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Dave Mattacks
Mattacks with Fairport Convention, in Kralingen, 1970
Mattacks withFairport Convention,inKralingen,1970
Background information
Birth nameDavid James Mattacks
Born(1948-03-13)13 March 1948(age 76)
Edgware,Middlesex,England
Genres
OccupationDrummer
Websitewww.davemattacks.com

David James Mattacks(born 13 March 1948) is anEnglishrockandfolkdrummer, best known for his work withBritish folk rockbandFairport Convention.

Fairport Convention

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Main article:Fairport Convention
Mattacks with Fairport Convention, 1970

He replacedMartin Lamble,who had died on 12 May 1969 in aroad accidenton theM1 motorway,as thedrummerforFairport Convention.Mattacks left Fairport Convention in early 1972 to joinThe Albion Country Band.[1]Meanwhile, he had also contributed to numerous studio recordings such as theMorris Onproject,Nick Drake'sBryter Layter,Steve Ashley's "Stroll On"sessions,Steeleye Span's debut albumHark! The Village Wait,John Martyn'sSolid Air[2]andHarvey Andrews' albumWriter of Songs.He returned to Fairport Convention in order to help complete the 1973 albumRosiewith a revamped line up of the band.

Mattacks also played onNine(1974) but left halfway through the making of the follow-upRising for the Moon,following an altercation with engineerGlyn Johns.[3]Some of Mattacks' most notable participation in studio recordings in the late 1970s are the work onart rockstudio albums byBrian Eno(Before and After Science) and801'sListen Now,as well as severalAshley Hutchings-related folk rock projects (The Compleat Dancing Master,Son of Morris Onetc.).

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 fledglingCropredy Festival.Mattacks remained with Fairport until 1997. He has rejoined them on occasion, such as atCropredyin 2019, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release ofLiege & Lief.

Other works

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He began as a trainee piano-tuner before taking up the drums. He played with severaljazzbandsbefore joining Fairport Convention.[4]

Mattacks has also worked both as asession musicianand as a performing artist. Apart from playing the drums, he is also a proficient keyboard player and occasionally played the bass guitar on studio recordings.[5][6]

He also established himself as a touring drummer forRichard Thompson,playing on several of Thompson's studio albums.

Personal life

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Mattacks was born inEdgware,Middlesex,England.[7][8]

In 1998, he moved toMarblehead, 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 United Kingdom, Europe and Australia.

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Discography

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Main article:Fairport Convention discography

References

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  1. ^Tobler, John (1992).NME Rock 'N' Roll Years(1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 237. CN 5585.
  2. ^"Solid Air - John Martyn".AllMusic.Retrieved13 March2016.
  3. ^"Dave Pegg talks about Fairport".The Fairport Convention Discussion List.Retrieved13 December2020.
  4. ^McDonald, Steven."Biography: Dave Mattacks".AllMusic.Retrieved6 May2010.
  5. ^"Fairport Convention: Angel Delight".mainlynorfolk.info. 19 August 2018.Retrieved24 February2019.
  6. ^"The Lady Is a Tramp [Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers]".mainlynorfolk.info. 27 August 2016.Retrieved24 February2019.
  7. ^"Dave Mattacks".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 16 May 2023.
  8. ^The Rockin' 60s: The People Who Made the Music.Schirmer Trade Books. January 2001.ISBN9780857128119.
  9. ^"CD ALBUMS".Thebarstewardsons.com.Retrieved18 April2022.
  10. ^"North of a Miracle - Nick Heyward".Allmusic.Retrieved29 June2015.
  11. ^"La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low".AllMusic.Retrieved4 March2017.
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