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Mark Geary
Acoustic / Folk / Alternative



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Member Since9/9/2005
Band Websitewww.markgeary.com
Band MembersFOR THE NEW RECORD THE PLAYERS SO FAR HAVE BEEN ERIC GEBOW,KARL ODLUM, DAVE ODLUM, SAM KASSISSER,ANN SCOTT,C.J WALLIS
InfluencesRADIOHEAD ARCADE FIRE NICK DRAKE TALK TALK J.J CALE BOB DYLAN THE BEATLES
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CLICK HERE TO BUY NOW FROM INDEPENDENT RECORDS ON-LINE STORE

There are three albums which are on the shelves of all good record stores and also available on iTunes.

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Buy It Now


Opium
1. Cold Little Fire
2. Not on your Life
3. Angel
4. Facing the Fall
5. See-Saw
6. Maid of Gold
7. Always
8. Tuesday
9. Atrophy
10. The King of Swords
11. Wake Up





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Ghosts
1. Beautiful
2. Ghosts
3. You're The Only Girl
4. Morphine
5. Fanfare
6. Mid-nite Sun
7. Whisper (Set Your Guns To Stun)
8. A Prayer For St.Rita
9. I Fell
10. Up & Up
11. Hold Tight




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33 1/3 Grand Street
1. Gingerman
2. Obi's Chair
3. Songs My Mother Taught Me
4. It Beats Me
5. Suzanne
6. Adam & Eve
7. Not Like Home
8. America
9. South
10. Volunteer
11. Here's To You
Record LabelIndependent Records and Sonablast!
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Mark Geary
Independent records present
MARK GEARY
“Live in New York”, the follow-up to 2008's “Opium”.

Available now from www.independentrecords.ie

Tracklisting:

1. Gingerman
2. Cold Little Fire
3. Ghosts
4. It Beats Me
5. King Of Swords
6. Maid Of Gold
7. Obi’s Chair
8. See-Saw
9. Just Like Tom Thumb Blues
10. Volunteer
11. America
12. Away
13. Beautiful
14. Adam & Eve


New York -1993

From what I remember….
I had started playing shows - supports, late night gigs, the parks, the subways and even at open mic's. One in particular stands out, in the sidewalk cafe on Avenue A, whose M.C. Latch became a friend and a confidante. My brother Karl was running the Sin-é cafe with Shane Doyle on St. Mark's Place, this helped while I was coming to terms with the enormity of my move from Dublin to New York. Where to live, how one made money, where could I play shows, and all the other questions that needed answering?

You could still play in CBGB's - if you could guarantee you could bring a crowd, or as happens most, you didn't mind playing at 3am on a Monday to no one and with no money to show for it. "The walls, the waitress and the weirdo's" as "Latch" would say.

Giuliani was the mayor of New York, having made a name for himself as a district attorney, prosecuting the likes of John Gotti from the Gambino crime family, who was very much the Godfather of the times.

A pizza slice cost a dollar, which increasingly became the only source of food and nutrition for the hard nights when no money was made. This was also how you could bribe your band mates into playing, you'd buy the pizza on the way home.

There were coffee shops, like Sin-é - that acted more like mini orphanages for the transplanted and the disposed, people writing plays, people nodding out, people hiding from the heat or the cold, from the landlord or the law.

New York somehow offered me a chance to reinvent myself, it offered me shelter if I was willing to work late and hustle, friendship to people on a first name basis but without knowing their details but what I wanted more than anything was to play music, to get these songs out of my head, to record and see where it took me but each door seemed bolted shut; I was at a loss as to how people went about finding a way in.

New York 2009

I sit in a cafe off of 2nd avenue. I always seem to find myself in coffee shops in New York, I know more people through the hours and years I have hung out in them, years can go by and I will walk into one and see someone I know. It’s a feeling that I have just stepped outside for a little and here I am again, seeing the people who had formed my first impressions of New York, all these years later.

We are recording three shows over a week long period; I sit here with a half read book and half written set list, nervous about tonight.

Each show turned out so differently, each live show is so utterly different. The crowd change. The feeling in the room changes, the sound of your foot as you stamp along to the songs, sound different, my voice through the monitor in each club - different,
How does this all work!?

How do you record a show that captures the essences of what it is you do as a musician? The truth is that it's a rare thing; the hope is that you trust yourself enough that you have the tape running while you are on, that it translates unto a CD, that this was a moment. Not just a version of a song, but a feeling and communion between you and your audience. The cynic's will tell you -"it's all been done before" - live performance is a vehicle for your CD sales and you move from town to town hawking your music and climbing the rung of the slippiest ladder you've ever known but tonight at least, I have come here, with a clear idea of what and where I came from, and why I do what I do, New York for all it's madness, for all the pitfalls and crushing defeats, also has a tale to tell and a lesson to teach if you sit and listen long enough and if you remain teachable.
That’s what I've learned

Love Mark Oct 2009

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Sarah

Sarah



Nov 3 2009 11:09 AM

How about a U.S. tour?
Hugh Patrick

Hugh Patrick



Oct 29 2009 1:03 AM

Alright Mark

How're tricks? hope to see you back around again in a place that does not end in "....vic".
Opium (the CD I stress to add!) is never out of the car. It is a truly great record. I love it...and so does the missus.

