![Dave Swarbrick (second from left) and his Fairport Convention bandmates.](assets/images/pages/2013/csnews33/FairportConvention.jpg)
Band: Fairport Convention
Position: vocalist, violin, mandolin
Died: June 3, 2016
Cause of death: emphysema
Age: 75
Distinction: Led the pioneering British folk-rock group that also included Richard Thompson.
Band: Fairport Convention
Position: vocalist, violin, mandolin
Died: June 3, 2016
Cause of death: emphysema
Age: 75
Distinction: Led the pioneering British folk-rock group that also included Richard Thompson.