Dave Mattacks is a rock and folk drummer. He spent some years with the band Fairport Convention. He has also worked both as a session musician and as a performance artist.

He has toured and recorded with

• Kate and Anna McGarrigle
• Chris Rea
• Ralph McTell
• Mickey Jupp
• Everything But the Girl
• Richard Thompson
• Georgie Fame
• Jethro Tull

He has toured with

• Nick Hayward
• Ashley Hutchings
• Andy Fairweather-Low

He has recorded with

• 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 Phillips
• Joan Armatrading
• Jimmy Page
• The Proclaimers
• Gary Brooker
• Elkie Brooks
• Nick Drake
• Liane Carroll
• Sandy Denny
• Barbara Dickson
• The Happy Kenneths