Joshua Burnside (born 11 July 1989) is a Northern Irish folk singer-songwriter based in Belfast.
His debut album Ephrata was written in Colombia and incorporates Cumbian rhythms,[1][2] as well as Colombian-inspired lyrical themes referencing the likes of Jaime Garzón.
[3] Culture Northern Ireland have compared Burnside's musical style to that of Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, and Tom Waits, all of whom he has noted as personal inspirations.
Burnside's music has been featured on BBC 6 Music Recommends[5][6] and received spot plays and praise from presenters Lauren Laverne, Guy Garvey, Steve Lamacq, and Tom Ravenscroft, as well as from BBC Radio 1 presenters Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart.
Ahead of his first-ever appearances in America at South By Southwest in March 2018, "Holllllogram" attracted the attention of NPR.