From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josh Bray
Josh Bray
Josh Bray Discography
Origin Devon, UK
Genres Folk Blues
EP
• "Whisky & Wool" (2010)
Occupations Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar Albums
Labels NewTide Records • "Whisky And Wool" (Release Date March 2011)
Half of the album was recorded in Truck Studios, run by
Website www.joshbray.co.uk the Bennet Brothers, members of the critically acclaimed
Oxford-based group Danny and The Champions. Whilst
Josh Bray is a folk blues singer-songwriter born in Devon, the other half of the record was recorded in London’s
currently living in London. His debut album Whisky And Apollo Control Studios by renowned producer Howard
Wool will be released on March 7, 2011 on NewTide Gray and Ashley Krajewski. Howard has worked with
Records. His track ’The River Song’ was featured recently Tom Jones, Van Morrison, Jimmy Page, U2 and the Cure.
in a TV advert for Jack Wills.
Biography Press
London:
Indie London “EP of the Week - You really do need to
Born in Devon, Josh grew up in Dorset, where he spent check this guy out.”[1]
his time listening not to acoustic singer-songwriters, as Music:
BBC Music "An album that’d sit nicely between solo
you might imagine, but the likes of Pearl Jam, Alice in efforts from the likes of Roddy Woomble and Fyfe
Chains, Led Zeppelin and Pantera. It wasn’t until Bray Dangerfield, Bray’s debut is a really accomplished, affect-
happened to switch on the TV a few years later, when he ing set."[2]
moved to Bristol to live with his brother, and heard the allgigs.co.uk:
allgigs.co.uk "I’m certain that at least a Mercury Mu-
late Nick Drake performing ‘Riverman’, that he wanted sic Prize Award nomination is surely forthcoming later
to start to learn to play all the songs that had surround- this year."
ed his life to that point. Josh started down a path which,
not only, took in all those previously mentioned but also
incorporated this newly discovered folk/blues world. As External links
such he soon became immersed, taking in Joni Mitchell, • Josh Bray’s Website
CSN and Neil Young as well as John Martyn, Fairport Con- • Josh Bray’s Facebook
vention, Bob Dylan, The Band, Little Feat, The Allman • Josh Bray’s Myspace
Brothers and more. He did so by picking up an old Span- • Josh Bray’s YouTube Channel
ish guitar which belonged to his late father whilst living • Josh Bray BalconyTV London performance
in Bristol, and which he still plays with, and began to
teach himself. The detuned style he inherited from the
British folk scene is still a significant part of his style. References
After having dabbled in music for a while and having [1] Indie London EP review
played local clubs, Josh decided to put music to one side [2] [1]
and went to study law at university. After graduating, he Persondata
was all set to move to the US and work in human rights
Name Bray, Josh
law for people on death row, where he’d been offered a
job – but then a friend persuaded him to put his law ca- Alternative names
reer on hold for a while and give music a go. Short description
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