What an incredible, moving experience the Run Across Palestine was! I'm thankful to be back home in the States and with my ladies. Thank you for all of your support and well wishes! There's a beautiful 7 part documentary series called "The People and the Olive" from Aaron Dennis and Jacob Wheeler that tells much of the story. Check it out RIGHT HERE - PEOPLE AND THE OLIVE. I'm excited to get to work on my next step in the Run Across Palestine - writing the songs that will make up my new record. The record will be based on the trip and half of the proceeds will go to the fair-trade olive farming communities we visited. More on that soon, and more on my Run blog, Olive Songs. See the link? Move your mouse to the right... There it is.

In other news, much thanks to WYCE for the "Best Americana Album" award for Magnolia Belles! I had a great time playing the Jammies in GR! Debuted a brand new tune written for Until Love is Equal. A very important organization standing up for LGBT rights in West Michigan (and all over the world). Check them out RIGHT HERE - UNTIL LOVE IS EQUAL.

Thank you for you.

Joshua



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Happy joyful time, Y'all!
Big news this holiday season. Two nights of New Years Eve shows with the Starlight Six.
Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids! On Dec 30, we'll play Tom Petty's "Wildflowers" record
from front to back! Dec 31 will be a rip roarin', good timin' New Year's Eve extravaganza!

Big news #2:
I'll be heading to the West Bank with On the Ground for the Run Across Palestine! 10 US runners
will be running a marathon a day from Hebron to Jenin to raise money and awareness for fair-trade
olive growing communities in the Palestinian Territories! I'll be going as part of a cultural exchange.
Meeting musicians, artists & community members, playing events, supporting the runners and the cause.
The trip is in early February. I'll be writing and recording an album based on my experiences there when I
return!

I've got a kickstarter campaign going to raise funds for my travel expenses! Get involved if you can. Thanks!!!


More soon!

Love,

Joshua


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Wax your skis and pull your choppers out of storage, winter is on its way! Hope you're staying warm and dry. We're staying busy in Davisland. I'm having an incredible time on the release tour for Seth and May's new Ethiopia-inspired album "New Flower" Check it out at Earthworkmusic.com... Half of the money from album sales go to build schools in coffee growing regions of that lovely country!

Magnolia Belles is out and about. You can find it at earthworkmusic, cdbaby, itunes and many other spots on the interwebs! Thanks for all of your kind words about the record. I'll be sending out a mailing to radio and press in the coming weeks, so if there's a station you'd like to hear it on or a magazine, paper or website that I should get it to, let me know!



Getting ready for the Starlight Six's two night New Years extravaganza at the Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids. More on this soon.

Check back often for more tour dates, videos, music and pictures!

Leaf pile,

Joshua


JD, Rachael Davis & Laura Bates @ Creole Gallery
Photo courtesy of Corie Wahl-Jason

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Hey all!

The Magnolia Belles tour ended last night in Ann Arbor. Thanks to all who came out! What an incredible couple of weeks. Love and gratitude to the superhuman band: Mike Lynch, Mike Shimmin, Dominic John Davis, Rachael Davis, Laura Bates & Seth Bernard! It was so much fun to hear the songs grow and blossom with these beautiful people. Thanks to the venues & promoters for their generous hospitality. Check the tour page for more dates...

Good news: Thanks to Mr. Chesney, Magnolia Belles is now available online via earthworkmusic.com!
If you'd like to order a physical or digital version of the album, this is the place to do it.

CLICK ON THE PIC TO SHOP



Here's a video from Tree Town Sound appearance on Ann Arbor's 107.1



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Happy Autumn & welcome to my new space on the interwebs! Big thanks to web & design and web design guru Bill Chesney for the site. Much more content to come soon.

My new record and second solo release, Magnolia Belles will be in my hands this Thursday. So many wonderful, talented people put time and energy into creating it - I cant wait for you to hear it! There are many ways for you to get your hands on it. The first and most fun is to join us somewhere along the release tour. Six dates over the next two weeks. Lovely venues & an incredible band! If you cant make it, Magnolia Belles will be available online soon. I will let you know as soon as I do. Check the tour page for info on the shows. Check back soon for more blathering, free downloads, b-sides, home recordings, reviews, videos, pictures of chocolate cakes, etc.

Thank you so much! See you soon.


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