Joshua Burnside

Joshua Burnside

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Born in Lisbane, Northern Ireland, on July 11, 1989, Joshua Burnside is a singer-songwriter, musician and performer whose music blends traditional folk, experimental elements and poetic reflections on identity and memory. He has established himself as one of the most distinctive voices on the contemporary folk music scene. Trained in music since childhood, he draws as much inspiration from Irish folk ballads as from Latin American influences, post-rock or lo-fi electronica. His style combines acoustic sounds (banjo, guitar, strings) with outdoor sound recordings, loops and grainy textures. His critically acclaimed debut album Ephrata (2017) won the NI Music Prize for Best Northern Irish Album. Joshua Burnside followed up with Into the Depths of Hell (2020), a darker, more intimate record, where social concerns, existential angst and historical obsessions are superimposed on complex sonic textures. This was followed in 2022 by the EP Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887) and in 2025 by the album Teeth of Time, which reached number 40 on the UK folk album chart. In 2026, its successor It's Not Going to Be Okay reached number 20 in the downloads chart.

Top tracks

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Whiskey Whiskey
Joshua Burnside
And You Evade Him/Born in the Blood
02:49
Composers: Joshua Burnside
09
Moon High
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:09
Composers: Joshua Burnside
01
You and Me
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:31
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Up and Down
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
03:23
Composers: Joshua Burnside
01
Teeth of Time/Mountain
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
05:58
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
With You
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
04:10
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
On Board
Alana Henderson
Museum
05:10
Writer: Alana Henderson / Composers: Alana Henderson
03
It's Not Going to be Okay
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:56
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07
Marching Round The Ladies
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
03:17
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05
Driving Alone in the City at Night (Demo)
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
03:24
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01
Black Dog Sin
Joshua Burnside
Black Dog Sin
03:22
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06
Something Else
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:00
Composers: Joshua Burnside
08
War on Everything
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
03:39
Composers: Joshua Burnside - Sarah Martin - Zarah Fleming - Connor Burnside - Dan Byrne McCullough - Calum Mason
02
The Good Life
Joshua Burnside
Marching Round The Ladies / The Good Life
03:57
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04
Whiskey Whiskey (Demo)
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
03:14
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09
Good For One Thing
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
03:22
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04
Nicer Part of Town
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
04:15
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01
If I Could Only Fly
Ciaran Lavery
If I Could Only Fly / True Love's Flame
04:29
Writer: Blaze Foley
05
Ghost of the Bloomfield Road
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
02:57
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Northern Winds (Live at the Elmwood Hall)
Joshua Burnside
Live at the Elmwood Hall
05:09
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05
The Last Armchair
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:58
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09
Napoleans Nose
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
01:39
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10
Nothing Completed
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
05:47
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02
Under the Concrete
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
03:26
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01
The Only Thing I Fear
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
03:30
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03
Desert Wine
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
02:59
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
26th Street
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:22
Composers: Joshua Burnside
01
I Saw the Night
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
03:54
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01
Blood Drive
Joshua Burnside
Blood Drive
03:54
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07
Will You Go or Must I
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
03:10
Composers: Joshua Burnside - Calum Mason - Dan Byrne-McCullagh - Sarah Martin - Connor Burnside - Zarah Fleming
08
Good Times are Comin'
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:45
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Little Blind
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
03:30
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Fightorfight
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
04:10
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Holllllogram
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA
03:38
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Climb the Tower
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
04:52
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Tunnels, Pt. 2
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:27
Composers: Joshua Burnside
08
In the Silence Of
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
03:00
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08
EPHRATA
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
04:09
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Driving Alone in the City at Night
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
06:08
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Nighttime Person
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:58
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Concubine
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
01:25
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09
The Unrequited Kind
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:44
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Half Homes
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
04:02
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06
Nothing for Ye (Demo)
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
03:40
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15
August 1973 (Acoustic)
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
01:47
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Marching Round The Ladies (Alt version)
Joshua Burnside
Marching Round The Ladies (Alt version)
03:11
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10
Nothing for Ye
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
04:39
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03
Never Was Never Were
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
04:43
Composers: Joshua Burnside - Dan Byrne-McCullagh - Sarah Martin - Connor Burnside - Calum Mason - Zarah Fleming
02
The Only Thing I Fear (uladh. Remix)
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
02:08
Composers: Joshua Burnside
10
The Good Word
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA
04:06
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14
Grapes
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
04:00
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Noa Mercier
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
04:55
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Holllllogram (Live at the Elmwood Hall)
Joshua Burnside
Live at the Elmwood Hall
04:12
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Where White Lilies Bloom
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
04:18
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Louis Mercier
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
03:57
Composers: Joshua Burnside
08
Higher Places
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
04:10
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Blood Drive (Rachael Boyd Remix)
Joshua Burnside
Blood Drive
04:42
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
04:34
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08
Platonia
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
03:09
Composers: Joshua Burnside
01
Woven
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
03:14
Composers: Joshua Burnside
17
The Unrequited Kind (Live)
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:25
Composers: Joshua Burnside
18
Blood Drive (Ryan Vail Remix)
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:31
Composers: Joshua Burnside
12
Blood Drive (Demo)
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:18
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11
Dinner
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
02:48
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Rana the Fortunate
Joshua Burnside
In the Half-light
03:20
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Northern Winds
Joshua Burnside
All Round the Light Said
04:53
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Far Away the Hills Are Green
Joshua Burnside
In the Half-light
04:00
Composers: Joshua Burnside
13
Half Homes (Acoustic)
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:24
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Drive in Another Time
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
03:47
Composers: Joshua Burnside
10
One More
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
03:20
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Rough Edges
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
03:54
Composers: Joshua Burnside
16
26th Street (Live)
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:16
Composers: Joshua Burnside
09
Mean Man
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
02:38
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Desert Wine (Acoustic)
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
03:08
Composers: Joshua Burnside

