The Breath announce new music and share ‘Only Stories’
Only Stories (Let The Cards Fall Revisited) features acoustic performances from Real World Studios.
Fri, 22 February 19
The Holmes Brothers
Where sublime gospel meets juke-joint blues, The Holmes Brothers had a rare talent for drawing fresh joy, love and pain out of even the oldest material.
The Holmes Brothers, an American musical trio originally hailing from Christchurch, Virginia, blended elements of blues, soul, gospel, country, and rhythm & blues into their distinctive, potent sound.
Over the years they recorded with Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Odetta, Phoebe Snow, Willie Nelson, Freddie Roulette, Rosanne Cash, Levon Helm and Joan Osborne, to name a few. They toured the world, playing major festivals and concert halls, and won numerous awards.
The Holmes Brothers’ timeless music is tight, the vocals rich and warm, and the overall effect is disciplined yet deeply soulful and utterly infectious.
Drummer Willie “Popsy” Dixon died in January 2015 of cancer. In April of the same year, Wendell Holmes, the band’s vocalist, guitarist, pianist and songwriter, announced his retirement from performing due to health concerns, and passed away in the June.
Oldest brother Sherman Holmes continues to write, record and perform with The Sherman Holmes Project.
Releases
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Jubilation
Sublime gospel meets juke-joint blues. The Holmes Brothers give us a soul-stirring re-invention of a timeless collection of songs from the American gospel canon in one memorable live performance captured at the Real World Recording Week in 1991.
Further reading
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The band's third album will be released on 22 February, ahead of their European and US tours.
Mon, 14 January 19
Entering the sonic world of The Gloaming 3
Music journalist Michael Hann takes a look at the process of creating The Gloaming 3
Wed, 20 February 19
From Algiers to London: Abdel Ali Slimani gets an Invasion of the Heart
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Thu, 17 January 19