AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL teams up with Dublin's premiere live music venue THE VILLAGE to present UP IN ARMS, a weekender with one of the most exciting music line-ups assembled in 2005. The gigs are part of Amnesty International's campaign for a global Arms Trade Treaty to bring the trade in weapons under control and to ensure the introduction of tough new legislation to regulate Ireland's €5bn a year trade in military and dual use goods. UP IN ARMS takes place over three days and three nights featuring unrivalled live performances and DJ sets from over 18 artists including Mark Geary.
Tickets are available from the WAV ticket office on Camden Row (open Mon - Sat, next door to Whelan's venue entrance) - Tel: 1890 200 078 and from Road Records, Soundcellar, Amnesty Cafe on Fleet Street and other outlets.
Mark kicks off a few dates in the US with a gig this tuesday in the parkside lounge, NYC.
[08 november 2005] parkside lounge, new york, NY
[10 november 2005] sunset tavern, seattle, WA (supporting Jeffrey Focault)
[11 november 2005] mississippi studios, portland, OR (supporting Jeffrey Focault)
[12 november 2005] the grove, bend, OR
[16 november 2005] monterey live, monterey, CA (supporting Jeffrey Focault)
[17 november 2005] freight & salvage, berkeley, CA (supporting Jeffrey Focault)
[20 november 2005] mc cabes, santa monica, CA (supporting Jeffrey Focault)
[21 november 2005] hotel café, los angeles, CA
So it's less than a week until mark kicks off the irish tour in letterkenny on the 8th october. from there he'll be playing 17 nights in 15 venues from donegal to cork and galway to dublin (even waterford! ). hope to see you there.
All this week WLR FM have mark's new single 'fanfare' as their 'Irish Power Play' song so check them out if you're in the Waterford area or online at www.wlrfm.com.
fanfare remix available on irish radio
So, the new version of Fanfare (remixed, redited, generally sounding much better) is at Irish radio stations.
Tom Dunne has been playing it loads and it's number 10 in his chart right now. Now we need your help to get more play.
Please do not set up any kind of auto spamming or email tricks, just text or email them politely saying you'd love to hear the song and you can't wait to see him at your local venue or say how much you enjoyed it the last time he played... Thanks!
2FM:
txt 087 7720000 (during an appropriate show)
TODAY FM:
txt 085 4100102 (during an appropriate show)
SPIN FM :
txt 085 7111038
Red FM (cork):
studio [at] redfm.ie
98FM
ph. 1850 715981
txt 086 6000981
you can also email to the following addresses:
amkelly [at] todayfm.com
dempsey [at] todayfm.com
ray [at] todayfm.com
tfenton [at] todayfm.com
philip [at] todayfm.com
petsounds [at] todayfm.com
acurtis [at] todayfm.com
cormac [at] rte.ie
dave [at] 2fm.ie
Mark at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
mark performed at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on 29 August 2005. You can check out the recording of the performance here...
US east coast dates...
new dates just added for the east coast... check them out here...
irish dates
Mark will be appearing at The Junction Festival, Clonmel on 3rd July 2005. see the tour dates page for more details...
Mark Geary will be touring Ireland in October. If you're a promotor who wishes to book him, please email info[at]independentrecs.com
True Lives: Spit on Me, Dickie
some of ye might be interested in this...
True Lives: Spit on Me, Dickie
This documentary takes a look at the life of Irish showbiz legend Dickie Rock and the highs and lows of his 40-year career.
Tuesday June 7th RTÉ ONE 10.15pm
US tour
Mark is currently touring the US. Full details of all confirmed dates is available on the tour dates page.
XM50 'The Loft' session now available online
We're pleased to be able to bring you the full recording of Mark's session on XM50 'the Loft' which was recorded in March. Many thanks to all the folks at XM50 for giving us permission. it's about 25MB in size so probably only suitable for those of you on broadband.
Mark Geary and the Frames World Café double header!
