Joshua Burnside

Blending Irish folk, alternative electronica, world music and found sounds, Joshua Burnside creates distinctive, experimental music that moves between traditional songwriting and more unconventional sounds.

Raised in Northern Ireland, his songwriting explores themes of family, identity, trauma and renewal, drawing on the landscapes and communities of his home.

His latest album, It’s Not Going to be Okay, was released in March 2026, following the critically acclaimed Teeth of Time, which received multiple award nominations, including BBC 6 Music’s Albums of the Year.

With support from AK Patterson

A London-based alternative singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music is defined by emotional depth and an intimate approach to storytelling. Her music sits “on the cusp between rock and folk”, with distinctive open guitar tunings that move with her powerful, unmistakable voice. Raised playing fiddle in the Irish cultural preservation movement Comhaltas, Patterson later led choirs in South London’s men’s prisons, experiences that helped shape her fascination with outsiders and the stories we rarely hear.