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Catchers was an Irish indie pop band formed in 1993 and led by singer-songwriter Dale Grundle. The band consisted of Dale Grundle (vocals/guitar), Alice Lemon (vocals/keyboards), Peter Kelly (drums), Ger FitzGerald (bass, until 1995), Craig Carpenter (bass, 1996 onwards) and Jonathan Lord (lead guitar, 1998). Grundle and Lemon had known each other since their teens in Portstewart, Northern Ireland. In 2006, seven years after the end of Catchers, Grundle formed The Sleeping Years.

Early demos were sent to various London based labels in 1994 and caught the attention of Setanta Records supremo, Keith Cullen. Their first release, a 7” called Cotton dress, was recorded at Dave Stewart’s London studio and became Melody Maker’s Single Of The Week. “Catchers are sublime, enchanting and some strange kind of wonderful” (Melody Maker). A great deal of press attention followed, especially in France where, on the strengths of the “[track]Cotton Dress[/track] ” single alone, the band was offered a prestigious Black Session on C’est Lenoir, a legendary Radio France programme.

[album] Mute[/album] , the band’s first album, was produced by Mike Hedges at his studio in Normandy, France. Mute was released at the end of September 1994 to critical acclaim on both sides of the English Channel, especially in France. “Truly wonderful“ (Melody Maker). “Deliriously great songs” (NME). ‘’A record of pastoral delights’’ (The Times). From then on, France would become a second home for the band. In 1994, Mute made both the journalists and the readers top ten albums of the year poll in the influential Les Inrockuptibles magazine.
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The Sleeping Years at The Green Man Festival 2011

13 Apr 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/catchers

Dale's solo project The Sleeping Years be playing at this year's The Green Man Festival. Headliners include Fleet Foxes, Iron and Wine, Explosions in …

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