THE ANCHORESS

The Anchoress biography
THE ANCHORESS is a stage name of the Welsh musician and songwriter Catherine Anne DAVIES from Glynneath. DAVIES worked under her name or other stage name CATHERINE AD for years, releasing solo albums and collaborating with the likes of SIMPLE MINDS, THE VEILS, and is also member of a supergroup THE DARK FLOWERS. In 2013 she formed THE ANCHORESS through which she creates alternative pop music with artful and progressive rock sensibilities influenced by the likes of Kate BUSH, David BOWIE, THE CARPENTERS and similar DAVIES is the only member of the project with some additional musicians, but is helped in the production and writing department by Paul DRAPER of MANSUN fame on her debut album.