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Mark Geary is an Irish singer-songwriter born in
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, Ireland. In 1992 he emigrated to New York City. His brother is Karl Geary.


Career

When Geary arrived in New York he had the chance to jump right in at the famous Sin-é bar. However, he felt a little intimidated at that early stage in his career. "It was a huge amount of pressure," said Geary. "I walked in and saw
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, Katell Keineg,
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." So Geary began to seek out gigs at less exalted local spots. He built a reputation playing at Sidewalk Café and won a regular slot at the Pink Pony. Eventually, working his way back to Sin-é, where he found himself on a regular bill sandwiched between Keineg and Buckley. Geary also worked and regularly performed in the popular New York bar ''The Scratcher''. In 2002, his debut album, ''33 Grand Street'' was released on SonaBLAST! Records. His second album, ''Ghosts'', released in 2004, brought him critical acclaim in Ireland and the States and was voted Album of the Year (2005) by the ''Irish Voice''. The album also features songs with guest vocalists
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and
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. The album came in at number 68 in the ''HotPress'' readers' poll for the Top 100 Greatest Irish Albums. In August 2005, Geary played at the
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. Geary's third studio recording, ''Opium'', was released in 2008. Following this, Geary released a live recording ''Live, Love, Lost It – NYC'' that took him back to his New York roots and features songs recorded at various shows performed in the summer of 2009. Geary subsequently released a fourth album, ''Songs about Love, Songs about Leaving'', in 2012 and features vocals by
Glen Hansard Glen James Hansard (born 21 April 1970) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. Since 1990, he has been the frontman of the Irish rock band The Frames, with whom he has released six studio albums, four of which have charted in the top ten o ...
and Jenna Nichols. Geary's fifth studio album, ''The Fool'', came out in October 2017. Geary has supported major artists all over the world throughout his career. In 2008 he supported the Oscar-winning duo,
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on their European tour. In 2010 he supported
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on Hansard's European solo tour. Other acts he has played with include,
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, Bell X1,
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. Plus extensive headlining tours in Europe, the US and more recently in Switzerland where he received critical acclaim. The single "The Forest" was released in May 2020, followed by "Spectre" in December 2020. Ruth O'Mahony-Brady OMYproduced both The Forest and Spectre.


Movie & TV soundtracks

Geary has composed the full score to three films: 2005 '' Loggerheads'' 2006 ''Steel City''. 2010 ''Sons of Perdition'' which featured at the 2010
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and chosen as one of the first films included in the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Documentary Club. Geary's songs have been featured in various films including the 2006 movie, ''The End of Silence''. The film features Geary's song "Hold Tight" over the closing credits. More recently Mark's song "Don't Break" from ''The Fool'' was in the 2019 movie ''Before/During/After.'' His songs have been used on many television programmes including the '' One Tree Hill'', which featured his songs "South" (season 2) and "Angel" (season 6).


Discography


Studio albums

* ''33 Grand Street'' (2002) * ''Ghosts'' (2004) * ''Opium'' (2008) * ''Songs about love, songs about leaving'' (2012) * ''The Fool'' (2017)


Live albums

* ''Live, Love, Lost It – NYC'' (2009) *''Songs Vienna'' *''Mark Geary - Live in Fagagna'' (2019)


Singles & EPs

* ''America (revisited)'' (2003) * ''Tuesday'' (2008) * ''Christmas Biscuits'' (2013) duet with Glen Hansard *''The Forest (2020)'' *''Spectre'' (2020) *''Hollow'' (2023)


Compilations

* ''Even Better Than the Real Thing, Vol. 3'' (2005), "All I Want is You" * ''Independent Music for Independent Coffee Drinkers Vol. 1'' (2007), "Here's to You"


Soundtracks


Full movie scores

* '' Loggerheads'' (2005) including "Facing The Fall" & "All For Nothing" * ''
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'' (2006) including "Volunteer" * ''Sons of Perdition'' (2010) including "They Want Heaven"


Movies with featured songs

* ''The Tavern'' (1999) "Gingerman" , "Adam and Eve" , "Obi's Chair", "South" *''Vito After'' (2005) * ''The Hermit of Manana'' (2006) * ''Mentor'' (2006) "South" and "Hold Tight" *''The End of Silence'' (2006) "Hold Tight" * ''Ben's Plan'' (2007) * ''Toxic Soup'' (2009) *Break-Up Artist (2009) *''Tanner Hall'' (2009) "Suzanne" & "Ghosts" * ''The Dish & the Spoon'' (2011) "Songs my mother taught me" *''Angel'' (2012) "Wake Up" *''Second Serve'' (2012) "Cali Solo" *''Body Swap'' (2019) "Frostbite" *''Swallow'' (2019) "Cali Solo" *''Before/During/After'' (2020) "Don't Break"


Television soundtracks

* '' One Tree Hill'' (2 episodes, 2005–2009) ** "Angel", Episode: Show Me How to Live (2009) ** "South", Episode: Between Order and Randomness (2005) * ''
Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...
'' (1 episode, 2005) ** "Hold Tight", Episode: The Girl in the Fridge


Acting credits

* The Eternal (1998) * ''Lock 'N Load'' (Dennis Leary) *''Human File'' #752 (2007)


References


External links


Official Mark Geary web page on Bandcamp
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Mark Geary on Bandsintown

Mark Geary on YouTube
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