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Bellamy links up with Swarb 

Melody Maker 15th April 1978

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DAVE SWARBRICK and PETER BELLAMY: joining up for tour

DAVE SWARBRICK set off on his first solo tour of Britain this week with members of Fairport Convention, Beryl and Roger Marriott from his days in a Birmingham ceilidh band - and Peter Bellamy.

So the curious alliance between Swarb and Bellamy, which has been talked about since Swarb was engaged to play fiddle on the sessions of “The Transports”, finally comes about.

Fairport’s ace fiddler has been gradually accepting more solo work since his first Transatlantic solo album a couple of years ago, which was followed by a Queen Elizabeth Hall concert.

His informal performance with several other musicians was a highlight of the recent London Festival, and he has another solo album in the pipeline to be released by Sonet.

But that doesn’t mean he’s any less committed to Fairport, who have a new album, “Tippler’s Tales,” released on May 12 for which the group and the people around them have high hopes. A British Fairport tour also opens on May 3.

Next week’s dates for Swarbrick’s solo concerts are at the Empire, Sunderland (April 19), Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London (21), and the New Theatre, Cardiff (23).

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