take care
Hugh
Maigeborn

Maigeborn



Oct 25 2009 8:14 PM

Hej Mark! Silvie told me your coming to Vienna again - love to hear that. I'm looking forward to seeing you again. Wonderfull place where you're going to play! Bernhard
Stacey Nolan

Stacey Nolan



Oct 25 2009 4:17 PM

Come back to Galway soon Marky...All the best for your tour x
Acoustic Live Lounge @ 3345

Acoustic Live Lounge @ 3345



Oct 24 2009 6:50 PM

Acoustic Live Lounge @ 3345, Parr Street, Liverpool kicks off this Monday 26th October with two fantastic booked acts. The wonderful Vinny T Spen and the very cool and energetic Stuart Todd will be performing. Both local Liverpool lads and not to be missed and if that wasn't enough you can come down and get up on the open mic if you so wish.

Night starts at 8:30pm, so get down early to get booked in on the open mic to avoid missing out.

See you there,
Barry
ACOUSTIC LIVE LOUNGE
Laura

Laura Darbey



Oct 24 2009 6:50 PM

Lovely, lovely show in Leeds Marky....and the new album is beautiful - thanks :-) x
lora

lora
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Oct 20 2009 12:38 PM

Sweet voice..sweet music...thanx!!!

ll
Lost In Poetry

David Buchanan



Oct 16 2009 7:14 AM

Remembrance



Abuses hands did touch me
And cracked my shell
I remember when
I remember well


Taking their punishments
Never did I tell
I remember when
I remember well


First time loves
She cast her spell
I remember when
I remember well


But I pushed her away
And my eyes did swell
I remember when
I remember well


Depressions first kiss
Was a melancholic hell
I remember when
I remember well


Now I'm alone
In the darkness I dwell
Never will I forget
I remember well
The Whiskey Limbs

The Whiskey Limbs



Oct 7 2009 5:15 PM

Hey Mark we've just put our new record on our page if you get a spare minute, best wishes the whiskey limbs :>
Michael Brunnock

Michael Brunnock



Oct 7 2009 1:47 AM

Michael Brunnock will be performing with his Irish Band "Little Palace" November 5th 8pm Whelans, Dublin November 7th 9pm Headfort Arms, Kells, Co. Meath November 12th 8pm The Backroom, Navan, Co. Meath Little Palace will be releasing their New Single "Beekeeper" from their latest album Invitation Time. We all hope to see you there. Keep Music Alive go hear a show.
Please Help Bat Nha Monastery

Please Help Bat Nha monastery



Oct 6 2009 3:42 PM

Marky,
Thanks for the add, I hope things are well for you.

Please, may I take a second of your time.....
could you sign this petition to help stop the violence and persecution of monks and nuns in Vietnam? http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-Bat-Nha
We have to come together and speak up for those who can't.

Thanks, take care, safe travels.
Steve Kelly

Steve Kelly



Sep 29 2009 4:17 PM

Many thanks for the add, the love and the musical connection.

May I wish you every success.

Love

St.Eve
tracy

tracy



Sep 29 2009 3:02 PM



Now if I were in Ireland, yes I would be there, but I'm in NY. Hope to catch ya here in the not too distant!

Thanks for the invite Mark.
Have a blast!
xTracy
Sanctuary

Sanctuary



Sep 28 2009 7:56 AM

Hi Mark,

thanks for the invite to the launch. Unfortunately I cannot be there, fortunately I have a really nice excuse - I'm chillin in Alaska!

Have a great night, every success.

Joseph/Sanctuary
Preachers Son

Preachers Son



Sep 24 2009 10:00 PM

Facing the Fall - cool.
Nadine

Nadine



Sep 24 2009 7:19 AM

While I cannot attend, I hope your show goes very well. Good luck with the new album!

Sláinte,
Nadine
Catherine Duc

Catherine Duc



Sep 23 2009 9:24 AM

Hi Mark
Thanks for the invitation and good luck with your performance :)
UNNERBUSS13

UNNERBUSS13



Sep 21 2009 11:07 AM

Thanks Mark!
Hampshirewood

Hampshirewood



Sep 20 2009 8:32 PM

Fan tastic!!
Craig Murray and The Loose Connections

Craig Murray and The Loose Connections



Sep 16 2009 9:30 AM

Thanks for the comment Mark.

Loving the new music. and cant wait to see you live.
VAN GRINNER

VAN GRINNER



Sep 10 2009 6:47 PM

thank u for ur nice comment mark
blessings from France
van grinner
Jenya

Jenya



Sep 10 2009 6:47 PM

Wien?! unbelievible and great...
;)
VAN GRINNER

VAN GRINNER



Sep 6 2009 3:44 PM

thank u
van grinner
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Jade Starr



Sep 3 2009 7:25 PM

Thanks for the friendship!! Keep rockin' and much love and success always!!


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Oyvind Svele



Aug 29 2009 12:15 PM

Yo Man! We see you soon. Bring enough cds to sell, this time....ciao....
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