Smiddyburn is a 1981 folk album recorded by Dave Swarbrick and named after the farm in Aberdeenshire where Swarbrick lived at the time. The tracks are mostly renditions of traditional folk tunes, and Swarbrick is assisted by his erstwhile colleagues from Fairport Convention as well as his early mentor, Beryl Marriott.
Track listing All tracks credited to "Trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick" unless otherwise noted
Side one "Wat Ye Wha I Met the Streen"Nathaniel Gow arr. Dave Swarbrick/"The Ribbons of the Redheaded Girl"/"Ril Gan Ainm" (4:48) "Sir Charles Coote"Carolan arr. Dave Swarbrick/"Smiths" (2:43) "I Have a Wife of My Own"/"Lady Mary Haye's Scotch Measure" (3:37) "Wishing"/"The Victor's Return"/"The Gravel Walk" (5:15)
Side two "When The Battle is Over" (3:37) "Sword Dance"/"The Young Black Crow" (4:18) "Sean O'Dwyer of the Glen"Trad. arr. Marriott/"The Hag With The Money"/"Sleepy Maggie" (4:52) "It Suits Me Well" - (Sandy Denny) (5:48)
Personnel Tracks 1, 4, 6 and 8 are with Fairport Convention and Richard Thompson
Dave Swarbrick - violin, mandolin, vocals Simon Nicol - guitar Dave Pegg - bass, mandolin Dave Mattacks - drums, percussion Richard Thompson - guitar, mandolin, mandocello Beryl Marriott - piano, piano accordion, clavichord John McCormack - double bass Bruce Rowland - drums Roger Marriott - harmonica
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