Jinx Lennon set to bring his latest show to Dundalk's Spirit Store on Friday

Punk folk singer Jinx Lennon recently uplifted the weekenders at this years Electric Picnic and at the all day Sunday fundraiser in Toales to raise funds for  the North Louth Hospice.

And now  he brings his latest show ''You have to make your own mind up don't be a sheep'' to the Spirit Store on Friday October 27th.

This year saw the release of celtic style guitar LP ''Walk Lightly When The Jug is Full'' a departure from the garage rock and sampled beats of previous works like ''Border Schizo fffolk songs for the fuc**d''.

Now the new show moves towards more testifying and uplifting themes like a border James Brown here to inspire the audience in the strange mad world we live in, Jinx said.

Jinx told how he sings about  the struggle to retain sanity and integrity in  21st century Ireland and  brings enough humour and humility to keep things from  getting too oppressive switching  from  acoustic guitar,bass and bass drum,and beats during his set and has a tape machine dialogue going on between songs to keep the show (and the audience )on its tiptoes.

Jinx has been writing and recording music since 1980.

He was a member of  a number of local bands  including Novena Babes, Silver Seeds, Zen Emeralds, Sneaky Pete and the Ostrich and has performed throughout Ireland, U.K. Europe and U.S. ,has supported The Fall and toured with John Cooper Clarke.

His life as an artist was documented by RTE 1 as part of the Arts/Lives series in ,2007.

Last year  he was featured as part of the TG4 documentary series Cumasc:Seisiuin Sa Black Gate with local act Mary Wallopers and he appeared on the Tommy Tiernan show.

Christy Moore is a fan of Jinx and has described his songs as having ''the best lyrics in Ireland''.

Jinx is now working on finishing the next record ,its working title ''Curl Up and Die and Get on with it'' 

Special guests at the Spirit Store gig on Friday October 27th include up and coming Dundalk singer TJ Murphy who is stepping up to the mark with his take on the local songsmith with works like "Redeemer Boy" and ''Cox's Desmesne''.

He has been steadily making a name for himself along George's Quay and beyond.

He will be playing songs from his upcoming album at the show in the Spirit Store.

Also playing on the night is Lorcan Lyons from Thurles in Tipperary.

A quiet self effacing singer in person  his songs evoke the grandeur  of John Martyn but transferred to the plains of Tipp accent wise .

He recently played Feile Beag Festival  in Thurles in August alongside Jinx .

He is best experienced live but his latest album ''Gadderings '' is a good place to start .

Tickets are €15 and are available from from www.spiritstore.ie or people can buy them at the Spirit Store  venue