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A Message from Swarb re the Liege & Lief evening at the Barbican on 18th July 2009.

 

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 Canada is planned for August.

 

Whippersnapper will be touring Austria in the first week in November.

 

Dave will be touring with Martin Carthy in the UK during September.

 

 

 

Swarb Solo & With Kevin Dempsey

 

MAY

 

Sat. 16th

Citadel, St. Helens 01744 735436

Sun. 17th

Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool  0151 726 9304

JUNE

 

Sat. 13th

The Beaufort Arms , Raglan  01291 690412

Fri. 26th

Oxford Folk Club  01865 768128

JULY

 

Sun. 5th

Coventry Festival (with Kevin Dempsey)

Fri. 24th

National Forest Folk Club 01283 216633 ext. 6

AUGUST

 

Thurs. 6th – Tues. 11th 

TOUR OF CANADA (tbc)

Tues. 25th

Hoy at Anchor, Leigh on Sea  01702 715111

OCTOBER

 

Thurs. 15th

Maidenhead Folk Club  01189 448 269

Sun. 25th

Half Moon, Putney 020 8780 9383  office@halfmoon.co.uk

Wed. 28th

Fisher Theatre, Bungay, Norfolk  01986 897130 (with Kevin Dempsey)

Fri. 30th

Reeth Memorial Hall, North Yorkshire  01748 884759

Sat. 31st

Barnsley Folk Club 0780 304 9856 

NOVEMBER

 

Tues. 24th

Belper Folk Club  01246 865170

Thurs. 19th

Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton Street, Barbican, London

Sat. 28th

Barton on Humber (with Kevin Dempsey) tbc

DECEMBER

 

Wed. 9th

Ely Folk Club 01353 740999

Sat. 12th

Red Lion, Birmingham 0121 202 5000

 

Swarb’s Lazarus

(Dave Swarbrick, Maartin Allcock & Kevin Dempsey)

LAST CHANCE TO SEE

MAY

 

Fri. 29th

Bridgwater Arts Centre  01278 422700

JULY

 

Thurs. 9th

The Maudslay, Coventry 07983 590050

Fri. 10th

Priddy Folk Fayre, nr. Wells, BA5 3AZ  01749-674080

Mon. 20th

The Watermark, Ivybridge  01752 892 220

 

Whippersnapper 2009

JUNE

TOUR DATES HERE SOON

Fri. 5th

Coal Aston Village Hall, Dronfield  01246 410611

Sun. 7th

Live Lounge at Baby Blue, Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool  0151 702 5834

Mon. 8th

The Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis  01243 861010

Tues. 9th

The Poly, Falmouth  01326 212300

Thurs. 11th

Guildhall, Grantham  01476 406158

Mon. 15th

National Centre for Early Music,  York 01904 658338

Thurs. 18th

The Swan, Leek, Staffordshire 01538 385260

NOVEMBER

 

Mon. 2nd – Sun. 8th    

TOUR OF AUSTRIA

Dave Swarbrick & Martin Carthy

 

JUNE

 

Sat. 27th

Crawley Folk Festival 01293 553636

JULY

 

Wed. 1st – Mon. 6th  

TOUR OF JAPAN

Wed. 15th

Kings Lynn Festival, Norfolk  01553 764864

SEPTEMBER

 

Fri. 4th

Preston (tbc)

Tues. 6th

Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham  0870 754 4445

Thurs. 17th

St George's, Bristol 0845 4024001

Fri. 18th

The Goose, Dulwich (tbc)

Sun. 20th

Hitchin Folk Club  01462 812391

Mon. 21st

Colchester Arts Centre  01206 500900

Wed. 23rd

The Brindley, Runcorn  0151 907 8360

Sat. 26th

Dorchester Corn Exchange 01305 266926

Sun. 27th

Helmsley Arts Centre, North Yorkshire  01439 771109

 

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 London on Saturday 18th July. Swarb will be taking part, alongside other Fairport alumni and there will be a few surprises on the night. Check out details here.

 

 

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

 

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(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.

 


 

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