Joshua Burnside

Joshua Burnside (born 11 July 1989) is a Northern Irish folk singer-songwriter based in Belfast. His music incorporates elements of Irish folk, rock, Americana, world music and electronica. His debut album Ephrata was written in Colombia and incorporates Cumbian rhythms, as well as Colombian-inspired lyrical themes referencing the likes of Jaime Garz&ampoacuten. Ephrata was awarded the Northern Ireland Music Prize Best Album award in 2017.

Artist Profile: Joshua Burnside

In September 2018, Burnside's single "A Man of High Renown" from the EP All Round the Light Said was shortlisted for the Northern Ireland Music Prize Best Single. He has performed at a number of international festivals including The Great Escape Festival, Other Voices, Reeperbahn Festival, and South by Southwest. Ahead of his first-ever appearances in America at South By Southwest in March 2018, &ampampldquoHolllllogram&ampamprdquo attracted the attention of NPR.