Hailing from North Wales via Oxford and London, Mark Pavey started out signed to Edel Records and Z Management on artist development deals. In 2004 he set up his own music company which aimed to promote and explore the music of the sixties folk revival based on the ideals of the famous sixties Soho folk cellar.

Pavey met the legendary Davy Graham in 2005 and dedicated three years to managing and producing the great man. They toured together for two years and Pavey produced Graham’s last studio album, 2007’s “Broken Biscuits”.

The loss of his friend and teacher Graham in December 2008 urged him to complete his own self-titled album, he explains;

“The songs here were at the back of my mind and in progress as we worked together on other things. It came to be that I was only happy with a song when it made a good connection with him. These are songs we both agreed upon. It’s what you lose that makes what you keep valuable”

As well as being a songwriter creating lyrics that have a life-as-lived quality Pavey learnt the subtle art of song collection and arrangement from his mentor Graham. He is adept at taking the older song forms and adapting their lyrics and melodies to a contemporary context.

Pavey’s live shows are a mixture of his own material and the guitar playing and singing he learnt from Graham. Whilst many young guitarists claim Graham’s influence, Pavey is unique amongst them in having learnt directly from him.

“Davy wouldn't like homage from me. He wouldn't ask for a tribute. I think it would please him to be alluded to and for my work to refer to his on some kind of inter-textual level. For his work to add some context to mine is fitting. I can add a modern context to his. Much more is pushing it.”