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The Breath

Rock band from Los Angeles, CA · formed 2016

Stuart McCallum & Ríoghnach Connolly BBC Folk Award 'Best Duo/Group' nominated

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The Breath photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
60
Cities
51
Releases
16
Last show
Oct 16, 2026Twilight Cafe & Bar

About

The Breath is a band from Los Angeles, CA, formed in 2016, tagged alternative, alternative folk, ambient by its sources. Shows on record run from 2025 to 2027, across 60 rooms in 51 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · Songkick, venue website
Upcoming shows
DateVenue
Oct 17, 2026St Leonard's Church · BridgnorthHeadliner
Jan 29, 2027Otford Village Memorial Hall · SevenoaksHeadliner
Feb 13, 2027K.U.L.T. · SalzburgSupportwith Caecilia, Scream
Apr 15, 2027Roeslare SPIL · RoeselareHeadliner
Apr 21, 2027Hnita-Hoeve · Heist Op Den BergHeadliner

Shows per year

  1. 202531 shows
  2. 202625 shows
  3. 20274 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 16, 2026Twilight Cafe & Bar · PortlandSupport
Oct 10, 2026Beyond the Moor Festival · Newcastle Upon TyneHeadliner
Oct 8, 2026The Assembly Room · RuthinHeadliner
Sep 5, 2026Neston Folk And Roots Club · South wirralHeadliner
Jul 27, 2026Folk Holidays Festival · Náměšť nad OslavouHeadliner
Jul 9, 2026Cairde Sligo Arts Festival · SligoHeadliner
Jul 8, 2026The Green Room · DingleHeadliner
Jun 19, 2026Minack Theatre · PenzanceHeadliner
May 15, 2026Ilkley Manor House · IlkleyHeadliner
May 2, 2026Bristol Folk Festival · BristolHeadliner
Apr 22, 2026Barbican · LondonHeadliner
Apr 12, 2026Pinelina dnevna soba · LjubljanaHeadliner
Apr 11, 2026SDK Tolmin · TolminHeadliner
Apr 8, 2026Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall · ZagrebHeadliner
Mar 28, 2026Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) · GlasgowHeadliner
Mar 27, 2026The Speakeasy, Voodoo Rooms · EdinburghHeadliner
Mar 14, 2026Cedar Court Hotel · HarrogateHeadliner
Mar 13, 2026Lighthouse · PooleHeadliner
Mar 12, 2026The Flavel Library · DartmouthHeadliner
Mar 11, 2026Hellen's Manor · LedburyHeadliner
Mar 11, 2026The Great Barn · LedburyHeadliner
Mar 5, 2026Le Roudour · Saint-Martin-des-ChampsHeadlinerwith Seamus
Feb 7, 2026Upfront Arts Venue · PenrithHeadliner
Feb 6, 2026Otley Courthouse · OtleyHeadliner
Nov 30, 2025Blasau Delicatessen · MachynllethHeadliner
Nov 9, 2025The Grand Social · DublinHeadliner
Nov 8, 2025Macha Alive Festival 2025 · ArmaghHeadliner
Nov 7, 2025Duncairn Events Centre · BelfastHeadliner
Nov 6, 2025Briery Gap Cultural Centre · MacroomHeadliner
Nov 5, 2025Dolans · LimerickHeadliner
Nov 2, 2025Wiltshire Music Centre · Bradford-on-AvonHeadliner
Nov 1, 2025Tiverton Community Arts Theatre (TCAT) · TivertonHeadliner
Oct 31, 2025The Cornish Bank · FalmouthHeadliner
Oct 30, 2025The Barrel House Ballroom · TotnesHeadliner
Oct 29, 2025White Rock Hotel · HastingsHeadliner
Oct 29, 2025Studio 27 · HastingsHeadliner
Oct 22, 2025Cubley Hall, Penistone · SheffieldHeadliner
Oct 2, 2025Artisan Tap · Stoke On TrentHeadliner
Oct 1, 2025The Witham · Barnard CastleHeadliner
Sep 25, 2025Davenham Player's Theatre · NorthwichHeadliner
Aug 29, 2025Calthorpe Community Garden · LondonHeadliner
Aug 22, 2025Bristol Beacon · BristolHeadlinerwith Paraorchestra
Aug 22, 2025Claydon Estate · BuckinghamHeadliner
Aug 1, 2025Mandela Hall · BelfastSupportwith Belfast TradFest, Brian McGrath, John Carty
Jul 31, 2025Wilderness Festival 2025 · OxfordshireHeadliner
Jul 31, 2025Cornbury Park · CharlburyHeadliner
Jul 26, 2025Folk Holidays 2025 · Náměšť nad OslavouHeadliner
Jun 19, 2025Festival Slunovrat 2025 · OpavaHeadliner
Apr 10, 2025Akvárium Klub · BudapestHeadliner
Apr 4, 2025Manor House Art Gallery & Museum · IlkleyHeadliner
Mar 29, 2025Cottiers Theatre · GlasgowHeadliner
Mar 15, 2025The Met · BuryHeadliner
Feb 27, 2025Howard Assembly Room · LeedsHeadlinerwith Hannah Rarity
Feb 26, 2025Firth Hall, University of Sheffield · SheffieldHeadliner
Feb 25, 2025Lowther Pavilion · Lytham St. AnnesHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

