Martyn Joseph
Martyn Joseph at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
About the show
Martyn Joseph is a unique and mind-blowing artist with a career that takes everything you think you know about singer songwriters and rip it up. With just a guitar, he creates a huge far-reaching sound that’s energetic, compelling, and passionate. And he’s known for his
After being signed to Sony Music in the early 90s, for whom he recorded 2 albums and achieved Top 40 chart success, Martyn became a trailblazer for independent musicians. He launched his own record label in 1999 and forged a successful career using the internet, ahead of many other artists.
He has the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics. With a career spanning over 40 years, 28 studio albums, over a half a million record sales, thousands of live performances and many other highlights, it’s a great time to see Martyn live.
Featuring - Martyn Joseph
Cardiff's acclaimed singer songwriter is an incomparable performer with an uncanny knack of fusing fearless, full-bodied 'songs with a message' with fragile love songs. Voted 'Best Male Artist' in the 2004 BBC Welsh Music Awards, he has one of the most powerful voices on the acoustic circuit, a string of Top 50 hits to his name (including Dolphins Make Me Cry). 'One of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today' - Tom Robinson, BBC 6