Joshua Burnell
Joshua sparked the interest of the folk world with his ambitious Seasons Project which saw him release one of his folk-rock arrangements of a traditional song or tune every week for a year. Fourteen favourites formed Joshua’s release, Songs From The Seasons, released on the 4th May 2018. RnR Magazine gave the album a solid 5/5 rating and commented, “this isn’t about academic research, it’s about playing the music, which is what Joshua does exceptionally well."
On 15th February, Joshua followed Songs From The Seasons with another folk-rock offering – The Road To Horn Fair. The album has been played numerous times on both The Folk Show on BBC Radio 2, and on the Tom Robinson Show on BBC Radio 6, in addition to widespread region radio play and glowing reviews (5/5 Northern Sky Mag).
As a live act, Joshua tours as part of his 6-piece band who have gone down a storm at festivals, including Folkeast, Music On The Marr, Musicport & Beardy Folk Festival. In 2019, the band are setting off on their first headline tour including dates in London (Cecil Sharp House), Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Bath, Cardiff & Hull. Later in the year, the band will be heading to Europe for a two-week tour (dates to be announced). ?
Linda Moylan
Linda draws on many inspirations, citing numerous artists as influences, including Leonard Cohen, Edith Piaf, Nina Simone, early folk pioneers , Portishead, Hank Williams, Ennio Morricone and the poets and authors of yester year .
Linda produces music that is an extraordinary mix of influences and genres, blending folk (revisited from a current London / Irish cultural perspective), pop rock, Celtic melody and American blues. Her music is timeless, filtering new compositions through the prism of her musical heritage to produce an overall modern day eclectic feel.
Linda began her friendship with Julie felix when they both performed at the same folk festival. Julie’s passion for the people and woman centred Lyrics were an inspiration to Linda and became a connecting bond between both woman . Linda has performed with Julie on a few occasions most notably at Julie’s 80th Birthday celebrations in London’s Charring Cross theatre, where Julie was joined by some of the music industries great talents .
Julie recently joined Linda on Talking Elephant Records for her latest Album release , this makes way for s prefect collaborative opportunity a release date is scheduled for international woman’s day 2020.
