Editing Dave Mattacks

{{Short description|English drummer}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| caption           = Mattacks with [[Fairport Convention]], in [[Kralingen]], 1970
| birth_name        = David James Mattacks
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|3|13}}
| birth_place       = [[Edgware]], [[Middlesex]], England
| origin            = 
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| occupation        = Drummer
| instrument        = 
| years_active      = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) -->
| label             = 
| associated_acts   = [[Fairport Convention]]
| website           = {{URL|http://www.davemattacks.com}}
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'''David James Mattacks''' (born 13 March 1948) is an [[English people|English]] [[rock music|rock]] and [[folk music|folk]] drummer, best known for his work with [[British folk rock]] band [[Fairport Convention]]. 

==Fairport Convention==
{{Main articles|Fairport Convention}}
[[File:Optreden op Holland Popfestival in het Kralingse bos, 1970 - 16.jpg|thumb|300px|Mattacks with Fairport Convention, 1970]]
He replaced [[Martin Lamble]], who had died on 12 May 1969 in a [[traffic collision|road accident]] on the [[M1 motorway]], as the [[drummer]] for [[Fairport Convention]]. Mattacks left Fairport Convention in early 1972 to join [[The Albion Country Band]].<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years">{{cite book
| first= John
| last= Tobler
| year= 1992
| title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Reed International Books Ltd
| location= London
| page= 237
| id= CN 5585}}</ref> 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]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/solid-air-mw0000190937/credits |title=Solid Air - John Martyn|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-03-13}}</ref> and [[Harvey Andrews]]' album ''Writer of Songs''. He returned to Fairport Convention in order to help complete the 1973 album ''[[Rosie (Fairport Convention album)|Rosie]]'' with a revamped line up of the band.

Mattacks also played on ''[[Nine (Fairport Convention album)|Nine]]'' (1974) but left halfway through the making of the follow-up ''[[Rising for the Moon]]'', following an altercation with engineer [[Glyn Johns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fclist.org/fairport-convention-interviews/dave-pegg-talks-about-fairport |title=Dave Pegg talks about Fairport|website=The Fairport Convention Discussion List |access-date=2020-12-13}}</ref> Some of Mattacks' most notable participation in studio recordings in the late 1970s are the work on [[art rock]] studio albums by [[Brian Eno]] (''[[Before and After Science]]'') and [[801 (band)|801]]'s ''[[Listen Now]]'', as well as several [[Ashley Hutchings]]-related folk rock projects (The Compleat Dancing Master, [[Son of Morris On]] etc.).

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 remained with Fairport until 1997. He has rejoined them on occasion, such as at [[Cropredy]] in 2019, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of ''[[Liege & Lief]]''.

== Other works ==
He began as a trainee piano-tuner before taking up the drums. He played with several [[jazz]] [[musical ensemble|bands]] before joining Fairport Convention.<ref>{{cite web |last=McDonald |first=Steven |title=Biography: Dave Mattacks |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p102848/biography|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=6 May 2010 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> 

Mattacks has also worked both as a [[session musician]] and 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.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-08-19 |title=Fairport Convention: Angel Delight |url=https://mainlynorfolk.info/fairport/records/angeldelight.html |access-date=2019-02-24 |publisher=mainlynorfolk.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2016-08-27 |title=The Lady Is a Tramp [Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers&#93; |url=https://mainlynorfolk.info/fairport/songs/theladyisatramp.html |access-date=2019-02-24 |publisher=mainlynorfolk.info}}</ref>

He also established himself as a touring drummer for [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]], playing on several of Thompson's studio albums.

== Personal life ==
Mattacks was born in [[Edgware]], [[Middlesex]], England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc3f41391|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516215600/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc3f41391|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 May 2023|title=Dave Mattacks|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4mbHDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT239 | isbn=9780857128119 | title=The Rockin' 60s: The People Who Made the Music | date=January 2001 | publisher=Schirmer Trade Books }}</ref>

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 United Kingdom, Europe and Australia.

