Stuart McCallum is a Manchester-based guitarist, composer and producer whose work sits at the crossroads of jazz, electronica and folk. He came to wider attention as a member of The Cinematic Orchestra, contributing to the albums Ma Fleur and Live at the Royal Albert Hall, and later co-founded the duo The Breath with singer Ríoghnach Connolly, releasing three albums on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records and earning a BBC Folk Award nomination. His solo output includes the Solitude series of acoustic EPs on Edition Records, and he holds a doctorate in musical composition from the Royal Northern College of Music.
The Breath performed with Paraorchestra at London's Barbican as part of the Symbiosis project (April 2026) - the review described the hall as well-filled.
Stuart McCallum performed solo at the Manchester Jazz Festival 2026 as part of the Brume x mjf evening.
The Breath collaborated with Paraorchestra on the Symbiosis project, which premiered at BBC Proms Bristol in August 2025.
The Breath released the single 'Too Many Have Gone' recorded live for RTÉ Radio 1 in February 2024.
The Breath released their third studio album 'Land of My Other' on Real World Records, produced by Thomas Bartlett.
