Dave Swarbrick discography

The discography of Dave Swarbrick, an English folk musician and singer-songwriter, consists of 11 solo studio albums, and many other albums with other bands and musicians, most notably with British folk rock band Fairport Convention, with whom he was a leading member and violinist for over fifteen years. He also appears as a guest musician on the albums of a large number of other artists.

Solo albums

 * Swarbrick (Transatlantic, 1976)
 * Swarbrick 2 (Transatlantic, 1977)
 * Lift The Lid and Listen (Sonet, 1978)
 * The Ceilidh Album (Sonet, 1978)
 * Smiddyburn (Logo, 1981)
 * Flittin' (Spindrift, 1983)
 * When the Battle is Over [compilation from: Swarbrick (1976); Swarbrick 2 (1977); Smiddyburn (1981)] (Conifer, 1986)
 * Live at Jackson's Lane (Musikfolk, 1996)
 * English Fiddler: Swarbrick plays Swarbrick (Naxos World, 2003)
 * It Suits Me Well: The Transatlantic Anthology (Castle, 2004)
 * Raison d'être (Shirty, 2010)

With Fairport Convention

 * Unhalfbricking (Island, 1969, not a full-fledged member but played on four of the eight tracks)
 * Liege & Lief (Island, 1969)
 * Full House (Island, 1970)
 * Angel Delight (Island, 1971)
 * "Babbacombe" Lee (Island, 1971)
 * Rosie (Island, 1973)
 * Nine (A&M, 1973)
 * Rising for the Moon (Island, 1975)
 * Gottle O'Geer (Island, 1976, credited to "Fairport featuring Dave Swarbrick" in the US, to "Fairport" in the UK)
 * The Bonny Bunch of Roses (Vertigo, 1977)
 * Tipplers Tales (Vertigo, 1978)

With the Ian Campbell Folk Group

 * Ceilidh at the Crown (EP) (Topic, 1962)
 * Songs of Protest (EP) (Topic, 1962)
 * "The Sun Is Burning" / "The Crow and the Cradle" (single) (Topic, 1963)
 * This Is The Ian Campbell Folk Group (Transatlantic, 1963)
 * Across the Hills (Transatlantic, 1964)
 * The Ian Campbell Folk Group (EP) (Decca, 1964)
 * Presenting the Ian Campbell Folk Group (Contour, 1964, same track list as This Is The Ian Campbell Folk Group)
 * Coaldust Ballads (Transatlantic, 1965)
 * A Sample of The Ian Campbell Folk Group (EP) (Transatlantic, 1966)
 * Contemporary Campbells (Transatlantic, 1966)
 * Four Highland Songs (EP) (Transatlantic, 1966)
 * This Is The Ian Campbell Folk Group / Across the Hills (Castle Music, 1996)
 * Contemporary Campbells / New Impressions (Castle Music, 1997)
 * The Times They Are A-Changin (Castle Music, 2005)

On Ewan MacColl, A. L. Lloyd and Peggy Seeger albums

 * Whaler Out of New Bedford (Folkways, 1962)
 * The Big Hewer (The Radio Ballads Vol 4) (Argo, 1967)
 * The Fight Game (The Radio Ballads Vol 7) (Argo, 1967)
 * The Travelling People (The Radio Ballads Vol 8) (Argo, 1968)

On Ewan MacColl and A. L. Lloyd albums

 * A Sailor's Garland (Prestige, 1962)

