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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Sun Jun 5, 2016, 03:05 AM Jun 2016

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Fairport Convention's Dave Swarbrick dies aged 75

Source: BBC

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.

The band posted a tribute on their website which said Swarbrick "had been seriously ill for some time".

He had struggled with health problems after being diagnosed with emphysema in the 1990s.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36443117

Here are a couple of the most famous tracks "Swarb" played on:

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Fairport Convention's Dave Swarbrick dies aged 75 (Original Post) Ken Burch Jun 2016 OP

So very sad to hear this. Been a Fairport fan since I first heard them in 1971. CharlotteVale Jun 2016 #1

CharlotteVale

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1. So very sad to hear this. Been a Fairport fan since I first heard them in 1971.