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Ríoghnach Connolly’s talent definitely hasn’t gone unnoticed, she’s achieved numerous accolades such as being BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year, but her appetite for writing and creating music is a strong as ever. Backed up by fantastic companion players called Honeyfeet, Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet have released an irresistible new album entitled “It’s Been A While Buddy.” Lead single “How Could I” showcases their signature sound perfectly, with a colourful melting pot of thrashing drums, over-drive tinged guitars and soulful vocals. Synths ebb and flow in between, driving the track forward whilst layers of bass bring the groove.
Speaking about the single, Rioghnach adds: “I suppose the lyrical content is a bit dark as essentially it’s about marital abuse, control, domestic coercion or a toxic relationship. A partner who cannot let go of their abuser, or the abused being unable to see a life without them in it. It pivots from not realising that they were in a toxic relationship to realising that even if they did, they would have suffered it willingly anyway. It speaks to how easy it is to be in a place until after the fact. To be blinded by love. How inevitable self denial leads to combustion. How bad patterns of behaviour left unchecked can spiral..”
Having had illustrious careers to this point, touring the UK and headlining stages at Shambala, Beautiful Days and Moovin Festivals as well as wowing audiences at the likes of Glastonbury, Boomtown, Wilderness, Secret Garden Party and Kendal Calling Ríoghnach and the Honeyfeet ensemble are equally proficient in headlining festival stages as they are stripping back to sublime obscure jazz on theatre stages.
