Juniper were a rock band from County Kildare, Ireland, most widely-known today as a precursor to Damien Rice and Bell X1. The band released two EPs, The J-Plane (1994) and Manna (1996) and appeared on a compilation album, Natural Born Elvis (1998).
The band was founded by Damien Rice, Paul Noonan, Dominic Philips and Brian Crosby in 1991 whilst they were attending Salesian College secondary school in Celbridge as students. In 1994 the band record...
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Juniper were a rock band from County Kildare, Ireland, most widely-known today as a precursor to Damien Rice and Bell X1. The band released two EPs, The J-Plane (1994) and Manna (1996) and appeared on a compilation album, Natural Born Elvis (1998).
The band was founded by Damien Rice, Paul Noonan, Dominic Philips and Brian Crosby in 1991 whilst they were attending Salesian College secondary school in Celbridge as students. In 1994 the band recorded and independently released an EP entitled The J-Plane and began performing in local bars, including The Kildrought Lounge in Celbridge. Guitarist Dave Geraghty joined the band shortly after they left secondary school and contributed to the recording of the band's second EP, Manna, which was released in 1996.
Their first television appearance was on Irish talent show Go For It where they performed a song called "Pillars of Society".
Juniper had by this time gained a significant following and the band signed a six-album deal with Polygram in...
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