Overview
Overview
Joshua Bowker was a founding member of The Longest Johns and performed with the group as part of the “British Invasion” at the 2016 Bie Daip festival, which marked the strong impression of English maritime music performers on the scene.
In 2017 Josh left the band to start a coffee shop with his wife, Laura, called Milk Teeth in Bristol. The business was hit hard by the Coronavirus of 2020.
The Longest Johns are a Bristol based, a capella folk music band, born out of a mutual love of traditional folk songs and shanties. They rock maritime songs alongside the more unusual and less traditional folk tunes. After becoming a five-man group in 2015, they’ve taken their harmonies to new heights, whilst always retaining just the right mix of quality and hilarity. Whether performing songs that are hundreds of year old, or their own original creations, the Johns bring a new feel to audiences wherever they go.