Grand job...

Mark Geary, late of a handful of Glen Hansard supports, brings his debut album, 33 1/3 Grand Street, round the country on his own headline tour

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 23 Jan 2003

Fresh from a successful series of Glen Hansard supports, Mark Geary pays solo visits to Auntie Annie's, Belfast (February 26); Whelan's, Dublin (27); The Stables, Mullingar (28); Spirit Store, Dundalk (March 1); McGarrigle's, Sligo (2); Roisin Dubh, Galway (3); Scholar's, Limerick (4); The Lobby, Cork (5 & 6); and The Blackbird, Ballycotton (7).

The jaunt – which features support throughout from Brendan O'Shea – coincides with the release through Independent of Geary's 33 1/3 Grand Street album.

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