The Anchoress aka Catherine Anne Davies
@theanchoress.bsky.social
Songwriter/Producer 3x@musicproducersguild nominated. Management: sean{at}drownedinsound.org Booking: lux@spideringtouring.com Press: polly@completecontrolpr.co.uk
Fiercely articulate words from @theanchoress.bsky.social in October's issue of Record Collector magazine. Like @lizpelly.bsky.social, she writes with erudition and authority on the threat of #AI to #creativity in general and music in particular. We must all take notice.
Our remix of @theanchoress.bsky.social phenomenal song ‘As We Once Were’ is now streaming open.spotify.com/track/3qni5L...
For Bandcamp Friday I have a very small number of the Record Store Day Gold Vinyl pressing of In Memory Of My Feelings, my collaborative album with Bernard Butler, up for grabs. This comes with the ltd bonus 7” & will be hand signed by me on the cover. iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/merch/signed...
Our remix of @theanchoress.bsky.social ‘As We Once Were’ will be streaming everywhere this Friday October 2nd. We hope you enjoy it 💜🏴
Thanks to @adamthomaswalton.bsky.social for playing our remix of @theanchoress.bsky.social ‘As We Once Were’ tonight on BBC Radio Wales. And if The Anchoress hadn’t heard our track ‘The Long Goodbye’ on his show a few weeks back & reached out to us? It never would have happened! 💜🏴
Tickets are on sale now for a very special show at the iconic Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre on Sat 9th October 2027. Grab your tickets now for the best seats in the house! www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
Don’t forget that tickets go on sale at 10am tomorrow. If you want to grab the best seats in the house, head over here L: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
It’s here! Got my #1 trophy from the @officialcharts.bsky.social for As We Once Were and I couldn’t be happier. Now just to shuffle a few things around in the studio to find the perfect home for it. ❤️🏆
Had a lovely chat with The Minds (Mick MacNeill, Derek Forbes and Brian McGee) about all things Simple Minds, including lots of talk about synths, touring and my dream supergroup. Watch it over on YouTube now: youtu.be/Vqw_CHIvaFo?...
Just a reminder that there’s two brand new tshirt designs available on short preorder today. Available in sizes S-5XL. It’s still Bandcamp Friday for the next few hours so a great time to make your support count when 100% goes directly to the artist. iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/merch
In Your Room - @th3minds.bsky.social Ep 15 featuring ex #SimpleMinds member, @theanchoress.bsky.social. A great watch! @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social @singingconductor.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqw_...
In Your Room - Episode 15 featuring ex Simple Minds member, The Anchoress, aka Catherine Anne Davies
YouTube video by TH3 MINDS
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Excited to announce award-winning Welsh multi-instrumentalist and producer THE ANCHORESS @theanchoress.bsky.social (aka Catherine Anne Davies) is bringing her stunning new album As We Once to the Trades Club #hebdenbridge in April Tickets now on sale HERE >> buytickets.at/thetradesclub/2398273
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The Anchoress: As We Once Were – Album Review
."The voice is wholly distinctive, a whisper and a conscience for the ages & a beautifully constructed, sign of the times statement of intent"
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#NowPlaying the excellent new album by @theanchoress.bsky.social The Anchoress - As We Once Were #TheAnchoress #NewMusic2026 #NewMusic #Vinyl #MusicSky
Saturday read #1. The slowly revealing, deeply satisfying matters within As We Once Were from @theanchoress.bsky.social pack musical fervour & emotional intimacy alongside ageless joy & occasional grandeur in sound & in the spaces. www.bernardzuel.net/post/the-anc...
THE ANCHORESS – AS WE ONCE WERE: REVIEW
THE ANCHORESSAs We Once Were (Last Night From Glasgow) FOR ALL ITS ABUNDANT, vital qualities, humour was not readily apparent in The Art Of Losing, Dr Catherine Anne Davies’ last album as The Anchores...
bernardzuel.net
I’m a little late in listening to it but @theanchoress.bsky.social has knocked it out of the park once again with her latest album.
Timings for the show tonight: 6:30pm - Doors 7pm - 7.30pm - Roxanne De Bastion 8pm - 9.15pm - The Anchoress 9.15pm - 10pm - Merch Signing
I've been streaming (temporarily!) but have finally got round to buying. Looking forward to listening. Not just a great artist but a lovely person, which more and more seems like a rare find. iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/album/as-we-... @theanchoress.bsky.social
As We Once Were, by The Anchoress
14 track album
iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com
. @theanchoress.bsky.social – As We Once Were ( @lnfglasgow.bsky.social ) "It’s emotive beyond belief, raw, and honest... Quite frankly, I’d even go as far as to say it’s flawless." Toni Spencer www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/08/18/t...
The Anchoress - As We Once Were (Last Night From Glasgow) - God Is In The TV
As We Once Were, the third studio album from Welsh multi-instrumentalist and producer The Anchoress (Catherine Anne Davies), opens with ‘Du Temps Perdu’; it’s
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On a rather marvellous new album from @theanchoress.bsky.social there's hurt & frustration, anger too, but it is also an album "whose affection for people pokes through & whose eyebrows sometimes arch with a touch of wickedness that can’t help but make you grin". www.bernardzuel.net/post/the-anc...
THE ANCHORESS – AS WE ONCE WERE: REVIEW
THE ANCHORESSAs We Once Were (Last Night From Glasgow) FOR ALL ITS ABUNDANT, vital qualities, humour was not readily apparent in The Art Of Losing, Dr Catherine Anne Davies’ last album as The Anchores...
bernardzuel.net
What a result for the new album in this week’s chart! A huge thank you to you all and I’m really looking forward to getting my big #1 official charts trophy to pop on the mantlepiece 🥰🥰
New & Notable: The Welsh singer and songwriter levels up on a heartrending new effort bolstered by analog synths from Pete Townshend's personal collection.
As We Once Were, by The Anchoress
14 track album
iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com
Congratulations to @theanchoress.bsky.social for the phenomenal success of her third album A small team and a tiny budget, outselling some major label and big indie label releases this week
What a result for the new album in this week’s chart! A huge thank you to you all and I’m really looking forward to getting my big #1 official charts trophy to pop on the mantlepiece 🥰🥰
You have until midnight to buy your copy of As We Once Were to make it count towards our chart position. Found.ee/AsWeOnceWere Grab yours from my Bandcamp, iTunes, or direct from the Last Night From Glasgow website and help an indie artist make a small dent in the universe…
Thanks to everyone who has supported the album this release week. It would be amazing if you’re considering buying it if could grab it today so we can make it count for the charts this week. It’s all in your hands: found.ee/AsWeOnceWere Catherine x
I liked @theanchoress.bsky.social new album so much, I bought this fancy booky deluxe version with extra versions and lovely visuals! 😍
OUT NOW / ALLAN NAWR The long awaited return of @theanchoress.bsky.social with "As We Once Were" - her 3rd studio album following up 2021's "The Art Of Losing" It features appearances from James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers, @gwennosaunders.bsky.social, Hannah Peel & more ❤️
"I didn’t realise how much emotion is carried in the voices of our family, and that became the foundation of the record" - @theanchoress.bsky.social talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about her album As We Once Were www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...
The Anchoress: 'It’s like a volcano being formed over many thousands of years'
Attempting to launch her new album while recovering from a broken wrist probably wasn’t what Catherine Anne Davies – aka The Anchoress – was expecting when she was planning the promotional campaign fo...
yorkshirepost.co.uk