With various artists

 * Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 1 (Decca, 1963)
 * Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 2 (Decca, 1964)
 * Farewell Nancy: Sea Songs and Shanties (Topic, 1964)
 * The Bird in the Bush: Traditional Erotic Songs (Topic, 1966)
 * The Best of British Folk Music (Transatlantic, 1966)
 * Nice Enough to Eat (Island, 1969)
 * El Pea (Island, 1971)
 * Clogs (Peg Records, 1972)
 * Club Folk Volume 1 (Peg Records, 1972)
 * Club Folk Volume 2 (Peg Records, 1972)
 * Rave On (B&C/Mooncrest, 1974)
 * The Camera and the Song (Super Beeb, 1975)
 * The Electric Muse (Island/Transatlantic, 1975)
 * Rosin the Bow: An Introduction to the World of Fiddle Music (Transatlantic, 1977)
 * The Best of Irish Folk (1978)
 * Transatlantic – The Vintage Years (Transatlantic, 1978)
 * 40 Folk Favourites (Pickwick, 1979)
 * Chants de Marins IV: Ballades, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais (Le Chasse-Marée, 1984)
 * Flash Company – A Celebration of the First 10 Years of Fellside Recordings (Fellside, 1986)
 * Island Life: 25 Years of Island Record (Island, 1988)
 * Blow the Man Down: A Collection of Sea Songs and Shanties (Topic, 1993).
 * Club Sandwich (cassette) (Musikfolk, 1993)
 * Tanz- & Folkfest Rudolstadt 1992 (HeiDeck, 1993)
 * The World Is a Wonderful Place (Hokey Pokey, 1993)
 * Undefeated (cassette) (Fuse, 1993)
 * Folk Routes (Island, 1994)
 * Troubadours of British Folk, Vol. 1: Unearthing the Tradition, (Rhino, 1995)
 * Troubadours of British Folk, Vol. 2: Folk into Rock (Rhino, 1995)
 * Various Artists, The Bird in the Bush: Traditional Songs of Love and Lust (Topic, 1996)
 * Georgia on Our Mind (Deep Sea, 1997)
 * New Electric Muse II (Castle Music, 1997)
 * Bold Sportsmen All (Topic, 1998)
 * The Rough Guide to English Roots Music (World Music Network, 1998)
 * Various Artists, English Originals (Topic, 1999)
 * The Fiddle Collection Volume One (Hands On Music, 1999)
 * The Folk Collection (Topic, 1999)
 * Heart of England: In Aid of Teenage Cancer Trust (Teenage Cancer Trust, 2001)
 * Flash Company – A Celebration of 25 Years of Fellside Recordings (Fellside, 2001)
 * Raise Your Banners: Festival of Political Song (Raise Your Banners Festival, 2001)
 * The Acoustic Folk Box (Topic, 2002)
 * Red Roots (Red Planet, 2002)
 * Heart of England 2: In Aid of Teenage Cancer Trust (Teenage Cancer Trust, 2002)
 * Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal: An Island Anthology 1967–1972 (Universal/Island, 2005)
 * Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British & Irish Folk 1955–1978 (Castle, 2006)
 * The Fairport Companion: Loose Chippings from the Fairport Family Tree (Castle Music, 2006)
 * Garden of Delight (Discothèque, 2006)
 * Scarborough Fair (Castle Music, 2006)
 * Various Artists, White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s (Fledg'ling, 2006)
 * Folk Awards 2007 (Proper Folk, 2006)

On Martin Carthy albums

 * Martin Carthy (Fontana, 1965)
 * Martin Carthy, This is ... Martin Carthy: The Bonny Black Hare and Other Songs (Philips, 1971)
 * Martin Carthy, The Carthy Chronicles (Free Reed, 2001)

With Martin Carthy

 * Second Album (Fontana, 1966)
 * Byker Hill (Fontana, 1967)
 * No Songs (EP) (Fontana, 1967)
 * But Two Came By (Fontana, 1968)
 * Prince Heathen (Fontana, 1969)
 * Selections (Pegasus, 1971)
 * Life And Limb (Special Delivery, 1990)
 * Skin And Bone (Special Delivery, 1992)
 * Both Ears and the Tail: Live at the Folkus Folk Club, Nottingham, 1966 (Atrax, 2000)
 * Straws In The Wind (Topic, 2006)

On Julie Felix albums

 * Changes (Fontana, 1966)

On A. L. Lloyd albums

 * First Person (Topic, 1966)
 * Leviathan! Ballads and Songs of the Whaling Trade (Topic, 1967)
 * The Great Australian Legend: A Panorama of Bush Balladry and Song (Topic, 1971)
 * Classic A. L. Lloyd (Fellside, 1994)
 * A.L. Lloyd, The Old Bush Songs (Larrikin, 1994)

With Martin Carthy and Diz Disley

 * Rags, Reels & Airs (Polydor, 1967)

On Nigel Denver albums

 * Rebellion! (Decca, 1967)

On Vashti Bunyan albums

 * Just Another Diamond Day (Philips, 1970)

