Martyn Joseph

Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind-blowing artist. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling, and passionate. He returns to Hall One after multiple sell-out Kings Place shows.

Martyn Joseph is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has a career spanning over 40 years, 27 studio albums, over half a million record sales and thousands of live performances. A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness, and love for his trade, he’s a jaw-dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show-stopping voice, and has been called ‘The Welsh Springsteen’.

After being signed to Sony Music in the early ’90’s, for whom he recorded 2 albums and achieved Top 40 chart success, Martyn became a trailblazer for independent musicians. He launched his own record label in 1999, forging a successful career using the internet, ahead of many other artists.

In November 2025, he released his 28th studio album, Troubled Horses, in Martyn’s own words, ‘I wanted to create a record that felt up-close and personal, songs that are sitting right next to you, on the edge of too close for comfort.’ It’s an album of haunting, elegiac songs, acoustically recorded pared back lo-fi snapshots.

He is hailed as a raconteur weaving tales on political and human issues, as well as stories on the fragility of love, with a magical ability to reach out to his listeners through his passion and commitment. Stunning reviews single him out as an unmissable solo performer whose music stays with you long after the show has ended.

Martyn is also the 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. They have given away over a million pounds to over 20 different projects in the last 11 years.

This event will last approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, including the interval.

Reviews

‘Intelligent and enlightened songs are both energising and provocative…from subtle tenderness to growly indignation. A Welsh national treasure.’ MOJO

‘One of acoustic music’s most original voices, and most forward looking of his generation of singer/songwriters’ Q Magazine