David Geraghty (born 30 September 1975) is an Irish multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter. He is a founding member of
Bell X1
The Bell X-1 (Bell Model 44) is a rocket engine–powered aircraft, designated originally as the XS-1, and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics– U.S. Army Air Forces–U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Be ...
, and since 2014 has been performing under the moniker Join Me in the Pines.
In 1994 he joined the group
Juniper
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along with Paul Noonan,
Damien Rice
Damien George Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He began his career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, who were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success i ...
, Dominic Phillips and Brian Crosby. Damien Rice left Juniper in 1998 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members reformed as Bell X1, named after the
Bell X-1
The Bell X-1 (Bell Model 44) is a rocket engine–powered aircraft, designated originally as the XS-1, and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics– U.S. Army Air Forces–U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Be ...
.
Geraghty released his debut solo album ''
Kill Your Darlings'' on 7 September 2007, while still a member of Bell X1. His debut earned him a nomination for the Choice Music Prize
and two Meteor award nominations (Best Album and Best Male).
His second solo album ''
The Victory Dance
''The Victory Dance'' is the second studio album by Irish singer-songwriter David Geraghty (also a member of Bell X1). The album was released in Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the ...
'' was released in 2009, coinciding with a nationwide tour which began with a live performance at
Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic is an annual arts-and-music festival which has been staged since 2004 at Stradbally Hall in Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland. It is organised by Pod Concerts and Festival Republic, who purchased the majority shareholding in ...
in
Stradbally
Stradbally () is a town in County Laois, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, located in the midlands of Ireland along the N80 road, a National Secondary Route, about from Portlaoise. It is a townland, a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish an ...
,
Co. Laois. As "Join Me in the Pines", Geraghty released the albums ''INHERIT'' in 2014 and ''MONOMANIA'' in 2019.
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Ireland
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Bell X1 website
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1975 births
Living people
Bell X1 (band) members
Irish guitarists
Irish male guitarists
Irish male singers
Irish pianists
Musicians from County Kildare
People from Leixlip
Male pianists