Mark's beautiful and haunting new single Spectre is out now.
Irish singer-songwriter Mark Geary left Ireland with a one-way ticket to New York and a heart full of hope over twenty years ago. There, in Sin-e cafe, Mark honed his craft and sang alongside the best of them, including the late Jeff Buckley. Time Out NY said, “His delicate songs about love and defiance recall Richard Thompson and John Lennon.”
With six studio and two live albums, touring and live performances are still Mark's lifeblood. Interchanging between his beloved well-worn Martin and vintage Spanish guitars, Geary’s sound is stripped back. He treats his songs with trade-mark Geary honesty. His voice might be coated in Irish honey, but his lyrics cut to the core revealing a life laid bare of human frailty, failed relationships, tenderness, hurt, making amends, desire and parting.
Geary has featured on bills with musicians as diverse as Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders, Coldplay and The Frames amongst others. Plus extensive headlining tours in Europe, the US and more recently in Switzerland where he received critical acclaim.
Mark’s new single Spectre is haunting and beautiful. Written during a period of unbroken reflection during lockdown in Mark's cottage, set within a forest, in Co. Kildare. The lyrics come from a place of forgiveness and understanding.
Mark’s single The Forest is exquisite, its quietness is evocative. It set a new path for Geary’s sound. It builds to a crescendo reminiscent of overflowing verdant Summer Irish forests. His storytelling reflects lived experience. Talented musician Ruth O’Mahony [ROMY] plays keyboards and produced the track.
Mark says: “I woke up from a dream and there was a storm outside the window here in the Forest. One of those real cinematic storms, with trees bending and lightning. I kept looking out at it all night and the thought occurred to me that some nights there’s a tempest – whether it’s outside or in you. The day after, I wrote the song in one burst.
There’s more to come from this prolific and talented songsmith, Mark says this time in lockdown has been a catalyst for deep thinking, going to the guitar, picking up his pen and writing. Geary is looking forward to connecting with his audiences again, it fulfills him like no other.