On John Renbourn albums

 * The Lady and the Unicorn (Transatlantic, 1970)

On Sandy Denny albums

 * Sandy (Island, 1972)
 * Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (Island, 1986)
 * The Best of Sandy Denny (Island, 1987)
 * No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology (Island, 2000)
 * A Boxful of Treasures (Fledg'ling, 2004)
 * The Notes and the Words: A Collection of Demos and Rarities (Island, 2012)
 * Rendezvous (Island, 2012)

On Al Stewart albums

 * Past, Present & Future (CBS, 1973)

On Brian Maxine albums

 * Ribbon of Stainless Steel (Columbia, 1974)

On Lorna Campbell albums

 * Adam's Rib (Transatlantic, 1976)

On Richard Thompson albums

 * (guitar, vocal) (Island, 1976)
 * Watching the Dark – The History of Richard Thompson (Hannibal, 1993)
 * RT: The Life and Music of Richard Thompson (Free Reed, 2006)

On Peter Bellamy albums

 * The Transports (Free Reed, 1977)
 * Both Sides Then (Topic, 1979)

On Bat McGrath albums

 * Whatever Happened to Jousting? (Manana, 1980)

With Simon Nicol

 * Live at the White Bear (White Bear, 1981)
 * In the Club (cassette)(1982)
 * Close to the Wind (Woodworm, 1984)
 * Close to the White Bear (Woodworm, 1998) [compilation from Live at the White Bear and Close to the Wind]
 * Another Fine Mess: Live in New York '84 (Atrax, 2002)
 * When We Were Very Young (Talking Elephant, 2010)

With Whippersnapper

 * Promises (WPS, 1985)
 * Tsubo (WPS, 1987)
 * These Foolish Strings (WPS, 1988)
 * Fortune (WPS, 1989)

On Voice of the Beehive albums

 * Let It Bee (London, 1988)

On Leon Rosselson albums

 * Wo sind die Elefanten? (Fuse Records, 1992)

On The Band of Hope albums

 * Rhythm & Reds (Musikfolk, 1994)

On Pete Hawkes albums

 * Secrets, Vows & Lies (Select Records, 1996)
 * Unspoken Riddles (Select Records, 1996)

With Alistair Hulett

 * Saturday Johnny and Jimmy The Rat (Red Rattler, 1996)
 * The Cold Grey Light of Dawn (Musikfolk, 1998)
 * Red Clydeside (Red Rattler, 2002)

On Keith Hancock albums

 * Born Blue (Nico's Records, 1997)
 * The Keith Hancock Band Live (Epona Records, 2015)

Collaboration with Eureka!

 * Jammin' with Gypsy (Word of Mouth, 1998)

Compilations including other artists

 * Folk on 2: Dave Swarbrick's 50th Birthday Concert (Cooking Vinyl, 1996)
 * Dave Pegg and Friends, Birthday Party (Woodworm, 1998)
 * Swarb! Forty Five Years of Folk's Finest Fiddler: The Life and Music of Dave Swarbrick (compilation box set) (Free Reed, 2003)
 * Dave Pegg: 60th Birthday Bash (Matty Groves, 2007)

Collaboration with Dave Swarbrick and Fairport Convention

 * SwarbAid (Woodworm Records, 1999)
 * Scrum-Half Bricking - Fairport With Swarb at Derby (Front Row Records, 2003)

On Steve Ashley albums

 * Stroll On – Revisited (Market Square, 1999)

On Roy Bailey albums

 * Coda (Fuse, 2000)

On John Kirkpatrick albums

 * Mazurka Berserker (Fledg'ling, 2001)

On Bert Jansch albums

 * Edge of a Dream (Sanctuary, 2002)

With Swarb's Lazarus

 * Live and Kicking (Squiggle, 2006)

With The Jason Wilson Band

 * The Peacemaker's Chauffeur (Wheel, 2008)
 * Lion Rampant (Wheel/Proper, 2014)

With The Geoff Everett Band

 * The Quick and the Dead (Not On Label, 2012)

With Red Shoes

 * All The Good Friends (Cedarwood Records, 2012)

With Said the Maiden

 * A Curious Tale (Maiden Records, 2014)

With Duncan Wood and guests

 * Swarbtricks (Beechwood Records, 2013)