrick and Fairport Convention

  • SwarbAid (Woodworm Records, 1999)[51]
  • Scrum-Half Bricking - Fairport With Swarb at Derby (Front Row Records, 2003)[52]

On Steve Ashley albums

  • Stroll On – Revisited (Market Square, 1999)

On Roy Bailey albums

  • Coda (Fuse, 2000)

On John Kirkpatrick albums

  • Mazurka Berserker (Fledg'ling, 2001)

On Bert Jansch albums

With Swarb's Lazarus

  • Live and Kicking (Squiggle, 2006)

With The Jason Wilson Band

  • The Peacemaker's Chauffeur (Wheel, 2008)
  • Lion Rampant (Wheel/Proper, 2014)

With The Geoff Everett Band

  • The Quick and the Dead (Not On Label, 2012)[54]

With Red Shoes

  • All The Good Friends (Cedarwood Records, 2012)

With Said the Maiden

  • A Curious Tale (Maiden Records, 2014)

With Duncan Wood and guests

  • Swarbtricks (Beechwood Records, 2013)[55]

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