Join Me In The Pines announce Stendhal Festival and Body & Soul performance at Electric Picnic
Announce performances at
Stendhal Festival, Limavady on Saturday 9 August
And Body & Soul Stage @ Electric Picnic, 2014
Debut album will be released on 10th October in Triskel Christchurch, Cork
Join Me In The Pines released their debut single ‘Joy Is A Lion’ earlier this year to two sell out shows in Dublin’s Unitarian Church and Coughlans in Cork. Following on from this success JMITP have announced more tour dates for this year. The next few months sees the band performing up and down the country with Triskel being the only other Cork City show for this year so make sure you jump on those tickets fast not to miss out! JMITP are also happy to announce a set at this year’s Body & Soul stage at Electric Picnic.
The man behind the moniker is Bell X1’s David Geraghty who is putting finishing touches to the album which is due for release on the 10th October. Geraghty released his debut solo album ‘Kill Your Darlings’ in 2007, to critical and fan acclaim. The album was also nominated for a Choice Music Prize that year. 2009 saw David return with his second solo offering ‘The Victory Dance’. Both of these albums were written and recorded between stints in the hectic Bell X1 touring schedule.
Similarly, Dave’s new project, ‘Join Me in the Pines’ was written and recorded over a year and half while on and off the road. JMITP is a return to the somewhat isolated creative process under which his debut album was made. This time around the process benefits from a newly built home studio, (which was tried and tested on the demos for Bell X1’s “Chop Chop” album). “Finally there’s a place, other than their flight cases, where all these instruments can reside. Every musician’s dream is to have their own home studio. However, this dream is of the double-edged sword variety. Being a workaholic, it’s sometimes difficult to switch off knowing that the studio is attached to your living room.”
Once again Geraghty displays his musical skills on the new album by playing almost all of the instruments, although it was enhanced by some great talents from the trad, folk and classical worlds. Clare Finglass, who appeared on Dave’s first two albums, again lends her voice to make one half of the backing vocal duo. The other half being Dave’s Mammy. “Because apart from being amazing, she works for free”. The album is being mixed by Phil Hayes, who has also recorded and mixed some of Bell X’s albums (Flock, Tour de Flock, Blue Lights on the Runway, Field Recordings).
It is a busy year for Mr. Geraghty as he is also writing the film score for “You’re Ugly Too” starring Aidan Gillen. The film is set to appear at film festivals around the world from September with a release date due for next year.
Catch Join Me In The Pines at the below dates!
Live dates:
Saturday 9 August Stendhal festival, Limavady, NI
Friday 15 August No Alibis (Bookstore), Belfast
30/31 August Body & Soul Stage at Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Co.Laois
Friday 10 October Triskel Christchurch, Cork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfSlutlwd0E – Joy Is A Lion
http://youtu.be/jybRjdztRJI – Golden Guilt