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Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol: Live at the White Bear

Live at the White Bear (White Bear WBR 001)

Live at the White Bear
Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol

White Bear Records WBR 001 S (LP, UK, 1982)

Live at the White Bear (White Bear WBR 001)

Recorded and produced by Baz Barker in 1981.

Musicians

Dave Swarbrick, fiddle, vocals;
Simon Nicol, guitar, vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Humours of Cappa / Swallowtail Reel (3.26)
  2. Pittengardener's Rant / The Floggin' (3.36)
  3. Time to Ring Some Changes (3.23)
  4. Fiddlesticks (3.04)
  5. Temptation (3.27)
  6. Lord Haddo's Favourite / Lady Mary Hayes' Scotch Measure (3.87)
  1. 79th's Farewell / Atholl Highlanders / The Devil Amongst the Tailors (5.04)
  2. Three Drunken Maidens (2.51)
  3. The Hen's March / The Four Poster Bed (3.30)
  4. The Widow of Westmorland's Daughter (3.33)
  5. The Friar's Britches / The Lark in the Morning / The Gravel Path to Granny's / Leighton Buzzard Shuffle (3.09)

All tracks trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick / Simon Nicol, except
Track 3 Richard Thompson
Track 5 Scott Joplin arr. Dave Swarbrick / Simon Nicol


> Dave Swarbrick > Records > Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol: Close to the Wind

Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol: Close to the Wind

Close to the Wind

Close to the Wind
Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol

Woodworm Records WR006 (LP, UK, 1984)

Recorded at Woodworm Studios, Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire.
Produced by Simon Nicol
Engineered by Dave Pegg

Musicians

Dave Swarbrick, fiddle, vocals;
Simon Nicol, guitar, bass [6], vocals;
Dave Pegg, bass [4, 5];
Dave Mattacks, drums [4, 7], washboard [6], keyboard [7]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Young Black Cow / Lord Inchiquin (5.33)
  2. The 'Appy 'Ornpipe / Madam Vonani (3.33)
  3. Pavanne
  4. At the Close of an Irish Day / The Laird of Drumblair / The Trip to Windsor (5.33)
  1. Si Bheag Si Mhor (6.00)
  2. Democratic Rage / The Constitution / President Garfield's (2.59)
  3. Close to the Wind (4.53)
  4. The Dark and Slender Boy (4.27)

All tracks trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick / Simon Nicol, except
Track 6 Richard and Linda Thompson
Track 7 Stuart Marson


> Dave Swarbrick > Records > Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol: Close to the White Bear

Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol: Close to the White Bear

Close to the White Bear

Close to the White Bear
Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol

Woodworm Records WRCD028 (CD, UK, 1998)

Tracks 1-7 originally released on Close to the Wind (1984).
Tracks 8-18 originally released on Live at the White Bear (1981).

Musicians

Dave Swarbrick, fiddle, vocals;
Simon Nicol, guitar, bass [5], vocals;
Dave Pegg, bass [3, 4];
Dave Mattacks, drums [3, 6], washboard [5], keyboard [6]

Tracks

  1. The Young Black Cow / Lord Inchiquin (5.33)
  2. The 'Appy 'Ornpipe / Madam Vonani (3.33)
  3. At the Close of an Irish Day / The Laird of Drumblair / The Trip to Windsor (5.33)
  4. Si Bheag Si Mhor (6.00)
  5. Democratic Rage / The Constitution / President Garfield's (2.59)
  6. Close to the Wind (4.53)
  7. The Dark and Slender Boy (4.27)
  8. The Humours of Cappa / Swallowtail Reel (3.26)
  9. Pittengardener's Rant / The Floggin' Reel (3.36)
  10. Time to Ring Some Changes (3.23)
  11. Fiddlestix (3.04)
  12. Temptation Rag (3.27)
  13. Lord Haddo's Favourite / Lady Mary Hayes' Scotch Measure (3.87)
  14. 79th's Farewell / Atholl Highlanders / The Devil Amongst the Tailors (5.04)
  15. Three Drunken Maidens (2.51)
  16. The Hen's March / The Four Poster Bed (3.30)
  17. The Widow of Westmorland's Daughter (3.33)
  18. The Friar's Britches / The Lark in the Morning / The Gravel Path to Granny's / Leighton Buzzard Shuffle (3.09)

All tracks trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick / Simon Nicol, except
Track 6 Stuart Marson
Track 10 Richard Thompson
Track 12 Scott Joplin arr. Dave Swarbrick / Simon Nicol

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Phil Winans for the Live at the White Bear cover picture and LP details.