Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 12:56:57 -0700 
     From: Jeff Keibel (redshift@INTERLOG.COM) 
     Subject: The Glee Club


The Glee Club are the nucleus of two people:  vocalist/lyricist Joanne
Loughman and guitarist/violinist Hugh O'Carrol.  They've been
collectively known as The Glee Club for over two years; previous to this
they were members of an Irish band named The Swinging Swine.

As The Swinging Swine, Joanne and Hugh toured Ireland extensively and
subsequently built a strong live following.  Their music was somewhat
traditional and viewed by many as "a good time band".  This perception
came as some annoyance to Hugh and Joanne, whose affinity for My Bloody
Valentine and Cocteau Twins provided a sharp contrast to the other
member's Van Morrison fixation.

The disparity within the group led to The Swinging Swine's inevitavble
split but Hugh and Joanne continued writing music together, an
opportunity that never really presented itself before.  Under the new
moniker The Glee Club, they spent the next year working on material with
Kevin Boyle, a guitarist whose technical nature helped Hugh and Joanne
get to the demo stage.  One of these bedroom 4 track tapes made its way
to the Setanta label, and the band soon found themselves recording an
eponymous mini-LP, released in April 1993.

Shortly after the EP's release, The Glee Club were joined by drummer
Adrian Meehan and bassist Magnus Box, primarily for live purposes.
Joanne and Hugh then began to feel the tracks they'd recorded were far
from the definitive versions, so with the assistance of 4AD, The Glee
Club went into the studio a re-cut the mini-LP tracks with the help of
Dick Meany and then recorded four additional tracks with Hugh Jones.  The
result of these sessions is the eleven track album "Mine".

Released in the UK by Setanta (SET CD 12), the "Mine" album was licensed
for North America to 4AD and distributed by Warner Bros. (9 45496-2).  It
was released in February 1994.  Both UK and US versions feature the
incredible design work from v23's Chris Bigg.  A truly fine album!  Where
are The Glee Club now?

adapted in part
from the 4AD
press release
Jeff Keibel
Toronto, ON
CANADA