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Jerry Fish
For the first time in his career, leading man of  The Mudbug Club, Jerry Fish,   joins forces with his good friend, renowned jazz pianist Justin Carroll to present an unforgettable evening of song. So good it should not be missed.
 Jerry Fish’s swaggering vocal has been described as Tom Waits in a good mood, or Leonard Cohen doing Dean Martin. Yes, the smiles come aplenty and witty lyrics are definitely Mr. Fish’s currency of choice, but Jerry’s songs have been so well crafted that they deserve more than a casual, amused listen.
Jerry Fish is the alter ego of Singer Gerard Whelan who through the 1990’s was the main creative force behind the band An Emotional Fish.
Jerry Fish sups from a well that is sunk way beneath the topsoil of pop. Once he left the constraints of the four piece rock format, he found a whole universe of music suddenly become a tangible and touchable prospect: New Orleans Jazz, Noir Soundtracks, all manner of Odd Mondo Scenes and Broken Mambo Jive.
His latest album ‘The Beautiful Untrue’ is ‘one of those records that raises the cool in the room without breaking a sweat.’ ‘Jim Jarmusch would pawn his brothel creepers for the rights.’
Jerry Fish lists his influences as “Beat poetry, dog, bone and sailor stories, Tom Waits, Dean Martin, Dr John, Jacques Brel, Ray Charles, One Mint Julep, Mingus, Ellington”, and his sound as “Indie Lounge Lizard Schmooze, Mariachi Swampadelica”. He ticks all those eclectic boxes.