Dave Cartwright is a UK singer, songwriter, guitarist and author. Born in Haslemere, Surrey in April, 1943, he grew up in Amblecote

Amblecote

Amblecote is an urban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It lies immediately north of the historic town of Stourbridge, extending about one and a half miles from it. As such, it is on the southwestern edge of the West Midlands urban area...

, West Midlands where, on lead guitar and vocal, he formed his first rock'n'roll group - The Crossfires - in 1959. He then joined the now-legendary Kidderminster outfit The Clippers, before 'discovering' folk music in 1964. His subsequent folk club work and the signing of a deal with Transatlantic Records

Transatlantic Records

Transatlantic Records was a British independent record label. It was established in 1961. It started began primarily as an importer of American folk, blues and jazz records - by many of the artists who influenced the burgeoning British folk and blues boom. Within a couple of years, the company had...

 in 1970 enabled him to turn professional in 1971. He is best known for his seventies solo albums and TV appearances on BBC

BBC

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 daytime show "Pebble Mill at One

Pebble Mill at One

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", and as a former music presenter on BBC local radio

BBC Local Radio

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 in the UK Midlands, where he hosted two shows, 'Rock'n'Roll-The Vintage Years' and 'Folkus', an acoustic showcase. Both shows ran for over 13 years. He now resides in Worcestershire

Worcestershire

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 producing and issuing his own recordings on his Luna label, whilst still performing in the UK and Europe.

Cartwright is the co-writer of "A Letter To Syracuse" with Bill Caddick

Bill Caddick

Bill Caddick is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, particularly noted for his songwriting and as a member of the innovative and influential group Home Service.-Career outline:...

, as recorded by Christy Moore

Christy Moore

Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts...

 on his album 'Prosperous'. He is also the author of the well regarded biography of the late Kidderminster

Kidderminster

Kidderminster is a town, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre and approximately fifteen miles north of Worcester city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town...

 singer / songwriter Clifford T. Ward

Clifford T. Ward

Clifford Thomas Ward was a popular English singer-songwriter, best known for his career as a solo artist.-Early life:...

, entitled "Bittersweet". In the year of publication, the book was voted 3rd best biography in Record Collector

Record Collector

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's review poll.

Solo Albums

Vinyl

• A Little Bit Of Glory (Transatlantic TRA255, 1972) produced by Nathan Joseph
• Back To The Garden (Transatlantic TRA267, 1973) produced by John Worth
• Don't Let Your Family Down (Transatlantic TRA284, 1974) produced by John Whitehead and Dave Cartwright
• Masquerade (DJM DJF20489, 1976) produced by Hugh Murphy

CDs

• The Transatlantic Years (Luna 255) compilation from the above TRA albums
• Honesty (Luna 245)
• Strange News (Luna 246)
• Willow Patterns (Luna 247)

with Bev Pegg

• Bev Pegg (Harmony DB0005, 1969)
• Middle Of The Road (Harmony DB0001, 1970) - Vinyl LP, only 99 copies produced, but now available on CD
• Away From The Sand (Harmony DB0006, 1975)

External links

• [Dave Cartwright web site - http://www.davecartwright.net]
• [Discographical - http://www.mustrad.org.uk/discos/lea_txt7.htm]