May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Yesterday I caught up with my good friend Ronnie McGhie in Glasgow city centre (the lovely Ian Donaldson was also there). We got onto the topic of my imminent book release and Ronnie invited me on his Wednesday Night Live show on Irvine Beat FM. It just so happens that the UK release day for…
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It’s been a little hectic here of late. ‘Here’ being my humble abode, rather than the blog. Although I hope that you all enjoyed my recent interview with The Anchoress on the release of her new album, As We Once Were. In relation to that, I’ll be taking my first trip to London in almost…
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Well, the timing is great. Of course I would decide to sell stuff on the eve of a “BIG ANNOUNCEMENT”. FML! Hey ho. What are you gonna do? Here are the items for sale with links to the eBay listings. All these listings have several photos so you can see the condition(s) of each item….
I’m old! I went to London over the weekend and I am still recovering from that! As much as it has drained me, I would do it again – just not in the immediate future. The reason for my trip was to see the only live show that The Anchoress was performing for 2026, in…
Sorry for the delay in getting this uploaded to the blog. The day after the release of As We Once Were, Catherine was on Radio Wales speaking with Adam Walton about the new album. I like to get these radio appearances, esp. if they are on the BBC as know fans overseas don’t have access…
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Five years from my last conversation with The Anchoress (aka Catherine Anne Davies) regarding the release of previous album, The Art of Losing, I had the privlege once again to speak with her. This time we discuss new album As We Once Were talking about; tracks on the album, the recording and production process, motherhood,…
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It’s been five years since the release of new material from The Anchoress (the musical moniker of Catherine Anne Davies). A half decade can seem an extensive period in the often fickle world of the music industry (can I just state at this point I do despair at the label of the creation of music…
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I’ve been a bit of a home body lately. Dare I say that at times the weather has been too warm, even for Glasgow, which usually has maximum temperates several degrees lower than what is experienced in England, especially southern England. And when the sun isn’t out in Glasgow, it’s dreich. There are only really…
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In case anyone missed it, or you live overseas and have not been able to listen, here is an edited version of The Anchoress on Loose Ends (presented by Kiri Pritchard-McLean) briefly discussing the origins of her moniker and details about As We Once Were, as well as performing a special stripped-back version of ‘Throw…
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Picture the scene: Glasgow, 2014. Years of restoration and rejuvenation of the Clyde docks (the Clyde Auditorium opened in 1997, the Science Centre in 2001 and BBC Scotland in 2007) had resulted in the recent establishments of the Riverside Museum (2011) and the Hydro (2013). Although Glasgow was yet to be my home (I hadn’t…
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