Artist description Singer/songwriter Mark Geary came to NYC in 1995 with a one-way ticket from Dublin, $100 in his pocket, and a green card. Recognized today as one of the East Village’s favorite performers and a top 40 artist in Ireland (the record spent half of February in the top 40), Geary started out playing with Jeff Buckley at the legendary Café Sin-e (started by Mark’s brother Karl) and has since shared stages with the likes of Elvis Costello, The Pretenders, Coldplay, Midnight Oil, Sinead O’Connor, The Pogues, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Strummer, Lloyd Cole, Beth Orton, and Billy Bragg.   Booker Kio Novina calls Geary “one of the best acts around.” After being one of the last performers to play at the WTC as part of New York’s popular Summer Stage concert series, Geary and actor Dennis Leary co-hosted a very successful star-studded 9-11 fundraiser at Arlene Grocery. His songs have been featured in many films and a much anticipated debut album was to have been released in 1999 by the now-defunct Paradigm Records. Two years later, film/TV producer Gill Holland became so enamored of Mark’s music (not realizing until a live show at the Mercury Lounge that Mark Geary was NOT a famous Dublin resident, but in fact, Gill’s local bartender) that he put Mark in the studio and recorded a debut record. When released in late 2002, Mark’s song “Volunteer” hit the top ten on Radio FM in Ireland, and in January 2003 Radio FM named him the Witnness Rising Artist of the Week. Mark then performed at the Sundance Film Festival, where his music video had its world premier. In February 2003, coinciding with the Irish release of the record, National Irish Television aired a one hour special on Mark, featuring seven songs performed solo, and the Irish Sunday Times Magazine ran a feature story on Mark. Mark played SXSW and then MTV Spring Break – Barbados in March.

Press Reviews Citysearch says Mark is "part unself-righteous Elliot Smith, part multi-faceted Van Morrison" and that he "touches the heart the way David Gray wishes he could." Time Out Magazine calls him "an engaging singer/songwriter…(who) writes delicate songs about love and defiance…(and) recalls performers such as Richard Thompson and John Lennon." The Irish Voice hails his remarkable stage presence and calls him "a stand-out…popular among the downtown crowds." Irish Sunday Times gives the record "Four Stars." The Orlando Weekly says "the buzz is building…prepare to be turned on." The Nashville Scene says the record is "loaded with little epiphanies," and the Nashville City Paper calls him "titillating…his moody and majestic melodies and lyrics land him somewhere between David Gray and Elliott Smith." The Lexington Herald-Leader calls him "a major name to watch."

Location Dublin, Ireland - Ireland

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