60 rooms in 51 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Belfast2 shows
  • Bristol2 shows
  • Glasgow2 shows
  • Hastings2 shows
  • Ilkley2 shows

and 46 other cities

Live history

241 shows on record
Shows counted
241
First on record
Feb 2010
Latest on record
Sep 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20113
  2. 20121
  3. 20143
  4. 20151
  5. 201610
  6. 201724
  7. 201811
  8. 201923
  9. 202011
  10. 202124
  11. 20226
  12. 202318
  13. 202452
  14. 202533
  15. 202620

Top rooms

  • Kings Place, London · 4
  • Band on the Wall, Manchester · 3
  • Minack Theatre, Penzance · 2
  • Duncairn Events Centre, Belfast · 2
  • Coughlan's, Cork · 2

Top cities

  • London · 13
  • Bristol · 11
  • Manchester · 11
  • Belfast · 5
  • Glasgow · 4

Often on the bill with: This Is The Kit, Adia Victoria, Ezra Collective, Katherine Priddy, Too Many T's, Alexandria Maillot, Amelia Coburn, Anchorsong

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

16 releases, 2013–2026

  • Live at New Century (Binaural)

    2026 · Album

  • Flesh Now Bone

    2025

  • Keep it Safe

    2024 · Ep

  • Too Many Have Gone

    2024

  • Land of My Other

    2023 · Album

  • Something On Your Mind / Remembering Mountains

    2021 · Single

  • Present HelpersAlex Hentze cover

    Present HelpersAlex Hentze

    Mar 20, 2020 · Album · 6 tracks

  • Only Stories (Let the Cards Fall Revisited)

    2019 · Album

  • Let the Cards Fall

    2018 · Album

  • No You Keep It

    2018

  • A Helpless PresenceAlex Hentze cover

    A Helpless PresenceAlex Hentze

    Apr 29, 2017 · Album · 9 tracks

  • Long Ignore Non ActionAlex Hentze cover

    Long Ignore Non ActionAlex Hentze

    Mar 8, 2017 · Album · 4 tracks

  • Acoustic

    2017 · Ep

  • Chilli Salt

    2017

  • Carry Your Kin

    2016 · Album

  • λόγοςThe Log.Os cover

    λόγοςThe Log.Os

    Nov 29, 2013 · Album · 12 tracks

Lineup

  • Ríoghnach Connolly
  • John Ellis
  • Luke Flowers
  • Stuart McCallum

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 2 plays, 2024-01-30–2024-03-12 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Wo' Pop' (Darek Mazzone) — KEXP

Lineup history

4 members on record
  • John Ellistenure unknown
  • Luke Flowerstenure unknown
  • Ríoghnach Connollytenure unknown
  • Stuart McCallumtenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: The Cinematic Orchestra (via Luke Flowers)

Shares members with: Ben Crosland Quartet (via Stuart McCallum), Grant Russell Quartet (via Luke Flowers), Honeyfeet (via Ríoghnach Connolly), Little Green (via John Ellis), Nat Birchall Quartet (via John Ellis), Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet (via Ríoghnach Connolly), The Haggis Horns (via Luke Flowers), The John Ellis Big Bang (via John Ellis) and 2 more

Photos, art and posters

The Breath — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
The Breath — Present HelpersAlex Hentze
Release art · Present HelpersAlex Hentze — release
The Breath — A Helpless PresenceAlex Hentze
Release art · A Helpless PresenceAlex Hentze — release
The Breath — Long Ignore Non ActionAlex Hentze
Release art · Long Ignore Non ActionAlex Hentze — release
The Breath — λόγοςThe Log.Os
Release art · λόγοςThe Log.Os — release
The Breath — Twilight Cafe & Bar, 2026-10-16
Poster · Twilight Cafe & Bar, 2026-10-16 — venue website
The Breath — Bristol Beacon, 2025-08-22
Poster · Bristol Beacon, 2025-08-22 — Songkick
The Breath — Mandela Hall, 2025-08-01
Poster · Mandela Hall, 2025-08-01 — Songkick
The Breath — Substation, 2024-04-18
Poster · Substation, 2024-04-18 — Songkick
The Breath — Manchester Folk Festival 2023, 2023-10-19
Poster · Manchester Folk Festival 2023, 2023-10-19 — Songkick
The Breath — Funhouse, 2023-06-02
Poster · Funhouse, 2023-06-02 — Songkick

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SongkickShow history, Show posters
venue websiteShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
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This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.