Smiddyburn is a 1981 folk album recorded by Dave Swarbrick

Dave Swarbrick

Dave Swarbrick is an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. He has been described by Ashley Hutchings as 'the most influential [British] fiddle player bar none' and his style has been copied or developed by almost every British, and many World folk violin players that have followed him...

 and named after the farm in Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...

 where Swarbrick lived at the time. The tracks are mostly renditions of traditional folk tunes

Traditional music

Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...

, and Swarbrick is assisted by his erstwhile colleagues from Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...

 as well as his early mentor, Beryl Marriott.

Track listing

• All tracks credited to "Trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick
  Traditional music
  Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
  
  " unless otherwise noted

Side one

1. "Wat Ye Wha I Met on the Screen"/"The Ribbons of the Redheaded Girl"/"Ril Gan Ainm" (4:48)
2. "Sir Charles Coote"/"Smiths" (2:43)
3. "I Have a Wife of My Own"/"Lady Mary Haye's Scotch Measure" (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"/"The Hag With The Money"/"Sleepy Maggie" (4:52)
4. "It Suits Me Well" - Sandy Denny
   Sandy Denny
   Sandy Denny , born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention...
   
    (5:48)

Personnel

Tracks 1,4,6 and 8 are with Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...

 and Richard Thompson

• Dave Swarbrick - violin, mandolin, vocals
• Simon Nicol
  Simon Nicol
  Simon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
  
   - guitar
• Dave Pegg
  Dave Pegg
  Dave Pegg is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, arguably most visible as a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the pre-eminent electric folk band Fairport Convention and has been bassist with a number of important folk and rock groups including The Ian Campbell...
  
   - bass, mandolin
• Dave Mattacks
  Dave Mattacks
  Dave Mattacks is a rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician, and as a performance artist...
  
   - drums, percussion
• Richard Thompson - guitar, mandolin, mandocello
• Beryl Marriott - piano, piano accordion, clavicjord
• John McCormack - double bass
• Bruce Rowland
  Bruce Rowland (drummer)
  Bruce Rowland is an English rock drummer best known for his memberships of The Grease Band and folk rock band Fairport Convention. He is also a prolific session musician.-Early career:...
  
  - drums
• Roger Marriott - harmonica