Dirty Linen

This is an excerpt from the print edition of Dirty Linen #136 (June/July 2008).
The full article is in the magazine, available on newsstands, by subscription, and at the Dirty Linen webstore.

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WANTED

HELP FOR DAVE SWARBRICK BIOGRAPHY: At long last, Swarb has decided to commission his long- and eagerly-awaited biography. The biography will be the “warts and all” life story of the fiddle maestro. He has given the very considerable but thrilling task to Jill, his partner and confidante. This is a request to everyone and anyone who has any information, memories, anecdotes, photographs, films, rare facts, scandals, nice stuff... in fact anything you would like to have added to the Dave Swarbrick biography. Jill would be immensely grateful to receive it, however trivial (or dodgy) you may think! Please do not forget to add your name, address, and contact number or email address. Please contact info@jillswarbrick-banks.co.uk or 5, Dronfield Road/ Coventry CV2 4BZ/ United Kingdom.

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