Martyn Joseph

Presented by: Full House

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0	TOPSHAM: Matthews Hall
P	Saturday 12th November, 2022
N	7:00pm

Event information

MARTYN JOSEPH
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.

November 2021 saw him release his most recent studio album entitled “1960”, with songs of both insightful observations of our times, along with poignant more personal reflections. The album was made Folk Album of The Month in Mojo and awarded 4 stars by Uncut, and is still enjoying an extended run in the UK Official Folk charts.

April 2019 saw him win a “Wales Folk Award” for “Here Come The Young”, the title track of his 2018 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, 33 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

Born Too Late https://youtu.be/7BdlqdLjk4M

Felt So Much https://youtu.be/ZrseWzErm_8

Here Come The Young https://youtu.be/OiTrpaPnMYE

Nye – Song for the NHS https://youtu.be/8IBmmXn1QwM

When We Get Through This https://youtu.be/NUfAtlhbpY8

I Searched for You https://youtu.be/tIVA5_k6rfo

Press Quotes

“genuine emotional clout…and must count as one of his best” MOJO “1960” 4*

“Full of treasured memories and universal themes of joy and sadness” Uncut “1960” 8/10 review

“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