Welcome Jimi Cullen the Junkyard Poet!
On Sunday myself, Stace and Cillser the Sound Guy had the extreme pleasure of being the audience for Wexford's Finest, Jimi Cullen.
For me, Jimi fills the gap between entertainment and music. You don't have to shoe-gaze or read a history of feeling bad to enjoy his songs...they are simple and entertaining. He explains there's enough sad and depressing songs; sometimes you just need a bit of humour. He played us Realistic Love Song, which was exactly that. All the bullshit surrounding lovesongs was scarpered in return for a very sincere take on the whole messy business. Me and Cillser the Sound Guy were laughing our arses off.
This is not to say Cullen misses the spot emotionally. In his vast repertoire reside some fairly serious subjects. It's all to do with attitude.
This multi talented fella totes his guitar around and also comes complete with harmonica. His voice sounds like whiskey and chocolate. Love it.
You can check out Cullen play in a freaking plethora of places, including Amsterdam, Vienna, and em, The Bridge Tavern in Wicklow Town (Go OOOOONNNNN WICKLA), just look on his Myspace:
Do it.
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