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"Davis seems to be busily writing the Michigan version of the Great American Songscape."
-- Lansing State Journal, Lansing MI

Joshua Davis is a husband, father, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, traveler and educator who lives in Lansing, Michigan. He was brought up on American roots music, and Davis blends these traditions with his love for gritty rock n' roll and vintage soul. The result is what Performing Songwriter Magazine calls, "Some of the liveliest and most rocking roots music around.” Joshua performs and teaches across the US at festivals, theatres, concert halls, coffeehouses, schools and parks. He has produced and recorded many award-winning albums under his own name, with roots ensemble “Steppin’ In It” and classic swing band “Shout Sister Shout”, and has appeared on many more. He is especially interested in the ways music can serve to bring communities together, to educate and to foster peace and understanding.

Davis has appeared on West Virginia's Mountain Stage radio show and Kentucky's Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. He's played prestigious festivals like Telluride Bluegrass in Colorado and Suwannee Springfest in Florida, not to mention every festival Michigan, his home state, has to offer.

The past few years have seen Joshua on stage and in studio with some of his best friends. Playing keyboards for Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, guitar with the Rachael Davis Band, releasing a 7-inch with the Starlight Six & producing Samantha Crawford's debut CD, "Take Heart".

Davis released his second solo album, "Magnolia Belles" this fall. A deeply personal collection of songs, it is the product of two years of writing and recording. Like "Fool Rooster", he surrounded himself with a incredible collection of talented musicians and wonderful people. It will be available at concerts on itunes and online at Earthworkmusic.com.

Joshua will be traveling to the West Bank in February of this year with On the Ground for the Run Across Palestine. Raising funds for Palestinian fair-trade olive farming communities. Davis will be there as part of a cultural exchange, meeting and performing with musicians, artists and community leaders, visiting schools and farms, and supporting the runners. When he returns, he will be writing and recording a new album based on the journey.

JD lives in Lansing, MI with his brilliant and beautiful wife and daughter.