Swarb!!

Complete Track list and Source data

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CD2: Click here
CD3: See below
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CD Three:  E is for Extras

Extra-curricular activities, Swarb’s earliest vinyl appearance, and essential eccentricities all come together on this CD of recordings we uncovered, and which were too good and too unusual to be ignored.  The rarity and uniqueness of these sixteen recordings means that the recording quality may vary somewhat, but the performance is consistently high.  Here is Swarb stepping centre-stage to fill Sandy Denny’s shoes, playing a triumphant final track at Whippersnapper’s debut gig, being coaxed out of “retirement” at a friend’s birthday celebration, and even taking on a challenge from the compiler of this set.

1.   Royal Seleccion #13:  with Simon Nicol, Live in Germany, Swarbrick Archive, (1982)  3.55

2.   The Bark Gay Head: Ewan Maccoll, Whaler out of New Bedford, Un-numbered LP, (1961)  2.37

3.   Interlude - Pembroke Unique Ensemble: Young Tradition, Galleries, Transatlantic LP TRA 172, (1968), re-released as Sanctuary CD ESMCD 601  1.10

4.   Tam Lin: Fairport Convention, Live in Stockholm, (1971), Swarbrick Archive  6.02

5.   General Taylor/Mason's Apron: Fairport Convention, University of Chicago, (1970). Swarbrick Archive  7.58

6.   Pleasure and Pain: Brian Maxine, Ribbon of Stainless Steel, Columbia LP SCX 6575, (1975).  4.41

7.   Frog Up the Pump: with Martin Carthy, Rehearsal Tape, (1977).  Swarbrick Archive  3.27

8.   When First to this Country: Fairport Convention, Capital Radio Broadcast, Capital Radio, (1976). 2.32

9.   Now Be Thankful: 3 Desperate Mortgages, Kenilworth Folk Club, (1976).  Swarbrick Archive  3.02

10.  Rosie/Pachelbel's Canon: Whippersnapper, Burning Post Club, (1983).  Swarbrick Archive  6.05

11.  My Little Fiddle: Whippersnapper, Venue uncertain, (1985). Swarbrick Archive  4.23

12.  Foolish: Whippersnapper, Tønder Festival, (1987).  Swarbrick Archive   5.16

13.  Ship in Distress: with Martin Carthy, McCabe's, California, (1990). Swarbrick Archive  5.04

14.  Bonny Black Hare: with Martin Carthy, Albert Hole, Bristol, (1993).  Swarbrick Archive  5.43