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JOHN MURRY
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Whelan’s Main Venue • Mon 2nd February 2026
John Murry was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1979 and adopted into a branch of a family distantly linked to William Faulkner, an odd biographical footnote for a songwriter whose work feels closer to Southern fiction than tidy Americana. Early years marked by undiagnosed autism, strict religion and evangelical “rehab” shaped the sensibility long before they became subject matter. After a formative period working with cult songwriter Bob Frank in Memphis, he moved to San Francisco and made The Graceless Age with Tim Mooney, earning widespread acclaim. Murry later settled in Ireland, making A Short History of Decay and The Stars Are God’s Bullet Holes. Now back in Mississippi and preparing a new album, he returns to Ireland in 2026 with his full band.
“A work of genius” ***** The Guardian
‘The Graceless Age …is a Classic… from a compelling honest, deeply emotional, singer-songwriter’ THE TIMES
‘An instant classic. The Graceless Age is a Masterpiece. Murry’s songs are unforgettable’ UNCUT 9/10.
‘Ink-black gothic country gospel. Formidable stuff’ MOJO 5 STARS
The follow-up, ‘A Short of History of Decay’, produced by Michael Timmins was recorded in the wake of Murry’s marriage failing and the sudden death of his mentor Tim Mooney, who passed away just before the release of Murry’s debut album.
“..delivers in gloriously dysfunctional bucketloads” **** Mojo
‘The Stars Are God’s Bullet Holes’, produced by John Parish, came six years after Murry left the US for Ireland. It’s starlit and wondrous, like being wrapped in the softest black velvet. It’s an album of startling imagery and insinuating melodies, of cold moonlight and searing heat. It’s a record that penetrates to the very heart of you, searing with its burning honesty, its unsparing intimacy and its twisted beauty.
9/10 Uncut
One of the best collections of fuzzy indie rock and desert-dry Americana you’ll hear this year – The Irish Times
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TICKETS
€23.50 available online from Whelan’s – €1 per ticket service charge applies
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Silent Disco from 10:30pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best (€5 cover charge), plus Late Bar.