Let The Cards Fall (Acoustic)

from Only Stories (Let The Cards Fall Revisited) by The Breath

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“The song is a delicate, wistful ode partly inspired by Queen Macha, of ancient Irish legend and the namesake of Armagh, Ríoghanch’s birthplace.

The song exemplifies the great clashing virtues of the pair. Ríoghnach, possessed of Celtic primitivism and visionary intimacy, Stuart, a guitarist of considerable tonal range, is ethereal and searching, never content to slip into conventional form and thrives in the gap between freedom and restraint. The picking pattern, he informs, derives from Villa-Lobos’ Etude No. 1. There’s a feeling of a lull before the storm, a respite that offers space for nurturing and healing."

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Time lets its keepers to stay
Some mothers battle their way
Kept a run away hate
Suhail my old friend won’t you rest a day
Though you walk the ill-trodden path
Strong brother, strong brother won’t you wait
Pieces lost with the ills of the world
Long gone, easy late
Timeless as the day where earths are made
Though you walk the ill-trodden path
Though you shy the ill-gotten way
Though you forge the long road ahead
Let the cards fall where they may
Though you seek the ill-gotten truth
Though you shake the ill-gotten turn
Though you walk the long forgotten path
Loyalty Lochlainn

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from Only Stories (Let The Cards Fall Revisited), released April 5, 2019

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The Breath Manchester, UK

A journey from hushed storytelling to uplifting anthems, Ríoghnach Connolly & Stuart McCallum present Manchester’s unique take on alt-folk.

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Apr 18

Substation

Seattle, WA
Apr 19

Cosmopolite

Oslo, Norway
Apr 20

Bijou Cinema

Southport, UK
Apr 21

Wainsgate Chapel

Hebden Bridge, UK
Apr 26

Aviva Studio

Manchester, UK
Apr 30

Turner Sims

Southampton, UK
May 1

Acapela Studio

Cardiff, UK
May 2

Temperance

Leamington Spa, UK
May 3

Bristol Cathedral

Bristol, UK
May 26

Knockengorroch Farm

Ayr, UK
May 31

Cobalt Studios

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Jun 16

The Barn at Hotel Doolin

Doolin, Ireland
Jul 25

Charlton Park Estate

Malmesbury, UK
Aug 2

The Continental

Preston, UK
Aug 8

Sidmouth Folk Week

Sidmouth, UK
Nov 15

St Leonard's Church

Bridgnorth, UK

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