Widely considered to be one of the finest songsmiths of his generation, Dublin-born Mark Geary today announces details of a five-date autumn tour in Ireland with The Strawhall House Band.
Kicking off
on Wednesday 16th October with a fully-seated gig at the Workman’s Club in Dublin, Mark Geary + The
Strawhall House Band will go on to play four other renowned music venues around
Ireland: Campbell’s Tavern in Headford, Co. Galway (Sat. 19.10); The Black Box in Belfast (Sun. 20.10); DeBarra’s in Clonakilty, Co. Cork (Thurs. 24.10); finishing up in Cleere’s in Kilkenny on Saturday 26th October.
Ahead of the
tour, on Friday 11th October, Mark Geary + The Strawhall House Band will release a new version of Mark’s song Rosebud, from his 2017 album, The Fool. The single also has a
b-side, Mockingbird, written by Fiacre
Gaffney and performed by The Strawhall House Band.
Mark Geary
has just returned from sold-out tours in Italy and Switzerland. This is the
first full tour that he will play with The Strawhall House Band since April
2019.
Mark Geary
rose to prominence playing alongside the likes of Jeff Buckley, Sinead O’Connor
and Katell
Keineg
at the famous Sin é Bar in New York’s East Village. Over the last 20 years Mark
has toured all over Europe, the US and Australia, and has shared the stage with
performers such as The Swell Season, Glen Hansard, The Frames, Josh Ritter,
Bell X1, Coldplay, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders and Joe Strummer.
The
Strawhall House Band features Fiacre Gaffney, Jack Maher, Vinny Kilcullen and
Mark Penny. The band formed from the long running Monday night session at the
iconic Strawberry Hall Pub on the Strawberry Beds Road in Dublin. Alongside
original songs from their debut album Six Days in May, released in May 2017 on Plateau
Records, the band’s repertoire includes covers by great songwriters such as
Lowell George, Ry Cooder, John Hiatt and Guy Clarke.
It’s this
infusion of Americana on the new version of Rosebud that adds a distinctive layer which compliments Mark’s already
unique style.
Mark Geary
says: “Playing with The Strawhall House Band is an incredible
experience. The idea that I know before I even play a note that every choice
they make is going to be appropriate for the song is astonishing. For me as a
singer, that doesn’t just happen. But with these guys, it happened overnight. ”
Strawhall
House Band frontman Fiacre Gaffney says: “There’s a wonderful thing
that happens when you’re playing and you don’t have to think about what the
other people should be doing. It’s total trust. You meet somebody for the first
time and you know you’re on the same wavelength.”
TOUR DATES
Wednesday, 16th October | The Workman’s Club (Main Room), Dublin
Saturday, 19th October | Campbell’s Tavern, Headford, Galway
Sunday, 20th October | The Black Box, Belfast
Thursday, 24th October | DeBarra’s, Clonakilty, Cork
Saturday, 26th October | Cleere’s, Kilkenny
For ticket information visit www.markgeary.com