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  • Discography
Albums
It's Not Going to be Okay
â„— 2026 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
20-03-2026
It's Not Going to be Okay
01
You and Me
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:31
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
With You
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
04:10
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
It's Not Going to be Okay
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:56
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Nicer Part of Town
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
04:15
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
The Last Armchair
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:58
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Something Else
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:00
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Nighttime Person
Joshua Burnside
It's Not Going to be Okay
03:58
Composers: Joshua Burnside
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Teeth of Time
â„— 2025 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
28-02-2025
Teeth of Time
01
Teeth of Time/Mountain
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
05:58
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Up and Down
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
03:23
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
The Good Life
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
03:57
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Sycamore Queen
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
02:50
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Ghost of the Bloomfield Road
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
02:57
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Climb the Tower
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
04:52
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Marching Round The Ladies
Joshua Burnside
Teeth of Time
03:17
Composers: Joshua Burnside
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Higher Places
â„— 2021 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
07-05-2021
Higher Places
01
The Only Thing I Fear
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
03:30
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
The Only Thing I Fear (uladh. Remix)
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
02:08
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Never Was Never Were
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
04:43
Composers: Joshua Burnside - Dan Byrne-McCullagh - Sarah Martin - Connor Burnside - Calum Mason - Zarah Fleming
04
Whiskey Whiskey (Demo)
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
03:14
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Driving Alone in the City at Night (Demo)
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
03:24
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Nothing for Ye (Demo)
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
03:40
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Don't Come Again
Joshua Burnside
Higher Places
02:22
Composers: Joshua Burnside
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
Into the Depths of Hell
â„— 2020 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
04-09-2020
Into the Depths of Hell
01
I Saw the Night
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
03:54
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Under the Concrete
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
03:26
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
And You Evade Him/Born in the Blood
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
04:56
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Whiskey Whiskey
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
02:49
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Driving Alone in the City at Night
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
06:08
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Noa Mercier
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
04:55
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Will You Go or Must I
Joshua Burnside
Into the Depths of Hell
03:10
Composers: Joshua Burnside - Calum Mason - Dan Byrne-McCullagh - Sarah Martin - Connor Burnside - Zarah Fleming
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Live at the Elmwood Hall
â„— 2019 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
24-05-2019
Live at the Elmwood Hall
01
The Good Word (Live at the Elmwood Hall)
Joshua Burnside
Live at the Elmwood Hall
04:15
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Northern Winds (Live at the Elmwood Hall)
Joshua Burnside
Live at the Elmwood Hall
05:09
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Holllllogram (Live at the Elmwood Hall)
Joshua Burnside
Live at the Elmwood Hall
04:12
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Grapes (Live at the Elmwood Hall)
Joshua Burnside
Live at the Elmwood Hall
04:59
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Blood Drive (Live at the Elmwood Hall)
Joshua Burnside
Live at the Elmwood Hall
03:44
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
The Unrequited Kind (Live at the Elmwood Hall)
Joshua Burnside
Live at the Elmwood Hall
03:42
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
26th Street (Live at the Elmwood Hall)
Joshua Burnside
Live at the Elmwood Hall
03:59
Composers: Joshua Burnside
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
â„— 2019 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
11-01-2019
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
01
Little Blind
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
03:30
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Black Dog Sin
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
03:21
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Desert Wine
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
02:59
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
August 1973
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
01:45
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Half Homes
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
04:02
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Desert Wine (Acoustic)
