Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind
blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters….and
rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge
far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and
passionate.
Be it to two hundred people or twenty thousand, he blows the crowd away night
after night.
April 2019 saw him win a “Wales Folk Award” for “Here
Come The Young”, the title track of his most recent album, of which Uncut
magazine said “He’s never sounded more potent than he does here”
In 2018 he was honoured with a ”Spirit of Folk” Award
by Folk Alliance International in Kansas USA and he also received Fatea
magazine’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” here in the UK.
He is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the
soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has a career spanning 30
years, 32 albums, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live
performances.
Compared to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn
and Dave Matthews, he has created his own style and reputation as a mesmerizing
live performer and stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving
what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives.
A unique talent driven by passion, social
awareness and love for his trade, he's a jaw dropping guitar player who has
developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show stopping
voice, and has been called “The Welsh Springsteen”
Concerned with making music that is relevant and
vital to his audience, he engages with challenging narratives tackling the
complexity of the human condition, underpinned with a promise of hope. In
his own words “Really what I do is to try and write songs that might step up
and make some sense of a moment in time. A good song makes you feel like
you’re not alone in the world.”
He
is hailed as a raconteur weaving tales on topical concerns, as well as stories
on the fragility of love, with a magical ability to reach out to his listeners
through his passion and humour. Stunning reviews single him out as an
unmissable solo performer whose music stays with you long after the show has
ended.
Website: www.martynjoseph.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/martynjosephwales
Twitter: www.twitter.com/martyn_joseph
Instagram: @martynjosephmusic
Youtube links
Here
Come The Young https://youtu.be/OiTrpaPnMYE
Nye - Song for the NHS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IBmmXn1QwM
When
We Get Through This https://youtu.be/NUfAtlhbpY8
I search for you….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIVA5_k6rfo
Press
Quotes
“Stunning, heartfelt music”
Bob
Harris BBC Radio 2,
“He’s never sounded more potent than he does here”
Uncut
"Intelligent and enlightened songs are both energising and
provocative…from subtle tenderness to growly indignation. A Welsh national
treasure” MOJO
“One of acoustic music’s most original voices, and most forward
looking of his generation of singer/songwriters”
Q Magazine
