Union Stage Presents
Nov 08

Joshua Burnside

Joshua Burnside,

Jammin Java All Ages
Doors 6:30PM | Show 8PM

About the event

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.

His third album, Teeth Of Time, sits comfortably and confrontationally between the alt-folk realms, while retaining the indie and traditional folk elements of Josh’s signature songwriting. A record that is at times jagged and dark, and soothing and bright
at others, Teeth Of Time takes places in the deepest recess’s of Joshua’s imagination and memories, and pull constant influence
from political secterianisim, enviormental destruction and his experiences as a first time father.

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, Lankum and Richard Dawson.

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.

This show is at Jammin Java

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227 Maple Ave East
Vienna, VA 22180
(703) 255-1566