Joshua Burnside at the Allen Valleys Folk Festival

We are thrilled to announce that the legendary Joshua Burnside will be headlining the Allen Valleys Folk Festival stage on the Friday night of our festival.

Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production methods.

Following an award-winning debut album and an acclaimed follow-up released during the height of the global pandemic, his music lives against the grain, in both style and spirit.

Raised in the north of Ireland between the lush drumlins and hills of Strangford Lough, and the narrow entries and alleyways of East Belfast, Joshua’s music has defined and defied the post-conflict society of his home.

His third album, Teeth Of Time, sits comfortably and confrontationally between the alt-folk realms of Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens while retaining the indie singer-songwriter and traditional folk elements of Josh's signature songwriting.

His new album, "It’s Not Going to be Okay", is released in March 2026 via Nettwerk.

We are beyond excited that Joshua will be coming to Allendale in September.