The Wilderness Yet - What Holds the World Together (2022)

At a time of disconnection from each other and the environment, What Holds The World Together is an album grounded in our relationship with the natural world. This is an exploration of the world’s stories, seasons and sorrows, but also an album with deeply personal links. From The Last Shanachie, which features a wax cylinder recording of Rowan’s great-great-grandfather (a traditional Irish storyteller), to The Nightingale’s Lullaby, a song written to lull Rowan and Rosie’s newborn son to sleep, the album is centred around love, community and connection - and perhaps that’s what holds the world together, after all.

Holding the weight of the world on its shoulders, whilst simultaneously radiating the joy of life, What Holds The World Together is a rumination on everything it means to be human.

Reviews for The Wilderness Yet:

“Simply exquisite"
– Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6 Music

“Beautiful musicianship & singing”
​– Ruth Smith, RTÉ Radio 1

“A timeless and heady mix of traditions… an outstanding collection from three musicians at the top of their game.”
– Folk Radio UK

“This is something timely... a lovely album with gorgeous artwork...”
​– Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2

“It's truly a thing of beauty... the instrumental textures are intelligently sparing yet satisfyingly rich... steeped in folklore and nature..."
– The Living Tradition

 Magazine

“Absolutely beautiful... the three of them together make an absolutely wonderful sound..."
– Mike Harding

“This trio has it all... bright new music & fresh interpretations of old songs... a title track worthy of the Voice Squad... a delightful album.”
– Irish Music Magazine