Dave Mattacks (October 2005 Issue)
Driving On The Right Side Of The Road

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, even if it means selling the English country house and heading west. British session ace Dave Mattacks explains his move to America: "The players I respect are the ones who have great track records and are continuing to make good music. It's one thing to drop names - five McCartney CDs, XTC, Jethro Tull, Elton John, Jimmy Page - but more important for me is to say that I'm working now in New England. There've been records, film scores, incidental music for Sex In The City, jazz dates, and Mary Chapin Carpenter's new record, Time Sex Love. I'm currently on tour with her. A couple of years ago, I did Richard Thompson's Mock Tudor in LA. In other words, I'm busier here."

Now that Dave's over here, who knows, you might just bump into him. Failing that, you can dial up Mattack's Web site and check out some of that drum finicky-ness: www.folkcorp.co.uk/dm/.


T. Bruce Wittet

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