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Oct 16, 2026
MarkHOST
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MarkHOST
On this week's episode, we are joined by David Geraghty, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of Bell X1.
MarkHOST
Dave takes us back to his early musical influences, his years with Juniper, and the journey that followed with Bell X1.
MarkHOST
He reflects on the band's evolution, their success, and the songs that have stayed with him along the way.
MarkHOST
We also explore his work as a solo artist, from Kill Your Darlings and Monomania, to his new album, Come What May Be.
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David GeraghtyGUEST
Too many young fellas.
DerekHOST
Still only young fellas, God's sake.
DerekHOST
Um, looking back over Bell X1's catalog, is there a particular album or song that you're most proud of?
Jim JimHOST
And then Lisa Hannigan's career started from that O, O? thing, and then the two, like, the, I think they had a-
CrossyHOST
And wasn't he in BellX1? Before there were like-
Jim JimHOST
There was, yeah
CrossyHOST
... were there Junipers, Folds
speaker_1UNKNOWN
When things go almost too well.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Look at the band BellX1.
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They're currently on their Good Bones Autumn and Winter tour.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
They're playing the Wexford Spiegeltent on October 17th.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
They are.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
They originated in the late 19th century as traveling dance halls in Europe, so they are notoriously intimate and atmospheric.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
But intimate venues mean limited capacity, and the demand for BellX1 has been so massive that the infrastructure couldn't hold it.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
They had to add a show.
David GeraghtyGUEST
I love the Theatre Royal.
David GeraghtyGUEST
Played there many times with Bell X1.
David GeraghtyGUEST
It's such a beautiful room to play.
David GeraghtyGUEST
So I haven't, I've never actually stepped out onto the stage in a solo capacity before.
John KeaneHOST
You know
David GeraghtyGUEST
what I mean? It's always been there.
David GeraghtyGUEST
Before there was Juniper, which became Bell X1, So before I met any of the guys and stuff, you know, I was always doing my own thing.
David GeraghtyGUEST
Actually, at one point, I represented Ireland in a youth Eurovision thing.
Danny O'ReillyGUEST
And even when we started, there was a bit of a, there was a bit of a template there.
Danny O'ReillyGUEST
Like, we could look at Snow Patrol, we could look at Republic of Loose or BellX1, or bands that were sort of influencing us, and we looked up to, and we could see, okay, yeah, if you release a song, you might get some radio play, and you could gig in this venue, and try and get on the festival circuit.
Danny O'ReillyGUEST
And, but yeah, things like playing in schools was a big one for us when we, when we started.
Danny O'ReillyGUEST
'Cause we wanted to gig all the time.