David Geraghty
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = David Geraghty
| image = David_Geraghty_Image.jpg
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| caption = Geraghty performing in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 2009.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|30 September 1975}}
| birth_place = Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland
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| genre = Alternative rock
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, composer
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, drum, banjo, harmonica, piano
| label = *BellyUp Records
- Decal Records
| associated_acts = *Join Me in the Pines
| website = *{{URL|davidgeraghtymusic.com}}
- {{URL|joinmeinthepines.com}}
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David Geraghty (born 30 September 1975) is an Irish multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter. He is a founding member of Bell X1, and since 2014 has been performing under the moniker Join Me in the Pines.
In 1994 he joined the group Juniper along with Paul Noonan, Damien Rice, 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/artists/199865.html |title=Bell X1 |date=2009-01-09 |accessdate=2009-02-04 |publisher=Live Daily |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723190348/http://www.livedaily.com/artists/199865.html |archivedate=23 July 2008 }}
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{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0110/choicemusicprize.html|title=Choice Music Prize shortlist announced|date=2007-01-10|accessdate=2008-01-10|publisher=RTÉ|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208143159/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2008/0110/412281-choicemusicprize/|archivedate=February 8, 2018}} and two Meteor award nominations (Best Album and Best Male).{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
His second solo album The Victory Dance was released in 2009, coinciding with a nationwide tour which began with a live performance at Electric Picnic in Stradbally, County Laois. As "Join Me in the Pines", Geraghty released the albums INHERIT in 2014 and MONOMANIA in 2019.
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124113/http://www.entertainmentarchitects.ie/TheMusic/David_Geraghty David Geraghty] PR in Ireland
- [http://bellx1.com/ Bell X1 website]
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Category:Bell X1 (band) members
Category:Irish male guitarists
Category:Musicians from County Kildare
Category:20th-century Irish pianists
Category:21st-century Irish pianists
Category:21st-century Irish male singers
Category:20th-century Irish male singers