New Date Added

• Artist: The Josh Martin Band
• Date: Saturday, August 8th 2009
• Time: 6:30pm
• City: The Josh Martin Band in Eminence, KY
• Venue: Eminence Day 2009
• Country: US
• Admission: FREE
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: http://www.eminencekentucky.com/EminenceDay.html
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Head over to the new page dedicated to our new album recording.  We’ll be posting live blog updates, video clips and more!

[10.08 UPDATE: We recorded some more last night!]

We’ve had a few concerts over the last few weeks, and it’s been great to get on the stage again.  We had a great time playing with LaFollette in Cynthiana.  We hope to play with them again soon!

The biggest news is that we will begin recording our next album this weekend!  Stay tuned to this site for live blogging from the studio, videos, audio clips and more.  Needless to say, we’re very excited.  We only have four or five songs worked up at the moment, but over the course of the fall, we will finish up several more in rehearsals and recording sessions.  Our hope is have the album finished by the end of the year and have the album ready by early 2009.

At the moment, we have only one more scheduled performance on our calendar.  We hope to play a few more dates before the end of the year and share some of the new material with everyone.  Check back this weekend for updates!

Contrary to popular belief, the Josh Martin Band still exists! We’ve taken quite a long break from playing any gigs in the last several months. But, we’ll be back in action next weekend in Munfordville. To keep up with our performance schedule, you can check the dates page. We’ve even embedded a fancy Google calendar. High tech, indeed.

For those that may not know, guitarist Bert Lace has left the band. His family is in the process of adopting two children (a brother and sister). To be able to focus on this process, his work and time with his family, he needed to step away from the band. We’re disappointed to see him go, but we know that God has great things in store for his future. We, along with Bert and his family, ask for your prayers as they enter this new stage of life. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Bert and his family for their dedication to this band for the last few years. We’re going to miss you man!

You might see some new faces with us the next time you see us. No, we haven’t replaced Bert. Due to other obligations (work and school), Derek may have to miss a concert or two. In his place will be Josh’s uncle on bass – Johnny Martin. In fact, he’ll be filling in for Derek at Munfordville. We’ll also have the pleasure of Laura Hadley filling in on vocals. We certainly appreciate both Johnny and Laura’s willingness to help us glorify God!

Speaking of Derek, congratulations are in order! Derek and his girlfriend, Mary Beth are now engaged! We’ll let Derek tell you where he proposed. It’s a good story.

In the mean time, we’ve continued to slowly work on new material for our next album. We haven’t quite worked up enough material just yet, but there are several songs in the works. We hope to start recording soon. Check back for details!

The Josh Martin Band family just grew by one!

Congratulations to JMB keyboardist Kelly Briscoe and his wife, Ericcia.  They gave birth to their first child this week.  Head over to Kelly’s blog for the full recap.