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Davies has been described by [[NPR]]'s [[Ann Powers]] as "Wales's (much more explicitly feminist) answer to Lana Del Rey."<ref name="Musicians You'll Tell Your Friends About In 2015">{{cite|last=Powers|first=Ann|title=Musicians You'll Tell Your Friends About In 2015|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/01/07/375593992/musicians-youll-tell-your-friends-about-in-2015/|publisher=NPR|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> Davies cites [[Laura Nyro]], [[David Bowie]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Kate Bush]], [[Harry Nilsson]], and [[The Carpenters]] as influences.<ref name="The Anchoress Biography">{{cite|title=The Anchoress biography|url=http://www.iamtheanchoress.com/biog/4586584165|accessdate=30 March 2015}}</ref>
 
Davies has been described by [[NPR]]'s [[Ann Powers]] as "Wales's (much more explicitly feminist) answer to Lana Del Rey."<ref name="Musicians You'll Tell Your Friends About In 2015">{{cite|last=Powers|first=Ann|title=Musicians You'll Tell Your Friends About In 2015|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/01/07/375593992/musicians-youll-tell-your-friends-about-in-2015/|publisher=NPR|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> Davies cites [[Laura Nyro]], [[David Bowie]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Kate Bush]], [[Harry Nilsson]], and [[The Carpenters]] as influences.<ref name="The Anchoress Biography">{{cite|title=The Anchoress biography|url=http://www.iamtheanchoress.com/biog/4586584165|accessdate=30 March 2015}}</ref>
  
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Catherine had been approached by Paul Draper after hearing some of her work whilst Catherine was at University, she decided not to go into a career in music until she had at least completed her studies.  The two had stayed in touch and then after Catherine completed her studies and Phd she decided to work with Paul on her own works.  This led on to the next evolution of working in a band and Catherine proposed her project called The Anchoress.
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In 2009, Davies performed with [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]] as an artist-in-residence at London's South Bank Centre.<ref name="auto">{{cite|title=Catherine A.D. talks about the brooding darkness in her Valentine's Day EP|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/1828/1/carry-your-heart|publisher=Dazed & Confused|accessdate=12 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite|title=Escape Velocity in-depth interview with Catherine AD|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/02194-catherine-ad-on-latitude-the-dangers-of-kookiness|publisher=The Quietus|accessdate=16 July 2009}}</ref> Through this role, she wrote with [[Riz Ahmed|Riz MC]] and collaborated with [[Nitin Sawhney]].<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto3">{{cite|title=AllMusic page for 'Sour Times' by Riz MC|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/sour-times-mt0045066947|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=16 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite|title=The Guardian's New Band of The Week|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/05/new-band-catherine-ad|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=5 January 2009}}</ref>
 
In 2009, Davies performed with [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]] as an artist-in-residence at London's South Bank Centre.<ref name="auto">{{cite|title=Catherine A.D. talks about the brooding darkness in her Valentine's Day EP|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/1828/1/carry-your-heart|publisher=Dazed & Confused|accessdate=12 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite|title=Escape Velocity in-depth interview with Catherine AD|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/02194-catherine-ad-on-latitude-the-dangers-of-kookiness|publisher=The Quietus|accessdate=16 July 2009}}</ref> Through this role, she wrote with [[Riz Ahmed|Riz MC]] and collaborated with [[Nitin Sawhney]].<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto3">{{cite|title=AllMusic page for 'Sour Times' by Riz MC|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/sour-times-mt0045066947|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=16 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite|title=The Guardian's New Band of The Week|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/05/new-band-catherine-ad|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=5 January 2009}}</ref>

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Catherine Anne Davies
Also known as The Anchoress
Origin Glynneath, Wales
Musician information
Genre(s) Indie rock, pop,
Years active 2013 (2013)–present
Label(s) Kscope (Link), Too Pure (Link)
Associated acts Simple Minds, Paul Draper (Mansun), Bernard Butler (Suede)



taken from the wikipedia article The Anchoress

Biography

Davies formed The Anchoress in 2013. Paul Draper has co-produced The Anchoress's debut album, Confessions of a Romance Novelist, which is set for release on January 15 2016 via Kscope.[1] [2] A second album will be produced by Bernard Butler.[3][4]

From March to Dec 2015, Davies performed in Simple Minds' live band, contributing additional guitar and keyboards.[5][6] She met Jim Kerr through The Dark Flowers collective.[7] She has also performed live with Ed Harcourt at Glastonbury Festival,[8] as well as Martha Wainwright.[9]

Musical style

Davies has been described by NPR's Ann Powers as "Wales's (much more explicitly feminist) answer to Lana Del Rey."[10] Davies cites Laura Nyro, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Prince, Kate Bush, Harry Nilsson, and The Carpenters as influences.[11]

Solo and Side projects

=Association with Paul Draper

Catherine had been approached by Paul Draper after hearing some of her work whilst Catherine was at University, she decided not to go into a career in music until she had at least completed her studies. The two had stayed in touch and then after Catherine completed her studies and Phd she decided to work with Paul on her own works. This led on to the next evolution of working in a band and Catherine proposed her project called The Anchoress.

