Mark Geary

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Cover from Ghosts

Mark Geary, born in Dublin, Ireland in 1973 to a large family with seven siblings. In 1992, Geary emigrated to New York at the age of 19. He gradually established himself as a respected and popular singer-songwriter in that area, playing frequently in venues such as Sin É. In 1999, Geary released his eponymous debut album on Paradigm Records.

Geary has since released two other albums: 33 1/3 Grand Street in 2003 on sonaBLAST! Records and Ghosts in 2004 on Signature Sounds. Ghosts has turned gold and received critical acclaim in Ireland and the USA [1]. In April 2008, new album "Opium" is coming out.

Colm Quearney, Dave Odlum, Karl Odlum, Glen Hansard and Brendan O'Shea have all played with Mark Geary both live and on record.

Mark Geary's music was featured in the 2004 movie The Breakup Artist starring Paula Devicq and Joseph Lyle Taylor. The movie was produced by Regis Philbin. Mark scored Tim Kirkman's Loggerheads.