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Mark Geary
New album: songs about
love, songs about leaving - Record release date: 8 June
2012
"His delicate songs about love and defiancecrecall
Richard Thompson and John Lennonc.one of the East
Village's favorite adopted sons." . Time
Out NY
Mark Geary is a Dublin born musician
who emigrated to New York City at the age of 19. He
spent his early years performing in NYC at the famed
Sin-e Cafe alongside other up and coming musicians,
including friend Jeff Buckley. Garnering respect and
attention from both audiences and fellow artists, Mark
was soon featured on bills with the likes of Joe Strummer,
Elvis Costello, The Pretenders and Coldplay. Most recently
Mark supported Glen Hansard on his 2011 European solo
tour.
Mark has released 4 studio albums
& a live record that was recorded in various venues
in NYC, all on Louisville, Kentucky based record label
SonaBLAST! Records. His second album, the acclaimed
Ghosts, was named 2005's Album of the Year by the Irish
Voice. Billboard Magazine said Ghosts "evokes
Van Morrison, particularly his early-1970s era,"
and called it "a collection of superb songs
delivered with a quiet intensity that will endear itself
to listeners."
In addition to his own albums,
Mark has composed the score to several films; 2005's
Loggerheads, 2006's Steel City, and 2010's Sons
of Perdition, a Tribeca Film Festival favorite and one
of the first documentaries featured in the Oprah Winfrey
Network Documentary Club. His songs have also been featured
on various television shows including One Tree Hill
and Bones.
Mark recently completed his 5th
studio album titled songs about love, songs about leaving
which will be released in Ireland on 18 May with an
Irish tour starting 19 May in West Cork at Connollysf
Leap. The record was recorded in New York City and features
guests including Glen Hansard and Jenna Nichols.
For more information about Mark
and tour dates, please visit his website at www.markgeary.com.
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