Gareth Forsyth grew up in a place called Malvern in England before moving to West Cork, Ireland aged 12. It was at this age that he began to play the Guitar. When he was 16 he studied guitar under the tutelage of Kevyn Gammond (Robert Plant/Priory of Brian) until he was 18. In the years that followed, Gareth worked as a session player with a plethora of established bands on the Irish and international music scene.