The Breath

Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum are the creative heart of The Breath.  And for them, it’s all about the song.

Connolly writes the only way she knows how; a stream of poetic consciousness giving rise to honest, personal, heartfelt songs as likely to touch on childhood summers and first love as cultural dislocation, post-colonial injustices and grief. But it’s her deeply soulful, utterly engaging, stop-you-in-your-tracks voice —whether delicate and hushed or powerful and gutsy— coupled with Stuart’s understated brilliance and their exquisitely crafted songs, that give The Breath such emotional depth.

Let the Cards Fall —with pianist John Ellis, bassist Sam Vicary and drummer Luke Flowers—  is the follow-up to their 2016 breakthrough album, Carry Your Kin.  A bewitching collection of songs allowed to mature and breathe without losing the widescreen, multi-textured kaleidoscope of sound that marked their debut, while refining their trademark Manchester take on alt-folk.

Further reading

The Breath unveil new video, Let The Cards Fall

The Breath have unveiled the video for ‘Let the Cards Fall’, the title-track from their sophomore album, released this autumn.

Live: The Breath at Trinity Centre, Bristol

The Breath performed a captivating full-band set to a wildly receptive Bristol crowd.

The Breath announce new music and share ‘Only Stories’

Only Stories (Let The Cards Fall Revisited) features acoustic performances from Real World Studios.