Joshua Burnside
“Joshua Burnside is the best songwriter in Ireland right now, and probably beyond” – Phil Taggart, Sirius XM
“He creates a world and lets us live in it for a while… He’s like going to the theatre” – Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production methods. Whilst his first album Ephrata took in lush landscapes, technological horrors, night terrors and wistful columbian vistas (set against a bed of Irish folk, cumbia rhythms, and electronica), his second Into The Depths Of Hell, took a far darker approach. Melding swirls of clanging metallic found sounds, alt-rock and Irish songwriting traditions, its was supported by UK and US national radio and international tastemakers NPR, Guitar Magazine, CLASH, The Guardian, The Times and more. His forthcoming third album, The Teeth Of Time, sits comfortably and confrontationally between the alt folk realms of Lankum and John Francis Flynn whilst retaining the indie singer-songwriter and traditional folk elements of Josh’s signature songwriting.
Recent live highlights including selling out his biggest headline show to date at Ulster Hall in his home Belfast, festivals including Cambridge Folk, Glastonbury and joining the legendary Transatlantic Sessions tour in 2024.