Josh Gray
Josh Gray (Full Band Show)
Cafe Roots
Sint Willibrordusstraat 47
Jan 24, 2024
8:00 PM GMT+1
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Things are suddenly going very fast for Josh Gray. With his album Songs From The Highway he attracted the attention of a small circle of experts in 2021. But with the release of Walk Alone, this rebellious country singer seems to really break through in the Netherlands. Although he is based in Nashville, Gray has little interest in the established country order. Particularly in his texts in which he strongly opposes injustice and established prejudices. In that respect, his music is more in line with the outlaw country that was prevalent in the years. Thanks to all the press and airplay that was showered on his recently released album (see below), the possibility of a tour in January suddenly arose. Josh Gray will be accompanied on these first Dutch performances by a band including Johan Janssen on pedal steel and Pieter Douma on bass.
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Josh Gray Biography
Though born in San Francisco, Nashville Americana singer-songwriter Josh Gray grew up thousands of miles away in Montgomery County, Maryland. From an early age he showed an interest in language and an affinity for writing. At age 16 he got his first guitar but didn’t play his first live show until 15 years later. When asked what took so long, he simply says, “I wasn’t ready.”
This theme of taking time to get things right becomes apparent when you hear his music. His thoughtful and often poetic lyrics stick with you long after the song ends. Josh Gray’s sound is a mixture of the folk, blues, country, rock, and bluegrass that first inspired him to pick up a guitar. He’s a storyteller at heart with common themes being love, loss, and social justice.
His new album Songs of the Highway shows he has come a long way from his sparse acoustic solo EP released in 2015. After moving to Nashville in 2016 he wrangled together some of the best musicians in Music City to form his band, Josh Gray and the Dark Features. Wanting to record but not having the money, the band turned to crowdfunding through Kickstarter. In just thirty 30 days they had surpassed their goal, raising nearly $9,000 dollars.
The new album release in April 2019 sees Josh Gray touring throughout the year. Though, as he states in the title track, “there ain’t no regrets beatin’ in my chest, wouldn’t have it any other way, so I’m singin’ to the wind, these Songs of the Highway.”
Read MoreThis theme of taking time to get things right becomes apparent when you hear his music. His thoughtful and often poetic lyrics stick with you long after the song ends. Josh Gray’s sound is a mixture of the folk, blues, country, rock, and bluegrass that first inspired him to pick up a guitar. He’s a storyteller at heart with common themes being love, loss, and social justice.
His new album Songs of the Highway shows he has come a long way from his sparse acoustic solo EP released in 2015. After moving to Nashville in 2016 he wrangled together some of the best musicians in Music City to form his band, Josh Gray and the Dark Features. Wanting to record but not having the money, the band turned to crowdfunding through Kickstarter. In just thirty 30 days they had surpassed their goal, raising nearly $9,000 dollars.
The new album release in April 2019 sees Josh Gray touring throughout the year. Though, as he states in the title track, “there ain’t no regrets beatin’ in my chest, wouldn’t have it any other way, so I’m singin’ to the wind, these Songs of the Highway.”
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