Dave Swarbrick

Dave Swarbrick (born 5 April 1941) is an English folk fiddle player. He was born in New Malden, Surrey and grew up in Birmingham. He learnt the rudiments of the fiddle from a local fiddler and attended the Birmingham College of Art in the

Dave Swarbrick (born 5 April 1941) is an English folk fiddle player. He was born in New Malden, Surrey and grew up in Birmingham. He learnt the rudiments of the fiddle from a local fiddler and attended the Birmingham College of Art in the late 1950s. Playing guitar, he joined Beryl Marriot's Ceilidh Band in Birmingham. Beryl encouraged him to take up the fiddle again.

Swarbrick joined the Ian Campbell Folk Group in 1960. In 1966 he teamed up with Martin Carthy and the pairing had a significant influence in the contemporary folk music scene. In 1969 he joined folk-rock group Fairport Convention.