Dave Pegg

Dave Pegg (born David Pegg, 2 November 1947 in Acocks Green, Birmingham, England) is a bass guitarist/multi-instrumentalist. He found fame with, first, the Ian Campbell Folk Group and then with Fairport Convention. After playing guitar in school bands, he became a professional musician in the mid 1960s. He failed an audition as guitarist with The Uglys, a Birmingham-based rock band led by Steve Gibbons, but was offered the job of bass guitarist.