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. Following an award-winning debut album and an acclaimed  follow-up released during the height of the global pandemic, his  music lives against the grain, in both style and spirit. Raised in  the north of Ireland between the lush drumlins and hills of  Strangford Lough, and the narrow entries and alleyways of East Belfast, Joshua’s music has defined and defied the post-conflict  society of his home.

Taking in the economics of existence, family, trauma and renewal,  while set against a backdrop of tense electronica and lush Irish  folk and traditional songwriting, Joshua has entrenched himself  within the fabric of the modern folk canon, alongside the likes of  Bon Iver, Ben Howard and Sufjan Stevens.

While his award-winning 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 critically acclaimed second Into The Depths  Of Hell, took a far darker approach. Melding swirls of clanging metallic found sounds, alt-rock, and Irish songwriting traditions  were supported by UK and US national radio and international  tastemakers NPR, Guitar Magazine, CLASH, The Guardian, The Times and more.

His third album, Teeth Of Time, sits comfortably and  confrontationally between the alt-folk realms of Bon Iver and  Sufjan Stevens while retaining the indie singer-songwriter and traditional folk elements of Josh's signature songwriting

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