Rose Connolly aka RÓIS (pronounced ‘rawsh’) is a composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist from County Fermanagh. Her latest EP, MO LÉAN (October 2024), offered a reimagining of, the pre-Christian tradition of ‘keening’. Christian Wethered’s review, described it as a masterful album– with incantatory soundscapes that leave you for dead.
Compared to the likes of Meredith Monk and the mind-bending creations of Hatis Noit, RÓIS is an artist whose direction is impossible to predict. As Christian notes: “She could go anywhere with this”, her latest single proving his point.
RÓIS’s latest offering is a collaboration with rob mulhern, aka hhh. Their bold new single, Did ye ever get The Ride at The Wake House?, is accompanied by a dramatic video, directed by Adam O’reilly. It also features Alex Vostokova, a dance artist and emerging choreographer who made her CoisCéim (a hugely creative sustainable dance theatre) debut in David Bolger’s PALIMPSEST in 2024.
Delivering a shockwave that reverberates across a tranquil Irish landscape, it is not without it moments of humour.
Her bio reads: “Expect twists and turns of tempo and genre, and moments of sheer magic, as she conducts the energy of the room. This is a place where the ancient meets the new.” She delivers.
Bandcamp: https://roismusicroismusic.bandcamp.com/track/did-ye-ever-get-the-ride-at-the-wake-house
Upcoming Live Dates
- Oct 30 Low Four Studio Manchester, UK
- Nov 4 St John on Bethnal Green Bethnal Green, UK
- Nov 5 The Green Door Store Brighton, UK
- Nov 14 The Button Factory Dublin, Ireland
- Nov 21 Explore The North Festival Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Nov 26 Huddersfield Town Hall Huddersfield, UK