May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
As album number two for The Anchoress nears completion, Catherine departs from Simple Minds to concentrate on her solo career. This blog will continue to watch the progress and keep you up-to-date with all things Anchoress.
Well, no gig would be complete without some kind of travel drama. Yesterday it was the APPALLING service given by Thameslink due to their absolute shambolic implementation of their new timetable. We waited an hour for a train to London! We arrived at Luton station at around 2.41pm. The next train due was at 3.28pm….
Oh…to look sexy. Lol. Or at least be another 4 stone lighter. Still! The leopard print is on and I am off to see The Anchoress and Manic Street Preachers! BRING IT ON!
I was working out how many gigs I’ve got coming up last night – and the answer was – 14 of the things! (And still hoping to sort another two Simple Minds gigs on top of that…if only money grew on trees.) I have NEVER been to so many gigs in my life! The love…
Here is the audio excerpt of Catherine’s interview with Steve Lamacq and her performance as The Anchoress (and band), performing a great version of Long Year and What Goes Around, live from the Southbank Centre as part of day one of Robert Smith’s Meltdown Festival. Enjoy! (Pic taken from Catherine’s FB page.)
The Anchoress (Catherine Anne Davies) will be live in session on BBC Radio 6Music with Steve Lamaqc from 4pm BST – live from the Southbank Centre, as Robert Smith’s Meltdown Festival gets under way. You can tune in HERE
A flawless performance of Dolphins by the incomparable Catherine Anne Davies (aka The Anchoress). Cherisse on them drums, man! Oh, to be able to drum like that! Yes please! I want her to be my teacher… Thanks to Catherine Leuba for uploading the footage to YT.
The latest episode of Cherisse’s tour diary has just landed.
A bad prep for me, personally…a terrible night’s sleep, scared to death through very thundery storms. Adding impending doom to the forecast of weather conditions for the day. Stormy weather potentially ALL DAY! The sun was out at daybreak, and all had settled. Was it the “calm before the storm”? Only time would tell. The…
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9.59 am I phoned the Southbank Centre to join the queue for tickets to Manic Street Preachers – supported by The Anchoress – about 11 minutes past 11 my call was answered. For how long it had taken to get through, I was not hopeful for tickets. Nine Inch Nails and My Bloody Valentine tickets…