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The Anchoress is the stage name of Welsh multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and author Catherine Anne Davies (aka Catherine AD) who currently resides in Aylesbury, England. == Biography == Catherine Anne 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 15th 2016 via Kscope. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thequietus.com/articles/19011-listen-popular-by-the-anchoress )〕 A second album will be produced by Bernard Butler.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://iamtheanchoress.tumblr.com/post/105704344269/magical-few-days-in-the-studio-with-bernard )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sontronics.com/users.htm )〕 From March to Dec 2015, Catherine performed in Simple Minds' live band, contributing additional guitar and keyboards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/11189409/Simple-Minds-Big-Music-behind-the-scenes.html )〕 She met Jim Kerr through The Dark Flowers collective.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.simpleminds.org/sm/people/cad1.htm )〕 She has also performed live with Ed Harcourt at Glastonbury Festival,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://edharcourt.com/post/73402879089/the-quietus-news-listen-ed-harcourt )〕 as well as Martha Wainwright.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://londonist.com/2008/11/ear_interview_catherine_a_d )〕 == Musical style == She has been described by NPR's Ann Powers as "Wales's (much more explicitly feminist) answer to Lana Del Rey." Davies cites Laura Nyro, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Prince, Kate Bush, Harry Nilsson, and The Carpenters as influences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.iamtheanchoress.com/biog/4586584165 )〕 == Solo and Side projects == Previous to The Anchoress project, she self-released music under her own name Catherine Anne Davies and as Catherine A.D. In 2009, Davies performed with London Philharmonic Orchestra as an artist-in-residence at London's South Bank Centre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/1828/1/carry-your-heart )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thequietus.com/articles/02194-catherine-ad-on-latitude-the-dangers-of-kookiness )〕 Through this role, she wrote with Riz MC and collaborated with Nitin Sawhney.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/sour-times-mt0045066947 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/05/new-band-catherine-ad )〕 Under the abbreviated A.D. guise she released the single ''Carry Your Heart'',〔 and a mini-album entitled ''Communion''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/newmusic/30seconds/30-seconds-with-catherine-ad/ )〕 NME described ''Communion'' as an "understated but beautiful mini-album" when naming it one of the 20 best "cult/experimental" albums of 2011. She also released a collection covers entitled ''Reprise''. 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://guardianmusic.tumblr.com/post/23927306572/catherine-ad-reprise-the-covers-collection )〕 Catherine is also a member of The Dark Flowers "super-group". The project was started by songwriter and producer Paul Statham back in 2009. 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." She also appeared as a backing vocalist on Emmy The Great's debut single ''Secret Circus''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Anchoress (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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