With ‘The Land Of My Other’, The Breath have peeled away musical layers. What remains is all the richer for how it embraces the songs. They have made an album of exceptional depth and beauty, gifting us music at its most absorbing.
The Breath, the sublime partnership of Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum, have revealed details of their third album’ Land Of My Other’, due for release via Real World Records on 13th October 2023. Listen to their lead single ‘Don’t Rush It’.
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Karen Dalton’s studio album “In My Own Time”, The Breath release two stirring tracks: ‘Something On Your Mind’ along with an accompanying video and ‘Remembering Mountains’, a song she wrote but never released.
Our Song of the Day is an acoustic version of Let It Calm You Down – taken from ‘Only Stories (Let the Cards Revisited)’, the latest offering from The Breath, featuring Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on which they revisit a selection of their skillfully crafted songs.
Having shared our Top 100 Albums of 2018, it’s time for a few select Top 10 albums of the year from some of our Feature writers. Neil McFadyen shares his Top 10 albums that have made the strongest impact on him in the last year.
Part Three of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Landless, Gwenifer Raymond, Jim Ghedi, Stick in the Wheel, Ross Ainslie, Fara, Sarah Louise, Jack Hayter, The Left Outsides, Nathan Bowles and more.
Let The Cards Fall surpasses its predecessor in its power to take you along with it. Once again, The Breath have the power to ensnare you, and you’ll be able to think of nothing else. You have been warned.
The Breath, a collaboration between Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum have released an acoustic EP via Real World Records. Watch them perform live in the studio. A powerful and moving set.
The Breath unveil new video for ‘For You,’ a standout track from their debut album ‘Carry Your Kin.’ Plus, they play London’s Foundling Museum this Friday with the gifted Julie Murphy. Will be a fantastic gig.
From the quiet, understated splendour of Carry Your Kin, to the sonic majesty of For You; The Breath have achieved a harmonious alliance between contrasting elements that rolls across the senses like clouds caress low hills – always moving, changing, evolving; and utterly fascinating.
With an already top line-up already heading to the lush pastures of Wiltshire, WOMAD reveal even more additions including The Breath, Anoushka Shankar, Asian Dub Foundation, St Germain and many more.
