Smiddyburn

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.[1]

Smiddyburn
Studio album by Dave Swarbrick
Released	July 1981
Recorded	Regal Sound Recorders, Hitchin, 1981
Genre	Folk rock
Label	Logo
Producer	John Wood

Track listing

• All tracks credited to "Trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick" unless otherwise noted

Side one

1. "Wat Ye Wha I Met the Streen"[2]/"The Ribbons of the Redheaded Girl"/"Ril Gan Ainm" (4:48)
2. "Sir Charles Coote"[3]/"Smiths" (2:43)
3. "I Have a Wife of My Own"/"Lady Mary Haye's Scotch Measure"[2] (3:37)
4. "Wishing"/"The Victor's Return"/"The Gravel Walk" (5:15)

Side two

1. "When The Battle is Over" (3:37)
2. "Sword Dance"/"The Young Black Crow" (4:18)
3. "Sean O'Dwyer of the Glen"[4]/"The Hag With The Money"/"Sleepy Maggie" (4:52)
4. "It Suits Me Well" - (Sandy Denny) (5:48)[5]

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

References

1. "Allmusic - Dave Swarbrick Biography". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
2. Nathaniel Gow arr. Dave Swarbrick
3. Carolan arr. Dave Swarbrick
4. Trad. arr. Marriott
5. "Sandy Denny: It Suits Me Well". Reinhard Zierke. Retrieved 2017-06-02.

• "Dave Swarbrick: Smiddyburn". Reinhard Zierke. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
• "Allmusic - Smiddyburn Overview". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-09-15.