Joshua Michael Garrels (born September 25, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and composer from

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. His music combines traditional folk music with other musical elements and the nontraditional exploration of Christian themes.

Biography

Garrels is originally from

. He currently lives in

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, with his wife and five children. In 2005, he co-founded Small Voice Records and released ''Over Oceans'', ''Jacaranda'', ''Lost Animals'' and ''Home''. Garrels released his sixth album in June 2011 titled ''Love & War & The Sea in Between''. ''

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'' called the album "prophetic, incisive, achingly human, and longingly spiritual", and rated it as their 2011 Album of The Year. In 2012, Garrels collaborated with the music collective

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to film the music-documentary movie ''The Sea in Between,'' in which Mason Jar and Garrels traveled to the remote

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to perform music on several of Mayne's most beautiful locations. "Don't Wait For Me" was featured on ''

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'' on January 29, 2014. He released ''Home'' on April 7, 2015.

Charity

From March 14, 2013, to March 28, 2013, (14 days) Garrels had 161,245 album downloads on Noisetrade.com which raised $71,566 in "tips". All of the funds were given in full to

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to help with their work to bring peace and restoration to the

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Continued work with Noisetrade

In the weeks leading up to the 2015 release of the album ''Home,'' Garrels gave away free copies of his previous albums on Noisetrade.com. When ''Home'' was released, listeners had a choice between buying it on

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or downloading it for free. Garrels gave away 42,000 copies of ''Home'' its first week.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Stone Tree'' (2002) * ''Underquiet'' (2003) * ''Over Oceans'' (2006) * ''Jacaranda'' (2008) * ''Lost Animals'' (2009) * ''Love & War & The Sea in Between'' (2011) * ''Love & War: B-Sides & Remixes'' (2012) * ''The Sea In Between'' DVD Soundtrack (2013) * ''Home'' (2015) ( ''Billboard'' 200 No. 83) * ''2015 Sampler'' (2015) * ''The Light Came Down'' (2016) – Christmas album * ''Chrysaline'' (2019) * ''Peace To All Who Enter Here'' (2020)

Compilation albums

* ''Early Work Vol.1'' (2020) * ''Early Work Vol.2'' (2021)

Notable interviews

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References

External links

* * *Billups, Sara
"About Josh Garrels."
N.p., n.d. Web. October 26, 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrels, Josh 1980 births Living people Musicians from South Bend, Indiana Musicians from Portland, Oregon Members of the Christian and Missionary Alliance American performers of Christian music