Early days

The band started in the 1970s when the members were students at the Australian National University.

Paverty's own Ainslie Hotel Folk Club created attendance records in the 1970s and presented many fine local and interstate performers to Canberra audiences.
They played for the frequent bush dances at the Yarralumla Woolshed.

Paverty shared the stage with Billy Connolly, The Dubliners, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Slim Dusty, Eric Bogle and many others.

In the 1980s, Paverty traveled regularly to Sydney to play bush dances and afternoon concerts on the Sydney Opera House fore-court.