Name: Rags, Reels and Airs
Brand: Dave Swarbrick (with Martin Carthy and Diz Disley)

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

tscd517

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Download code: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2009-11-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Proper

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Dave Swarbrick (with Martin Carthy and Diz Disley)

Genre GB

Folk

Label GB

a lost classic, now found and restored; rags, reels and airs was first released in 1967 and was immediately recognised as being a recording landmark. it soon went out of print and has been a highly coveted collector's item for over 25 years now. rags, reels &amp; airs was produced by joe boyd, who introduced dave swarbrick to fairport convention - the result of which was liege &amp; lief and a whole new era for folk and rock music. dave swarbrick first came to prominence on the folk scene as as young instrumental virtuoso in the ian campbell folk group. by 1967, when the recording took place, dave had already left them and had teamed up with martin carthy as a duo. while they featured hot instrumental tracks in their live sets and recordings, dave's forte in the duo was sensitive accompaniment to martin's vocals and guitar. on rags, reels &amp; airs the focus was solely on dave and it finally gave him a chance to really stretch out and demonstrate his leading instrumental prowess. the result was a new era of english instrumental folk music and a new approach to folk music altogether. as joe boyd says in the liner notes, "...dave swarbrick is doing perhaps the finest job of reconciling traditional instrumental styles with modern ideas and technique".

Rags, Reels and Airs

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