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LIFE & TIMES
1975 - 2018
Gavin Mee was an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and storyteller in the great troubadour tradition.
Gavin took up the guitar at nine years old, his first band being named Burnt Toast. Always a wanderer, Gavin spent most of his 20's living in Europe. Based out of Amsterdam, he was touring and travelling and perfecting his music, looking for a stage, a friend, or a bed.
An "icon of the Amsterdam Songwriters Guild", Gavin was a greatly respected musician and songwriter, much admired for the wit and intensity of his performances, as well as for his dazzling guitar playing.
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Gavin's debut album, Breech Birth (2006), released on his own independent label, captured the wonder and wanderlust of those years in intricate and playful tales from the road.
His travels expanded to the United States in the 2010's, where he completed several successful circuits of the coffeehouses and music bars of the upper Midwest and the American west in the 2010's, drinking in the landscapes and characters that intrigued and bemused him. Those experiences found expression on his second album, Mee Mantras (2014).
Whether performing his "out of town chords" to appreciative audiences in Nashville or Nice, Gavin Mee brought something rare and wonderful to every stage he graced — boundless charm, Celtic-tinted guitar chops, and a killer collection of songs that were built to last.
And made to be heard.
You can find both of Gavin's albums below, along with a wide variety of video performances that you can enjoy.
Read more about Gavin's life in the Guardian.
Albums
Two studio albums. Each one a world.
Breech Birth, 2006
Mee Mantras, 2014
Videos & Performances