A
gig
held at The Jam Jar
on Thursday 8th May. The event starts at 19:30.
Jinx has been at the periphery of the underground Irish music scene for over 25 years and describes his music as outsider, punk, folk, electro, singing about his daily A to Z, work, his headwrecks, the local oddballs,The drama and the characters of Dundalk border existence and beyond. He has toured with the likes of The Fall,John Cooper Clarke and supported folk legend Christy Moore.
Except in the crucial sense that he understands class Lennon is not a protest singer.The rich horn in for a few lines, But mostly Lennon means to warn the local good guys about the bad guys waiting to f**k them up" - Bob Christgau, Rolling Stone / Village Voice
I think he's Ireland's Dylan Thomas
Enda Walsh Playwright "Disco Pigs""
MUCKNO is the Castle Blayney artist Jamie Bishop.
With a DIY approach to production, he draws from punk, hip-hop, outsider-folk, field-recordings and 'country and Irish' records.
His self-produced debut album MUCK FOR HAMCHILDREN was released in April 2024
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Since then, Jamie has collaborated with Irish experimental artists Jinx Lennon, Róis, Joshua Burnside as well as forming Shamrock Showband. Recent show have included opening for Junior Brother and Gurriers.
This MUCKNO performance will see Jamie perform new material from his upcoming psychedilc album BOLG, which will be released in Oct 2025.
Isaac.I.Ockenden is Scottish experimental ballad singer of sorts, weaving walls of drones, crackling Guitars, Bowed contraptions & howling vocals creating a looming landscape of Doom-balladery
Isaac has recently supported the like of John Francis Flynn, Willie Mason, Jim Ghedi, Alasdar Roberts, Sean fitzgerlad of The Deadlians and more.
Recently described as Somewhere between Ivor Cutler, Hamish Imlach & God speed you black emperor