Swarb's
News and Gigs
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A Message
from Swarb re the
It is with deep regret that I have to announce, that due to difficulties
with the format and rehearsal time for the Liege and Lief
concert evening on the 18th July 2009 at The Barbican, I am
withdrawing from the evening’s events and will not be appearing. I am
extremely saddened by lack of dialogue between the band, the constant meddling
with proposed guests and the inadequate rehearsal time that I feel is essential
for a first rate performance. I have strenuously tried my very best to promote
discussion and remedy these matters. I have to admit that there is nothing more
I can do or say to influence anybody concerned in producing the kind of show
that we should all be proud to be a part of. Dave Swarbrick
GIG NEWS
A further tour of
Whippersnapper will be touring
Dave will be touring with Martin Carthy in the
Swarb Solo & With Kevin Dempsey
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MAY |
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Sat. 16th |
Citadel, St. Helens
01744 735436 |
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Sun. 17th |
Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool 0151 726 9304 |
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JUNE |
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Sat. 13th |
The Beaufort Arms , Raglan 01291 690412 |
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Fri. 26th |
Oxford Folk Club 01865 768128 |
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JULY |
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Sun. 5th |
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Fri. 24th |
National Forest Folk Club
01283 216633 ext. 6 |
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AUGUST |
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Thurs. 6th – Tues.
11th |
TOUR OF |
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Tues. 25th |
Hoy at Anchor, Leigh on Sea 01702
715111 |
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OCTOBER |
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Thurs. 15th |
Maidenhead Folk Club 01189 448 269 |
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Sun. 25th |
Half Moon, Putney
020 8780 9383 office@halfmoon.co.uk |
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Wed. 28th |
Fisher Theatre, Bungay, Norfolk 01986 897130 (with Kevin Dempsey) |
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Fri. 30th |
Reeth Memorial Hall, North
Yorkshire 01748
884759 |
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Sat. 31st |
Barnsley Folk Club
0780 304 9856 |
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NOVEMBER |
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Tues. 24th |
Belper Folk Club 01246 865170 |
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Thurs. 19th |
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Sat. 28th |
Barton on |
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DECEMBER |
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Wed. 9th |
Ely Folk Club 01353 740999 |
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Sat. 12th |
Red Lion, Birmingham
0121 202 5000 |
Swarb’s Lazarus
(Dave Swarbrick, Maartin Allcock & Kevin Dempsey)
LAST CHANCE TO SEE
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MAY |
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Fri. 29th |
Bridgwater Arts Centre
01278 422700 |
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JULY |
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Thurs. 9th |
The Maudslay,
Coventry 07983 590050 |
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Fri. 10th |
Priddy Folk Fayre,
nr. Wells, BA5 3AZ 01749-674080 |
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Mon. 20th |
The Watermark, Ivybridge 01752 892
220 |
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JUNE |
TOUR DATES HERE SOON |
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Fri. 5th |
Coal Aston Village Hall, Dronfield
01246 410611 |
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Sun. 7th |
Live Lounge at Baby Blue, Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock,
Liverpool 0151 702
5834 |
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Mon. 8th |
The Alexandra Theatre,
Bognor Regis 01243
861010 |
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Tues. 9th |
The Poly, Falmouth 01326 212300 |
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Thurs. 11th |
Guildhall, Grantham 01476 406158 |
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Mon. 15th |
National Centre for Early
Music, York 01904 658338 |
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Thurs. 18th |
The Swan, Leek,
Staffordshire 01538 385260 |
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NOVEMBER |
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Mon. 2nd – Sun. 8th |
TOUR OF |
Dave Swarbrick &
Martin Carthy
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JUNE |
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Sat. 27th |
Crawley Folk Festival 01293 553636 |
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JULY |
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Wed. 1st – Mon. 6th |
TOUR OF |
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Wed. 15th |
Kings Lynn Festival, Norfolk 01553
764864 |
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SEPTEMBER |
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Fri. 4th |
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Tues. 6th |
Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham 0870 754 4445 |
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Thurs. 17th |
St George's, Bristol 0845 4024001 |
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Fri. 18th |
The Goose, Dulwich
(tbc) |
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Sun. 20th |
Hitchin Folk Club 01462 812391 |
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Mon. 21st |
Colchester Arts Centre 01206 500900 |
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Wed. 23rd |
The Brindley, Runcorn
0151 907 8360 |
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Sat. 26th |
Dorchester Corn Exchange 01305
266926 |
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Sun. 27th |
Helmsley Arts Centre, North
Yorkshire 01439 771109 |
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Dates for Shoreham and Coventry still to be confirmed. |
Swarb's
Lazarus Dates Rescheduled
Due to an ear infection that Swarb
is fighting at the moment, a couple of February's gigs have been rescheduled.
The Bridgwater gig will now take place on May 29th and the Ivybridge
gig will now happen on July 20th.
Fairport
Barbican Bash Confirmed
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of three
Fairport Convention albums there will be a big Fairport Concert at the Barbican
in
Lazarus –
A Message from Swarb
“After careful consideration, I have decided to
“de-ressurect” Lazarus after the current
string of dates. It’s become difficult to sustain the band alongside
other commitments and, with a busy summer and autumn ahead, I felt that the
band had run its course for the time being. A big thank you to all of those who
supported the venture over the last three years and I hope to see you at other
gigs soon.”
Swarb's Biography
At long last, Swarb has
decided to commission his long awaited Biography. He has given the substantial,
but very exciting task, to his partner and confidante Jill Swarbrick-Banks.
Jill has already written the near complete history of her decade so
far with Swarb, which records first
hand his Daily Telegraph obituary episode, emphysemic
years and bi-lateral lung transplant, their life together
and the very many anecdotes of course. And so, it was Swarb's
natural inclination to ask Jill to write his life story, warts and all!
Jill obviously has a massive task ahead of her,
accumulating information of every type concerning Swarb.
So a request!
If anyone has any information, memories, anecdotes,
photographs, films, rare facts...scandals, nice stuff, in fact anything at all
on Dave Swarbrick, Jill would be immensely grateful
to receive it! Please don't forget to add your name, a contact address and / or
telephone number, possible date of event, text or photograph...and any
background info. to back it up please. Everything
will be totally confidential. Jill & Swarb would
be extremely grateful! Please make contact here in the first instance.
LINKS
CLICK HERE TO SEE SWARB IN ACTION ON THE FIDDLE
CLICK HERE TO SEE SWARB PLAY THE GUITAR!
(Video & audio courtesy of Mr.
Maart Allcock with his
trusty Apple Power Book & Canon Powershot A85)
JILL’S
NEW WEBSITE
Jill now has her very own website where you can view her paintings and order fine art prints. All her own work! Check it out by clicking here.
