▁Mark ▁Ge ary ▁is ▁an ▁Irish ▁singer - song writer ▁and ▁music ian ▁born ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland ▁into ▁a ▁large ▁family ▁with ▁ten ▁sib lings , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁is ▁actor ▁Karl ▁Ge ary . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁after ▁being ▁called ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁lot tery - won ▁green ▁card . ▁Living ▁in ▁New ▁York ' s ▁East ▁Village , ▁Ge ary ▁began ▁playing ▁the ▁local ▁circuit , ▁in ▁ven ues ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sin ▁É ▁alongside ▁Jeff ▁Buck ley , ▁and ▁other ▁artists . ▁Ge ary ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁popular ▁New ▁York ▁bar ▁The ▁Sc r atch er . ▁ ▁Career ▁When ▁Ge ary ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁jump ▁right ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁famous ▁Sin - é ▁bar , ▁however ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁experience ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁an ▁audience ▁was ▁int im id ating . ▁" It ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁amount ▁of ▁pressure ," ▁said ▁Ge ary . ▁" I ▁walked ▁in ▁and ▁saw ▁Jeff ▁Buck ley , ▁Kat ell ▁Ke in eg , ▁Sin é ad ▁O ' Con nor ." ▁ ▁Hum bled , ▁Ge ary ▁pack ed ▁up ▁his ▁guitar ▁and ▁began ▁seeking ▁out ▁gig s ▁at ▁less ▁ex alt ed ▁local ▁sp ots . ▁He ▁built ▁a ▁reputation ▁playing ▁at ▁Side walk ▁C afé ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁regular ▁slot ▁at ▁the ▁P ink ▁P ony . ▁Event ually , ▁Ge ary ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁Sin - é ,