The Pale (band)

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The Pale
Origin	Dublin, Ireland
Genre(s)	Rock, Acoustic, Indie
Label(s)	1969 Records, A&M Records
Members
Matthew Devereux Shane Wearen Darren Flynn Cathy Byrne Aidan O'Grady

The Pale are an Irish band of varying genres including: eastern european, reggae, ska, bluegrass, world music, and pop. They were formed in Dublin in 1990 with Matthew Devereux on vocals, Shane Wearen on mandolin, Sean Molloy on Bass, and a drum machine. They released an award winning debut album on A&M records in 1992 called Here's One We Made Earlier. The debut album and live shows received critical praise internationally. The singles from that debut Dogs With No Tails, Butterfly, and Shut Up Venus did well in both Ireland and the UK.

The highest chart positions came in Turkey, Israel and France, and have given rise to successful cover versions of their songs released in Turkey. As the group have toured they have added and subtracted instruments and players to the line-up. The mainstay of the group has remained the sound conjured up by Matthew and Shane - one of ethnic fusion.

Over the years The Pale have recorded five live sessions for RTE Radio and a further two for BBC radio. They have been featured on a compilation called Ceol 06, which they re-recorded their single Butterfly in their native Irish for. In 2007, they appeared on the successor to Ceol 06 (titled Ceol 07) with an Irish language version of their song Elizabeth In Rags.

The Pale have recently started the recording of a brand new album. It is expected to be released in the late summer of 2008.

[edit] Members

As the group have toured they have added and subtracted instruments and players to the line-up. The mainstay of the group has remained to be the unique sound conjured up by Matthew and Shane.

The band's current lineup consists of:

Matthew Devereux - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Shane Wearen - Mandolin, Fiddle

Darren Flynn - Bass Guitar

Cathy Byrne - Piano

Aidan O'Grady - Drums