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
03:08
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Drive in Another Time
Joshua Burnside
Wear Bluebells in Your Hat If You're Goin' That Way
03:47
Composers: Joshua Burnside
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
EPHRATA
â„— 2017 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
05-05-2017
EPHRATA
01
Blood Drive
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA
03:54
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Tunnels, Pt. 2
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA
03:28
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Concubine
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA
01:25
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Holllllogram
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA
03:38
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
26th Street
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA
03:22
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Tunnels, Pt. 1
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA
02:51
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Fightorfight
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA
04:10
Composers: Joshua Burnside
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
â„— 2017 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
05-05-2017
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
01
Blood Drive
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:54
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Tunnels, Pt. 2
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:27
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Concubine
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
01:25
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Holllllogram
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:38
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
26th Street
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
03:22
Composers: Joshua Burnside
06
Tunnels, Pt. 1
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
02:51
Composers: Joshua Burnside
07
Fightorfight
Joshua Burnside
EPHRATA (Deluxe Edition)
04:10
Composers: Joshua Burnside
Access the complete album info (19 songs)
EPs
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
â„— 2022 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
18-11-2022
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
01
Woven
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
03:14
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
04:34
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Louis Mercier
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
03:57
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Rough Edges
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
03:54
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Where White Lilies Bloom
Joshua Burnside
Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)
04:18
Composers: Joshua Burnside
In the Half-light
â„— 2021 Joshua Burnside and Laura Quirke under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
16-07-2021
In the Half-light
01
Taking the Wheel
Joshua Burnside
In the Half-light
05:31
Composers: Laura Quirke
02
Far Away the Hills Are Green
Joshua Burnside
In the Half-light
04:00
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Rana the Fortunate
Joshua Burnside
In the Half-light
03:20
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
In the Half-light
Joshua Burnside
In the Half-light
04:52
Composers: Laura Quirke
Noa Mercier
â„— 2021 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
19-02-2021
Noa Mercier
01
Noa Mercier
Joshua Burnside
Noa Mercier
04:55
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Noa Mercier (1000 Beasts Remix)
Joshua Burnside
Noa Mercier
03:46
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
The Only Thing I Fear (uladh. Remix)
Joshua Burnside
Noa Mercier
02:08
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Under the Concrete (SORBET Remix)
Joshua Burnside
Noa Mercier
03:07
Composers: Joshua Burnside
War on Everything
â„— 2020 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
07-08-2020
War on Everything
01
War on Everything
Joshua Burnside
War on Everything
03:39
Composers: Joshua Burnside - Sarah Martin - Zarah Fleming - Connor Burnside - Dan Byrne McCullough - Calum Mason
02
And You Evade Him/Born in the Blood
Joshua Burnside
War on Everything
04:56
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
The Only Thing I Fear
Joshua Burnside
War on Everything
03:30
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Whiskey Whiskey
Joshua Burnside
War on Everything
02:49
Composers: Joshua Burnside
All Round the Light Said
â„— 2018 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
29-06-2018
All Round the Light Said
01
A Man of High Renown
Joshua Burnside
All Round the Light Said
03:49
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Rearranged
Joshua Burnside
All Round the Light Said
02:47
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Northern Winds
Joshua Burnside
All Round the Light Said
04:53
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Paul
Joshua Burnside
All Round the Light Said
03:50
Composers: Joshua Burnside
Blood Drive
â„— 2017 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
24-03-2017
Blood Drive
01
Blood Drive
Joshua Burnside
Blood Drive
03:54
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Blood Drive (Radio Edit)
Joshua Burnside
Blood Drive
03:15
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Blood Drive (Ryan Vail Remix)
Joshua Burnside
Blood Drive
03:31
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
Blood Drive (Rachael Boyd Remix)
Joshua Burnside
Blood Drive
04:42
Composers: Joshua Burnside
If You're Goin' That Way
â„— 2013 Joshua Burnside under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
19-06-2013
If You're Goin' That Way
01
Desert Wine
Joshua Burnside
If You're Goin' That Way
02:59
Composers: Joshua Burnside
02
Black Dog Sin
Joshua Burnside
If You're Goin' That Way
03:21
Composers: Joshua Burnside
03
Little Blind
Joshua Burnside
If You're Goin' That Way
03:30
Composers: Joshua Burnside
04
August 1973
Joshua Burnside
If You're Goin' That Way
01:45
Composers: Joshua Burnside
05
Half Homes
Joshua Burnside
If You're Goin' That Way
04:02
Composers: Joshua Burnside