May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Last night I went to see The Anchoress in London at a venue called Kings Place. And what a lovely place it is too! A big “all-in-one” venue. A lovely open space with a gallery, a cafe, posh restaurant and two concert halls! There was an exhibition by an artist called Shanti Panchal. He paints…
This really is a very beautifully packaged thing. Love the added touch of the personalised library card. The gig is now only two weeks away!
More wall required at Casa Read…the Minds one is HUGE!
After this BBC Radio 3 broadcast of the Florian Hecker work we’re going to on Saturday, the next gig will be this amazing lady at Kings Place on December 17th. It is going to be wonderful and I’ll be taking a copy of this with me to be signed by Catherine. Thank you, lovely, lovely…
Some newly acquired stuff by The Anchoress, a touch of Minds, and a play of Blackstar. This really is my current favourite version of Promised You A Miracle. Jim’s vocal is right up in the mix on this. I love it! I like the stuff on the Acoustic album, I do. But there are tracks…
My favourite track from The Anchoress’s album, Confessions Of A Romance Novelist. (Thank you for Saturday, Catherine x)
I have to say, I can’t help but be a *TAD* cynical about Record Store Day. I’m in two minds…if it helps independent record stores stay afloat, that’s great. But I can’t help but feel all these “collectors items” offerings to promote the day does…seem…rather more about the shifting of goods than anything else. Given…
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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRMHzPXvZls) Catherine Anne Davies’ music project with Paul Draper under the name of The Anchoress. Lead song from the forthcoming album “Confessions of A Romance Novelist” due for release Jan 15th, 2016. This has been one of my more recent earworms. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Us fans have enjoyed having you in the fold, Catherine. We look forward to watching your career go from strength to strength. The Anchoress on Instagram: “And so we arrive at the last show… everything has an end and what a ride it’s been since leaving my house to start rehearsals in early…”
Fantastic fan photo shared on the Simple Minds Facebook wall of them performing in Bergen, Norway on March 19th, 2015. Photo by Nanna Gjerde