{"id":27308,"date":"2025-04-19T07:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/the-dumfries-rapper-taking-his-first-steps-on-tour\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T07:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:18:43","slug":"the-dumfries-rapper-taking-his-first-steps-on-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/the-dumfries-rapper-taking-his-first-steps-on-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dumfries rapper taking his first steps on tour"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Joseph Cursare – real name Joseph Walters – is going on tour across his home region<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A 15-year-old rapper from the south of Scotland is setting off on a tour which will culminate in a gig at a venue which once hosted Lewis Capaldi.<\/p>\n

Joseph Cursare – real name Joseph Walters – is being supported by the Dumfries Music Collective (DMC) to take some of his first steps in the industry.<\/p>\n

The organisation, which helps young musicians, said it had been impressed by his “creative discography and unstoppable ambition”.<\/p>\n

His three-date tour will end at The Venue in his hometown of Dumfries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Joseph says he is looking forward to playing at The Venue in his home town of Dumfries<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Joseph grew up in Crawley and moved to Scotland in 2017 – attending St Joseph’s College.<\/p>\n

His love of music started to take shape after he came to Dumfries and Galloway.<\/p>\n

“I started making music I think four or five years ago – just making beats on my phone,” he said.<\/p>\n

“They weren’t amazing – they were quite terrible actually – and I did that for a few years.”<\/p>\n

He also tried theatre before he turned his hand to rap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hagen Patterson said he believed Joseph could have a big future in music<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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“My first few songs weren’t amazing – people still bring them up now at school and it’s cringe to think back on,” he said.<\/p>\n

But then, he says, things “kind of just took off” with a couple of singles and an EP which got tens of thousands of streams in a matter of days.<\/p>\n

He describes his music as “comedic rap” with tracks including If I Give You A Pound and I Bring The Party.<\/p>\n

Now he hopes to start building a following from the local area and grow from there.<\/p>\n

“I’m just trying to make a name for myself a bit more locally at the moment,” he explained.<\/p>\n

He cites his influences as the likes of Niko B and Window Kid and hopes his local tour might pave the way to perform at bigger venues in due course.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, though, he is looking forward to his gigs in Dumfries and Galloway starting in Wigtown on 22 April, Castle Douglas on 25 April and Dumfries on 26 April.<\/p>\n

“The Venue I’m very excited for – Lewis Capaldi’s played there,” he said.<\/p>\n

“In my head, it’s quite a legendary venue.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DMC director Hagen Patterson admits he stumbled across Joseph’s name by chance.<\/p>\n

“I actually came across Joseph whilst I was putting some newspapers into the fire,” he said. “I saw this article about this young man who had gone viral with one of his tracks.<\/p>\n

“So I stopped and read the article and went – wow, that’s quite special for someone at the age of 14 at the time. Then, coincidentally, I happened to meet his mum a few months later and then it just all kicked off from there.”<\/p>\n

He said what struck him was the young rapper’s “dedication and his commitment to music”.<\/p>\n

“It’s what I certainly fell in love with and it was right for the ethos of DMC to support someone like Joseph,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“There is no other artist out there like Joseph at this moment in time.”<\/p>\n

He said the teenager was now at the point where he was ready to “refine his craft” thanks to the backing of DMC.<\/p>\n

“We decided to just put Joseph on tour because we feel that he is ready,” he added.<\/p>\n

Supported by the Holywood Trust and Creative Scotland, DMC says this is an exciting time for music in the town where Calvin Harris – and others – first started to learn their trade. <\/p>\n

“All those artists started somewhere,” said Hagen.<\/p>\n

“I believe Joseph has got the potential to become something very, very big because as I say, it’s heart and soul stuff.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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