Dave Mattacks
David James "Dave" Mattacks (born 13 March 1948, Edgware, Middlesex, England) is an English 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. Apart from playing the drums, he is also a versed keyboard player and occasionally played the bass guitar on studio recordings.[1][2]
He began as a trainee piano-tuner before taking up the drums. He played with several jazz bands before joining the electric folk band Fairport Convention in August 1969, with whom he worked on and off until 1997.[3] In 1998, he moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States, where he is a sought-after studio musician, record producer, and member of the band Super Genius, while still touring regularly with various acts in the UK, Europe and Australia.
Fairport Convention
He replaced Martin Lamble, who had died on 12 May 1969 in a road accident on the M1 motorway. Mattacks left Fairport Convention in early 1972 to join The Albion Country Band.[4] Meanwhile he had also contributed to numerous studio recordings such as the Morris On project, Nick Drake's Bryter Layter, Steve Ashley's "Stroll On" sessions, Steeleye Span's debut album Hark! The Village Wait, John Martyn's Solid Air[5] and Harvey Andrews' album Writer of Songs. He returned to Fairport Convention in order to help complete the 1973 album Rosie with a revamped line up of the band.
Mattacks also played on Nine (1974) but left halfway through the making of the follow-up Rising for the Moon, following an altercation with engineer Glyn Johns. Some of Mattacks' most notable participations in studio recordings in the late 1970s are the work on art rock studio albums by Brian Eno (Before and After Science) and 801's Listen Now, as well as several Ashley Hutchings-related folk rock projects (The Compleat Dancing Master, Son of Morris On etc.). He also established himself as a touring drummer for Richard Thompson, playing on several of Thompson's studio albums.
When Fairport Convention re-formed in 1985 after a six-year absence, Mattacks was recruited as drummer. He had already been playing with them again during annual reunions at the fledgling Cropredy Festival. Mattacks would remain with Fairport until 1997.
Other collaborations
He has toured and recorded with:
- Daniel Scott King as KBMG (Dan King, Dave Brown, Dave Mattacks, Wolf Ginandes) http://www.danielscottking.com
He has toured with:
He has recorded with:
- Judith Durham
- Mike Heron
- Incredible String Band
- Elton John
- XTC
- Paul McCartney
- George Harrison
- Cat Stevens
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Brian Eno
- Alison Moyet
- Martin Phillipps
- Joan Armatrading
- Jimmy Page
- The Proclaimers
- Gary Brooker
- Elkie Brooks
- Nick Drake
- Mitch Winston
- Liane Carroll
- Sandy Denny
- Super Genius
- Four Piece Suit
- Barbara Dickson
- The Happy Kenneths
- The Barron Knights
- Beverley Craven
- Sebastian Santa Maria
- Shelagh McDonald
- Shirley Collins
- Kajagoogoo
- Spirogyra
- Bill Nelson's Red Noise
- Brooks Williams
- Ayuo
- Debra Cowan
- Michael Wang
- Elaine O'Rourke
- The Dream Academy
- Phil Manzanera
- Jon Shain
- John Martyn
- Sebastian Santa Maria
- Camel
- Chris de Burgh
References
- ↑ "Fairport Convention: Angel Delight". Informatik.uni-hamburg.de. 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ↑ "The Lady Is a Tramp [Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers]". Informatik.uni-hamburg.de. 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ↑ McDonald, Steven. "Biography: Dave Mattacks". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ↑ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 237. CN 5585.
- ↑ "Solid Air - John Martyn | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ↑ "North of a Miracle - Nick Heyward". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
External links
- Dave Mattacks official website
- Dave Mattacks at AllMusic
- Dave Mattacks discography at Discogs
- Dave Mattacks at the Internet Movie Database