Garvan Gallagher

Who is Garvan Gallagher?

Garvan Gallagher is an Irish musician, known as a bass guitar and double-bass player. In many credits for his work, his first name is misspelled "Garvin".

He was also the Musical Director of the popular RTÉ children's puppet series Bosco, writing and recording over 200 songs for the series between 1981 and 1987. Since the beginning of his career, he has contributed to many recordings as player and/or Producer, most notably Irish singer Mary Black's records of the 1980s and 1990s.

Born in 1951 in Dublin, he is the son of James Gallagher, whose career took the family from Ireland, through the UK in the 50's, to India, Sri Lanka and Denmark in the 60's. His first band, Naima, was a jazz-rock vehicle, playing mainly in Dublin. They joined forces with Leo O'Kelly and Sonny Condell of Tir na nÓg, and Gallagher continues to play with both. The mid-seventies was a busy time of musical cross-pollination, when he played with Supply Demand and Curve, Sleepless Knights, Midnight Well, David Cross, and many singer-songwriters of the time.