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Joshua Burnside in session

Acclaimed Belfast-based songwriter Joshua Burnside recorded live for the Blackstaff Sessions.

Joshua Burnside recorded live in session. Joshua Burnside is one of the most revered songwriters on this island. His voice has the lilt of a traditional fiddle; his lyrics, the subtle authority of a poet and his melodies, a gentle oscillation between melancholy and reassurance. Joshua’s previous album, last year’s “Teeth of Time”, has been nominated for numerous awards and was written in the context of becoming a father. His new album was written while he mourned the death of his best friend. It will be released on the 20th of March and it’s called “It’s Not Going To Be Okay”.

Joined by regular collaborators Zara Byrne-McCullough and Dan Byrne-McCullough, Joshua recorded a session as part of our Blackstaff Session series. He also chats to Stephen about the session, the new album and The X-Files. Also, on this week’s episode, Stephen plays a few songs for Valentine’s Day and reflects on World Radio Day 2026.

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Music Played

  • Frank Wilson

    Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

  • Beck

    The New Pollution

  • Wolf Alice

    Don’t Delete The Kisses

  • The Radio Dept.

    Domestic Scene

  • Avalon Emerson & the Charm

    Jupiter and Mars

  • The Cure

    Lovesong

  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Spitting off The Edge of the World

  • Dylan Bradley and the Heat

    Love Love Love

  • Lush

    For Love

  • Dead Goat

    Prisoners of the Dark

  • Cocteau Twins

    Bluebeard

  • Le Carousel

    Light The Flare

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Star Guitar

  • Kraftwerk

    Radioactivity

  • The Auteurs

    Lenny Valentino

  • Joshua Burnside

    Moon High

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

  • Stereolab

    Melodie Is A Wound

  • Lisa Hannigan, Paul Noonan and Gemma Hayes

    The Snowman (Live in the Guildhall)

  • Radiohead

    (nice dream)

  • Joshua Burnside

    Nicer Part of Town (Live at The Blackstaff Sessions)

  • Joshua Burnside

    Nighttime Person (Live at The Blackstaff Sessions)

  • St. Vincent

    Somebody Like Me

  • Lemonade Shoelace

    Forget to Remember

  • Phosphorescent

    Song For Zula

  • Elastica

    Connection

  • Dark Tropics

    Whispers

  • My Bloody Valentine

    Only Shallow

  • Hypnic Jerk

    Spit It Out

  • David Keenan

    Is That You Under All That Noise

  • The Breeders

    Divine Hammer

  • Eppie

    Sunbathing In Winter

  • Bonny Light Horseman

    Deep In Love

  • Caspian

    Hymn for the Greatest Generation

  • Ego The Jackal (Connor McGowan)

    The Sculptor

  • Lou Reed

    Satellite of Love

  • Alex Izenberg

    Our Love Remains

  • Spiritualized

    Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go

Broadcast

  • Last Friday19:04
    BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle