Completely unique and mind-blowing artist Martyn Joseph is performing at the Acorn Theatre in Penzance on Wednesday, November 13.

Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters and rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling, and passionate.

2024 kicked off with the release of a new studio album, This Is What I Want To Say, along with a sell out UK tour, followed by shows in mainland Europe and North America.

Last year started with Martyn participating in BBC Radio 2’s 21st Century Folk project with his song Albert’s Place. This included appearances on BBC Breakfast TV, the Jeremy Vine and Ken Bruce shows on BBC Radio 2, and Radio 4’s World at One.

His critically acclaimed 2021 record, 1960, was made Folk Album of The Month in Mojo and awarded four starts by Uncut, and remained in the UK Official Folk charts for much of 2022.

In April 2019 he won a Wales Folk Award for Here Come the Young, and in 2023 he was nominated for Best Solo Artist. He is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics. His career has spanned over 40 years, 27 studio albums, over half a million record sales, and thousands of live performances.

Compared to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews, he has created his own style and reputation as a mesmerising live performer and stands in his own right.

A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness, and love for his trade, he’s a guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style which is teamed up with a powerful show-stopping voice.

While making music that is relevant and vital to his audience, he engages with challenging narratives tackling the complexity of the human condition, underpinned with a promise of hope.

Martyn is also founder, along with his wife Justine, of the Let Yourself Trust. LYT works alongside Martyn’s music to help give profile to and fund Grassroots organisations across the globe. In eight years, they have given away over half a million pounds to 14 different projects.

He is hailed as a raconteur weaving tales on topical concerns, as well as stories on the fragility of love, with a magical ability to reach out to his listeners through his passion and humour.

To book tickets, visit: www.theacornpenzance.com/events/martyn-joseph/