This article is about the band The Glee Club. For the chain of comedy clubs, see The Glee Club (comedy club).
The Glee Club was an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 rock band active in the early 1990s.

The band formed when vocalist, lyricist

Lyricist

A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...

 Joanne Loughman and guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

, violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

ist Hugh O'Carroll left their former band, the Swinging Swine. Influenced by bands such as My Bloody Valentine and the Cocteau Twins

Cocteau Twins

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997, known for innovative instrumentation and atmospheric, non-lyrical vocals...

, Loughman and O'Carroll, with occasional help from guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 Kevin Boyle, recorded a demo, which would later be released as a self-titled EP by Setanta Records

Setanta Records

Setanta Records is a UK Independent record label. The label was at the forefront of the indie Irish music scene in the late eighties and nineties as itchampioned young Irish groups.-History:...

. The band split up after releasing their full-length debut, Mine, in 1994, which was licensed for distribution in the U.S. by the noted 4AD

4AD

4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...

label. http://music.yahoo.com/ar-250625-bio--The-Glee-Club

External links

• http://music.yahoo.com/ar-250625-bio--The-Glee-Club
• http://eyesore.no/html/interview/GleeClub.history.html