Biography
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Members
- Brian Crosby
- Conor Deasy
- Damien Rice
- David Geraghty
- Gary Lightbody
The Cake Sale was a group of Irish and international musicians encompassing Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody, Lisa Hannigan, Damien Rice, Josh Ritter, Glen Hansard, Neil Hannon, members of Bell X1 and Nina Persson of The Cardigans who recorded a charity album of the same name in 2006. The artists were brought together by Brian Crosby, a member of Bell X1 at the time.
Released on Oxfam Records, all profits from the album sale go to support Oxfams Make Trade Fair campaign and their overseas programme work.
Songs on the album were written by Dave Geraghty, Emm Gryner, Paul Noonan, Glen Hansard, Ollie Cole, Damien Rice, The Thrills and Matt Lunson. Lead vocalists for the project include Lisa Hannigan, Nina Persson, Gary Lightbody, Gemma Hayes, Glen Hansard, Josh Ritter, Conor Deasy and Neil Hannon. A host of other luminaries fill the roles of musicians.
The album spent eighteen weeks in the Irish Albums Chart, peaking at #3.
The Cake Sale is released in Ireland on 3rd November 2006
To purchase the CD visit www.thecakesale.com.
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