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David "Dave" Geraghty (born September 30 1975, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, Ireland) is a Choice Music Prize-nominated[1] singer-songwriter. He is a member of Irish band Bell X1 (piano, guitar, banjo, harmonica) and also a solo artist.
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- Geraghty started off in a number of bands and gradually taught himself how to play a number of instruments (i.e. banjo, harmonica, piano).
- He later became a member of the group Juniper along with Paul Noonan and Damien Rice. After growing tensions within the group the group temporarily disbanded and after a short break the remaining members reformed themselves as Bell X1, named after the Bell X-1 (note the hyphen), the first plane to break the sound barrier.[2] Drummer Paul Noonan became the band's new frontman.
- Geraghty along with other members of the band had major success in their native Ireland and in other European countries. Since 2007 the band have become somewhat popular in North America.
[edit] Music career
- Still a member of Bell X-1, Geraghty released his solo debut album Kill Your Darlings on 7 September 2007 in the Ireland.In November 2007 he headlined the 2fm 2moro 2our. On 10 January 2008, his debut album earned him a nomination for the Choice Music Prize. In March 2008 he was involved in the Bell X1 tour bus fire outside the hotel where they were staying in Medford, Massachusetts. Himself and Paul Noonan were on board the vehicle at the time and raised the alarm after smelling smoke.[3] Fire fighters were called to the scene shortly after 03:30 and took ninety minutes to put out the blaze, which started in the bus’ ventilation/air-conditioning unit and caused an estimated $50,000 worth of damage.
- On July 17, 2009 it was confirmed that David Geraghty will release his second album 'The Victory Dance' in Ireland on August 28, 2009. The release of the album will coincide with a nationwide tour beginning with a live performance at Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co. Laois. The tour also consists of dates in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Louth and Dublin[6].
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