Joshua Hyslop
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Joshua Hyslop
| birth_name = Christopher Joshua Hyslop
| birth_place = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
| origin = Vancouver, British Columbia
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|banjo|mandolin|ukulele}}
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|folk}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer-songwriter}}
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = Nettwerk Music Group
| website = {{URL|www.joshuahyslop.com}}
}}
Christopher Joshua Hyslop (born 1987) is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, signed to Nettwerk Records.[http://exclaim.ca/News/joshua_hyslop_embarks_on_canadian_tour_unveils_new_single "Joshua Hyslop Embarks on Canadian Tour, Unveils New Single"]. Exclaim!, March 12, 2012. Hyslop released his debut EP, Cold Wind, on Nettwerk in 2011.[http://www.abbynews.com/entertainment/117676663.html?mobile=true "Sharing personal struggles through music"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513150533/http://www.abbynews.com/entertainment/117676663.html?mobile=true |date=May 13, 2016 }}. Abbotsford News, March 9, 2011.
His first full-length debut album Where the Mountain Meets the Valley, was released on July 3, 2012, to much critical acclaim. A preview single, "What Have I Done?", was released in March 2012.
He spent the better part of 2012–2014 touring and writing his next record. Some of the album was written in Nashville, then finished back in Canada; he released his full-length record In Deepest Blue on October 23, 2015.[http://groundsounds.com/2015/10/07/premiere-joshua-hyslop-shares-folk-gem-gone/ "PREMIERE: Joshua Hyslop shares folk gem “Gone”"]. Ground Sounds, October 7, 2015
Hyslop's third album Echos was released on February 23, 2018.{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Sarah|date=13 October 2017|title=Joshua Hyslop Announces 'Echos' LP, Premieres "Fall"|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/joshua_hyslop_announces_echos_lp_maps_out_canadian_tour_dates|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca}}
After touring around Canada for a month in early 2020, Hyslop released an EP titled Embers on February the same year.{{Cite web|last=Gregory|first=Allie|date=7 February 2020|title=Joshua Hyslop Delivers 'Embers' EP, Premieres "Ash & Stone" Video|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/joshua_hyslop_announces_embers_ep_premieres_ash_and_stone_video|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca}} Hyslop's fourth album Ash & Stone was released on September 11, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Gregory|first=Allie|date=11 September 2020|title=Listen to Joshua Hyslop's New Album 'Ash & Stone'|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/listen_to_joshua_hyslops_new_album_ash_and_stone|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"|Title !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"|Album details !scope="col" colspan="1"|Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|CAN |
|---|
| scope="row"|Where the Mountain Meets the Valley
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| 176 |
| scope="row"|In Deepest Blue
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| — |
| scope="row"|Echos
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| — |
| scope="row"|Ash & Stone
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| — |
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" style="width:14em;"|Title !scope="col" style="width:18em;"|EP details |
| scope="row"|Cold Wind
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|---|
| scope="row"|Living & Dying
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| scope="row"|O Holy Night
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CAN |
| scope="row"| "The Spark"
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | — | Where the Mountain Meets the Valley |
| scope="row"| "Wells"
| — | {{n/a|non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Fall"
| rowspan="2"| 2017 | — | rowspan="3"| Echos |
| scope="row"| "Say It Again"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Home"
| 2018 | — |
| scope="row"| "No Roots"
| 2019 | — | {{n/a|non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Something More"
| 2019 | — | {{n/a|non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Behind the Light"
| 2019 | — | {{n/a|non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Gentle Heart"
| rowspan="4"| 2020 | — | rowspan="4"| Ash & Stone |
| scope="row"| "Such Bitter Ends"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Let It Rain"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Leavings"
| — |
References
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External links
- [http://www.joshuahyslop.com/ Joshua Hyslop]
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Category:Canadian male singer-songwriters
Category:Canadian folk singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from Saskatoon
Category:Singers from Vancouver
Category:Canadian folk-pop singers
Category:21st-century Canadian male singers
Category:Nettwerk Music Group artists
Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
Category:Singers from Saskatchewan
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