Photo by Daniel Alexander Harris

A couple years back England-born, Ireland-raised singer and songwriter Rosie Carney shared her gorgeous song ‘Better Man’. A tender handing of cinematic folk, she continued to release a few tracks spanning from then to now which have all been a lead-up to her forthcoming debut LP Bare, scheduled to arrive January 25th, 2019. One of the songs to be featured on the new record is this lifting single titled ‘Thousand’. The tune features none other than Lisa Hannigan. A deliverance of musical peace, the lifting song is graced with warming vocals and spacious production that shines down like light from the heavens. Bare will get released on Akira Records/The Orchard.

Touching on the track, Rosie Carney mentioned:

“The past few years have been quite a struggle for my family, my mum especially. She’s currently a full-time caregiver for my grandmother (her mother) who is sadly suffering severely with dementia, and has been for quite a while now. We call it the long goodbye as every day a little piece of her leaves us. It’s hard to witness a woman that was once so strong be as vulnerable as a child, but even throughout this struggle, kindness and love have never been absent.”

Regarding her collaboration with Lisa Flannigan, she also stated:

“In the past my songs have mainly been on acoustic guitar, but on ‘Thousand’ we introduced drums, bass and cello. When it came time for vocals, I tried harmonizing with myself, which I do on most songs, but it didn’t feel like quite enough…I wanted something richer and deeper. Just before I began recording, I met Lisa at a festival we both played in Cork. She has a big influence of mine since before I can remember. I was, and still am, pinching myself over the fact that she agreed when I sent her ‘Thousand.’ I can’t imagine anything more perfect than singing it with a woman whose musical footsteps I aspire to follow. It is such a huge deal to me.”