Thursday, April 28 - The Frames and Mark Geary
It's a fantastic double-header on the World Café with host David Dye featuring The Frames & Mark Geary. In the first hour, Irish rock band The Frames stop by to perform music from their sixth album Burn the Maps. This release could finally help them get some well-deserved recognition in the U.S. In hour two, we've got another great Irish artist, Mark Geary. Now based in New York, he began his career playing alongside Jeff Buckley at the legendary Sin-é Café. He'll be on the Café to play new songs from his terrific sophomore effort Ghosts.
Mark Geary will be playing a very special show in the Roisin Dubh, Galway on Tuesday 26th April. The show forms part of a live broadcast on TODAY FM's Pet Sounds to celebrate the release of Sharon Shannon's new album. Also appearing on the night will be Damien Dempsey, Emmett Tinley, Joe Chester and Sharon and her band. For those who can't make it, the show will be broadcast live on Tuesday on Today Fm and on the web at www.todayfm.com from 7pm to 10pm. There are also tickets for the show available in Redlight Records in Galway.
The Venue, Rathfarnham
Mark plays at the The Venue, Rathfarnham on Saturday 23rd April 2005 with special guest Gary Dunne. Tickets are €19 [Buy online]. This is a great opportunity to see mark after his whirl-wind adventure through north america and australia and catch up on all the gossip of the tour diary.
XM50 'The Loft' session
Mark's XM50 'The Loft' session will air the week of 4/25... you can catch it at the following times:
Monday April 25: 12noon & 9pm
Thursday April 28: 3pm & 9pm
Saturday April 30: 6pm
Mark has landed down under and will be opening for The Frames on the following dates:
[ 26 March ] The Zoo, Brisbane
[ 30 March ] Metro Theatre, Sydney
[ 31 March ] Prince of Wales, Melbourne
Iron Horse appearance cancelled
Mark's appearance at The Iron Horse has been cancelled due to a mix up at the Phoenix airport. Mark apologizes to all those inconvenienced. He will be appearing on WFUV on Monday March 20 at 9 am EST on City Folk Live, Hosted by Claudia Marshall. Listen: www.wfuv.com
'Ghosts' and '33 1/3 Grand Street' on iTunes
'Ghosts' and '33 1/3 Grand Street' are now available from the iTunes Music Store worldwide... We've added some direct links to the music page for easy access.
Interview - Mark Geary
8.30am CAN, 1.30PM UK/IRE - Saturday 12th March 2005
'About The Music' - CIUT 89.5 FM - www.ciut.fm
outside it's america...
so mark survived his brief run around ireland and landed safe and sound on the east coast of america where he'll be supporting "gleny-and the lads" (aka The Frames) as mark puts it... he'll also been playing the odd solo date too... you can catch all the latest from the road by checking the tour diary...
Mark's song 'Ghosts' is currently featured on the goldenfiddle.com blog. feel free to drop by and leave a comment...
Mark Geary's "Ghosts" came in at number 68 in the HotPress readers' poll for the Top 100 Greatest Irish Albums - thanks for voting!
happy new year!
Mark will be playing two intimate solo gigs in Whelans on 16th and 23rd February.
Special guest on both nights will be the lovely Emmett Tinley.
Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.ie and the WAV box office (ph. 1890 200 078).
We're also very pleased to announce the following regional shows:
sunday 13th february - empire music hall, belfast
monday 14th february - Spirit Store, Dundalk
thursday 17th february - The Lobby, Cork
friday 18th february - The Lobby, Cork
saturday 19th february - Roisin Dubh, Galway
sunday 20th february - Dolans (upstairs), Limerick
The advert for the Irish tour is now airing on radio stations... [listen]
and for north american folks... american tour details are available on the tour dates page.
A slightly different version of the song 'Ghosts' (featuring Josh Ritter) will be going to radio shortly... [listen]
'Ghosts' was released on Signature Sounds on 25th february in the stateside so you should be able to pick it up in your local record store or direct from their website...
). hope to see you there.