Pre The Anchoress

Catherine self-released music under her own name and as Catherine A.D.

In 2009, Davies performed with London Philharmonic Orchestra as an artist-in-residence at London's South Bank Centre.[12][13] Through this role, she wrote with Riz MC and collaborated with Nitin Sawhney.[9][14][15]

Under the abbreviated A.D. guise, Davies released the single Carry Your Heart,[12] and a mini-album entitled Communion.[16] NME described Communion as an "understated but beautiful mini-album" when naming it one of the 20 best "cult/experimental" albums of 2011.[17] She also released a collection covers entitled Reprise.[18] The release featured re-interpretations of songs by Friendly Fires, Sleigh Bells, Nick Drake, Tracy Chapman, Bon Iver, Hurts, My Brightest Diamond, The Crystals, Nina Simone and The Magnetic Fields.[19]

Davies is also a member of The Dark Flowers "super-group".[20] The project was started by songwriter and producer Paul Statham in 2009.[21] She appears alongside vocalist's Jim Kerr, Kate Havnevik, Dot Allison, Peter Murphy, Shelly Poole, Helicopter Girl and Remi Roughe. In an interview with Clash, Davies said "It’s basically a project put together by a guy called Paul Statham who’s a songwriter/producer and he had this idea to make a dark country record, kind like ‘Paris/Texas’ soundtrack."[22]

Davies also appeared as a backing vocalist on Emmy The Great's debut single Secret Circus.{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{#invoke:Category handler|main}}{{#invoke:Category handler|main}}[citation needed] }}

Writing

Davies has a PhD in literature and queer theory from University College London, and has published a book entitled Whitman's Queer Children about epic poetry through Bloomsbury Publishing.[7][23]

Davies has written about film-maker David Lynch for the NME,[24] and has interviewed Tori Amos[25] and Manic Street Preachers[26][27][28] for Drowned in Sound.

References

  1. ↑ The Anchoress debut album details. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  2. ↑ Listen to 'Popular' By The Anchoress plus debut album details. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  3. ↑ The Anchoress working with Bernard Butler. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  4. ↑ Bernard Butler reveals he's working with The Anchoress. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  5. ↑ Simple Minds: Big Music – behind the scenes. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  6. ↑ Blurred sidelines: meet the musicians who are doctors, gardeners and authors. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Interview for SimpleMinds dot org. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  8. ↑ Ed Harcourt & Catherine AD Collaboration. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Emerging Artist in Residence. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  10. ↑ Musicians You'll Tell Your Friends About In 2015. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  11. ↑ The Anchoress biography. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Catherine A.D. talks about the brooding darkness in her Valentine's Day EP. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  13. ↑ Escape Velocity in-depth interview with Catherine AD. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  14. ↑ AllMusic page for 'Sour Times' by Riz MC. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  15. ↑ The Guardian's New Band of The Week. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  16. ↑ 30 Seconds with... Catherine AD. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  17. ↑ The 20 Best Cult/Experimental Albums 2011. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  18. ↑ This Week's Top 5 Music Links. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  19. ↑ CATHERINE AD - REPRISE: THE COVERS COLLECTION. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  20. ↑ Radioland by Dark Flowers album review. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  21. ↑ Jim Kerr, Catherine AD, Dot Allison and Paul Statham tell The Quietus about their Sam Shephard-inspired collaborative LP. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  22. ↑ Ones To Watch: Catherine AD. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  23. ↑ Whitman's Queer Children: America's Homosexual Epics. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  24. ↑ The Music Of Twin Peaks Dissected: What Does 'Lynchian' Actually Mean. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  25. ↑ Catherine AD meets Tori Amos. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  26. ↑ Nicky Wire on the Manic Street Preachers' return: Part One. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  27. ↑ Nicky Wire on the Manic Street Preachers' return: Part Two. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
  28. ↑ Nicky Wire on the Manic Street Preachers' return: Part Three. Retrieved from Missing a domain reference here.
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