# Dave Swarbrick RIP

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**Category:** The Arts\
**Created:** [8 June 2016 18:14 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/dave-swarbrick-rip/577 "2016-06-08T18:14:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/sadoldgit/32/44_2.png) [@Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Sadoldgit)\
**Post date:** [8 June 2016 18:14 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/dave-swarbrick-rip/577/1 "2016-06-08T18:14:51Z")

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## I just heard the news on the radio that he passed away a few days ago. Bloody hell, another stalwart of the music industry lost to us. I have dabbled with Folk Rock over the years but only recently bought the Fairport Convention box set and have spent many an enjoyable hour listening to him fiddling away. Sad news, as if we needed any more.

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**Author:** ![lifeintheslowlane](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/lifeintheslowlane/32/690_2.png) [@lifeintheslowlane](https://www.sotonians.com/u/lifeintheslowlane)\
**Post date:** [8 June 2016 18:30 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/dave-swarbrick-rip/577/2 "2016-06-08T18:30:54Z")

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> Originally posted by @Sadoldgit
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> I just heard the news on the radio that he passed away a few days ago. Bloody hell, another stalwart of the music industry lost to us. I have dabbled with Folk Rock over the years but only recently bought the Fairport Convention box set and have spent many an enjoyable hour listening to him fiddling away. Sad news, as if we needed any more.

I put that of the “Death” thread 5 days ago. :lou_sad:

> **[Fairport Convention's Dave Swarbrick dies at 75](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/03/dave-swarbrick-dies-at-75-fiddler-fairport-convention)**
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> Virtuoso fiddler who found fame as a member of Fairport Convention has died after struggle with emphysema

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**Author:** ![Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/sadoldgit/32/44_2.png) [@Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Sadoldgit)\
**Post date:** [8 June 2016 18:42 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/dave-swarbrick-rip/577/3 "2016-06-08T18:42:35Z")

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Sorry, missed that. Nice that people get their own threads when they croak though maybe?

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**Author:** ![PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/philippinesaint/32/3978_2.png) [@PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/PhilippineSaint)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2016 04:06 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/dave-swarbrick-rip/577/4 "2016-06-09T04:06:23Z")

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The point of the deeath thread was to keep all the croakers in one cemetry thread and not have them zombie like roaming the forum. :lou_sad:

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**Author:** ![Map-Of-Tasmania](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/map-of-tasmania/32/1298_2.png) [@Map-Of-Tasmania](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Map-Of-Tasmania)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2016 05:25 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/dave-swarbrick-rip/577/5 "2016-06-09T05:25:40Z")

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Think the problem is we have had a glut… and thus with the shear volume, its difficult to find 'em…

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**Author:** ![Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/bucks/32/87_2.png) [@Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Bucks)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2016 06:47 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/dave-swarbrick-rip/577/6 "2016-06-09T06:47:26Z")

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Blame Pap. We need a more interactive search function to find dead folk by name, by music genre, hair length and song title .