Strange days…Strange times… it has been described in many ways but these two are the ones I hear most. It has kept me away from writing and listening to music for a number of weeks now. The reasons being some serious home adjustments, a lack of time and, to be honest, the ability to summon up the appropriate level of calm to attempt a music critique.

When it was suggested by our editor and chief that I might like to take a look at the new release from Belfast troubadour, Joshua Burnside, I think he knew exactly what I needed to get me back in the running. Most of the songs on Far O’er the Sounding Main were first heard by Burnside at the Sailortown Folk Club in Belfast, and it’s the regulars, musicians, punters and bar staff that the EP is dedicated to.