Josh Joplin (born Joshua David Blum on January 1, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, as well as music and film producer.

Josh attended Sandy Spring Friends School and learned from his headmaster in the seventh grade how to play guitar.

At the age of sixteen, Joplin successfully passed the GED and earned his Maryland high school diploma.

[citation needed] Inspired by William Least Heat-Moon's travelogue Blue Highways and Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory, Joplin picked up his guitar and left home in a 1976 Volkswagen camper van and spent two years on and off the road, before settling in Denver, Colorado.

[citation needed] Joplin's interest in folk music began in earnest after hearing Bob Dylan's The Times They Are a-Changin', and Phil Ochs' Gunfight at Carnegie Hall.

[citation needed] Having stayed a short time in New York City, Joplin heard Kevn Kinney on WFUV and bought his record, MacDougal Blues.

They released the albums Projector Head and Boxing Nostalgic as a trio, later adding Allen Broyles on piano and organ.

Deeds Davis was added on lead guitar and the band made a slight name change: Josh Joplin Group.

[23][24][25][26][27] Artemis Records re-released Useful Music in 2001 and scored the band's first and only number one hit at Triple A radio with "Camera One", which was produced by Jerry Harrison of The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads.

[citation needed] In 2004, Joplin was still living in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, across the street from his then-neighbor, Dan Zanes (the Del Fuegos).

[50] In 2008, Joplin formed a new band called Among the Oak & Ash[51] with Garrison Starr,[52] Bryan Owings,[53] and Brian Harrison.

[56] This album featured performances by Lucy Wainwright Roche, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Paleface, and Rachael Hester.

[59][60] In 2023, the band started releasing singles on streaming services and playing shows under the moniker Josh Joplin and Among the Oak & Ash.

[citation needed] NarrowMoat's most recent film, Boys Clap, Girls Dance, directed and animated by Dena Springer,[68] was released June 28, 2022.