Guy Garvey

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Guy Garvey and Elbow
Guy Garvey and Elbow

Guy Garvey (born Guy Edward John Patrick Garvey, 6 March 1974, in Bury, Lancashire, England), is the singer/guitarist for the Manchester band Elbow, as well as a presenter (Sunday evenings 10-12 GMT) for BBC 6 Music and A&R manager of Skinny Dog Records.

In addition, Garvey has a monthly column in the Manchester edition of Time Out magazine and is a patron of MAG (the Mines Advisory Group), the Manchester based charity responsible for clearing war zones of mines and munitions world wide. He also provided the vocals for the song "Cariad" by the band J-Walk. Garvey also produced and recorded the I Am Kloot album Natural History and is currently writing with Massive Attack.