[Cover photo credit to Tom Johnson]

Belfast singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside has shared his new single “The Last Armchair,” a track from his forthcoming album, It’s Not Going to Be Okay, which is set for release on March 20, 2026. “The Last Armchair” is a “meditation on grief and memory.”

Burnside shares:

This one’s about feeling like a child deep down, especially in times of great pain. I don’t think I feel any different inside as when I was 10 years old, or younger even.

I wrote and recorded this album after the death of my best friend Dean Jendoubi. He was an incredible person, and I miss him every day. He drifted unawares into the deepest sleep and died of a drug overdose on August 17th last year. Grief has always been a big part of my music; it’s the reason I started writing songs when I was 13. And so, as I did all those years ago, I reach for the guitar, try a few chords and sing a few words and for a brief moment I feel like it’s going to be okay.

Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and Producer. He takes influence from Alternative Electronica trad, and Irish Folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, World Music and unorthodox production methods. Joshua’s 2025 release Teeth of Time was nominated for RTE 1 Folk Awards.

It’s Not Going to be Okay Tour Dates:

Feb 16 – Seattle, WA @ The Tractor Tavern (w/ Ye Vagabonds)

Mar 21 – Manchester @ Hallé St Peter’s
May 1 – Cork @ Cyprus Avenue
May 2 – Dublin @ Button Factory
May – Glasgow @ Oran Mor
May 7 – Leeds @ Brudenell Social Club
May 9 – Stroud @ Prince Albert (2 shows 14:00 & 21:00)
May 10 – London @ EartH Theatre
May 11 – Bristol @ BeaconJune 17 – Falmouth @ Cornish Bank
June 18 – Totnes @ Barrel House
June 19 – Frome @ The Tree House
June 20 – Milton Keynes @ Craufurd Arms
June 21 – Beverley @ Beverley Folk Festival

August 15 – Belfast @ Custom House Square (w/ Foy Vance)