Guy Garvey
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| Guy Garvey | |
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 Guy Garvey at V Festival ’09, Chelmsford
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Guy Edward John Patrick Garvey |
| Born | March 6, 1974 Bury, Lancashire, England |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, harmonica |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Associated acts | Elbow, I Am Kloot |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vocals, Guitar, Drum Kit. | |
Guy Edward John Patrick Garvey (born 6 March 1974, in Bury, Lancashire, England),[1] is the singer/guitarist to Manchester based, Mercury Music Prize winning band Elbow, as well as a presenter (Sunday evenings 10-12 GMT) for BBC 6 Music and A&R manager of Skinny Dog Records. He previously presented a show on Sunday evenings on XFM. His versatile vocal range characterized by a deeply accented and thick tenor has often been compared to Peter Gabriel.
In addition, Garvey had a monthly column in the now defunct Manchester edition of Time Out magazine and is a patron of MAG (the Mines Advisory Group)[2], the Manchester based charity responsible for clearing war zones of mines and munitions world wide. Amongst other work Garvey also produced and recorded the I Am Kloot album Natural History. Garvey and Elbow keyboard player Craig Potter are producing I Am Kloot's upcoming album, to be released in 2010. He is currently writing and recording with Massive Attack.
As well as vocal duties Garvey has also played a wide variety of instruments live including guitar, various forms of percussion and most recently drums.
Guy Garvey’s Irish roots go back a long way and he pronounced himself delighted to be in Ireland for St Patrick’s Day in recent years. “My great-great grandfather left Cork in 1822 and the Garveys have been in Manchester ever since. We’re tripping the light fantastic,” Garvey told the Irish Times.
He is a fan of Melvyn Bragg's Radio 4 programme In Our Time.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Guardian profile
- ^ The Mines Advisory Group
- ^ Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time Newsletter - The Death of Elizabeth I - 15 October 2009
[edit] External links
- Elbow Official website
- Video Interview Guy Garvey: "What is really important to you?"
- Elbow at Electric Picnic Festival 2008 (interview)
- Elbow at Latitude Festival 2008 (interview)
- Elbow video interview from Hydro Connect 2008
- An Elbow interview (musicOMH.com)
- Liberation Frequency - April 2008 Interview
- Interview with Guy Garvey in Salford
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