==Other collaborations==
===Has toured with===
*[[Grey DeLisle]]
*[[Rosanne Cash]]

===Has recorded with===
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*[[Steve Ashley]]
*[[Judith Durham]]
*[[Michael Chapman (singer)|Michael Chapman]]
*[[Mike Heron]]
*[[The Incredible String Band]]
*[[Elton John]] (''[[Ice on Fire]]'', ''[[Leather Jackets (album)|Leather Jackets]]'')
*[[XTC]]
*[[Paul McCartney]] (''[[Tug of War (Paul McCartney album)|Tug of War]]'', ''[[Pipes of Peace]]'', ''[[Flowers in the Dirt]]'', ''[[Run Devil Run (album)|Run Devil Run]]'') 
*[[George Harrison]] (''[[Somewhere in England]]'', ''[[Gone Troppo]]'')
*[[Cat Stevens]] (''[[Back to Earth (Cat Stevens album)|Back to Earth]]'')
*[[Loudon Wainwright III]]
*[[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] (''[[A Place in the World (Mary Chapin Carpenter album)|A Place in the World]]'', ''[[Time* Sex* Love*]]'')
*[[Brian Eno]]
*[[Alison Moyet]]
*[[Murray Head]] (''[[Voices (Murray Head album)|Voices]]'')
*[[Martin Phillipps]]
*[[Joan Armatrading]] (''[[Joan Armatrading (album)|Joan Armatrading]]'', ''[[The Shouting Stage]]'')
*[[Jimmy Page]]
*[[The Proclaimers]]
*[[Gary Brooker]]
*[[Elkie Brooks]] (''[[Pearls II]]'')
*[[Nick Drake]]
*[[Nick Heyward]] (''[[North of a Miracle]]'')
*Mitch Winston
*[[Liane Carroll]]
*[[Sandy Denny]]
*Super Genius
*Four Piece Suit
*[[Barbara Dickson]]
*The Happy Kenneths
*[[The Barron Knights]]
*[[Beverley Craven]] (''[[Beverley Craven (album)|Beverley Craven]]'')
*[[Sebastian Santa Maria]]
*[[Shelagh McDonald]]
*[[Shirley Collins]]
*[[Kajagoogoo]]
*[[Spirogyra (band)|Spirogyra]]
*[[Bill Nelson's Red Noise]]
*[[Brooks Williams]]
*[[Ayuo]]
*Debra Cowan
*Michael Wang
*Elaine O'Rourke
*[[The Dream Academy]]
*[[Sally Oldfield]] (''Easy'')
*[[Phil Manzanera]]
*[[Steve Harley]] (''[[Yes You Can (album)|Yes You Can]]'')
*[[Jon Shain]]
*[[John Martyn]]
*[[Camel (band)|Camel]]
*[[Chris de Burgh]]
*[[Matthew Fisher (musician)|Matthew Fisher]]
*[[Mary Ann Redmond]]
*[[Chris Spedding]]
*[[The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebarstewardsons.com/cdalbums|title=CD ALBUMS|website=Thebarstewardsons.com|access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]] (''[[Little Dreamer (Peter Green album)|Little Dreamer]]'')
*[[Mary Timony]]
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===Has toured and recorded with===
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*[[Kate & Anna McGarrigle]]
*[[Chris Rea]]
*[[Ralph McTell]]
*[[The Chills]]
*[[Mickey Jupp]]
*[[Everything but the Girl]]
*[[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]]
*[[Georgie Fame]]
*[[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]
*[[Ashley Hutchings]]
*[[The Albion Band]]
*[[Steeleye Span]]
*Feast of Fiddles
*[[Jimmy Page]] (''[[Death Wish II (album)|Death Wish II]]'')
*[[Judith Owen]]
*[[Nick Heyward]]<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|title =North of a Miracle - Nick Heyward |website=Allmusic |url ={{Allmusic|class=album|id=north-of-a-miracle-mw0000196650|tab=credits|pure_url=yes}} | access-date =2015-06-29}}</ref>
*[[Andy Fairweather Low]] (''[[La Booga Rooga]]'')<ref name="Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-booga-rooga-mw0000839142/credits |title=La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref>
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== Discography ==
{{Main articles|Fairport Convention discography}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.dmattacks.co.uk/ Dave Mattacks official website]
* {{allmusic|class= artist|id=mn0000689854}}
* {{discogs artist|201111-Dave-Mattacks}}
* {{imdb name|559739}}
* [https://www.innerviews.org/inner/dave-mattacks Dave Mattacks 2021 Career-Overview Interview with Innerviews]

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