The Anchoress aka Catherine Anne Davies

It’s World Mental Health Day and I wanted to share my top tips for looking after your mental health as a touring musician.

I know times are tough & not everyone can afford to buy a ticket for the show next month.

If you’d like to come the Union Chapel and don’t have the means to buy a full price ticket, I’m offering up a handful of half price concessions.

Just drop me a DM and I will do my best to get you sorted x

And while we are on the subject of autism…

Yesterday’s off the cuff posts turned into a longer piece about how having my neurodivergence exposed a decade ago actually probably gave me my career.

Spent this afternoon laying down some omnichord on a new track for the album.

It’s one of my go-to instruments for adding a layer of twinkle-texture that can’t carry the weight of another melodic instrument that is going to make frequency masking an even more complex issue.

‘The Ziggy Stardust suit sparked my adolescent awakening’: Moby, Goldie, Natalie Merchant and more delve inside Bowie’s archives As a huge new public collection opens this weekend, famous fans pick out their touchstones – from the game-changing wardrobe that gave birth to glam to the synthesiser that drove his Berlin years

Honoured to have been asked to contribute to this piece to mark the opening of the David Bowie archive this week, alongside Goldie, Moby and Natalie Merchant. I got to pick the object I’d most like to get my hands on from the 90,000 in the archive: www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

Hey folks. If you're not already stocked up on some superb Anchoress musical goodies, then today is a good time to rectify that

To celebrate reaching the unbelievable milestone of 20,000 physical album sales, I’ve decided to do something a bit mad today and have a better than half-price sale on all my CD albums.

Head over to Bandcamp to grab one while stocks last!

The Art of Losing @theanchoress.bsky.social

We would need some serious witchcraft for that to happen

Critical Thinking is a bone fide classic already

Making some calls and hoping some special guests are going to join me for the new album. Who are you hoping might be on my call list?

There are still 12 days to go before our first open submissions for new working class writing closes.🗓️

Pitch us!

See here for details:
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It’s Bandcamp Friday today and I’m holding a huge Summer Sale with a massive 20% off absolutely EVERYTHING for the next 24 hours using the code”BC20” at checkout.

This includes the brand new Communion and Logo T-shirts - as modelled by yours truly: iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com

It’s Bandcamp Friday today and I’m holding a huge Summer Sale with a massive 20% off absolutely EVERYTHING for the next 24 hours using the code”BC20” at checkout.

This includes the brand new Communion and Logo T-shirts - as modelled by yours truly: iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com

Join us in 1 hour for the “COMMUNION” LISTENING PARTY

Starting at 6pm BST tonight!

iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/merch/commun...

Just a reminder that we are holding an online listening party for Communion this Sunday at 6pm BST where I’ll be talking you through track by track and sharing my memories of making the mini album.

See you there!

The Anchoress: Instrumentals & Dreamscapes Playlist · IAmTheAnchoress · 18 items · 172 saves

If you need a soundtrack to your working day, check out my playlist of instrumentals and dreamscapes from across the albums 🎧

Give it a follow and show it some ❤️ open.spotify.com/playlist/0XO...

Hah! See you online x

You too!

Just announced!

Communion Listening Party will take place on Sunday 6th July 2025 at 6pm BST online.

RSVP here: iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/merch/commun...

Signed A3 2025 Tour Poster from The Anchoress Signed A3 2025 Tour Poster from The Anchoress

END OF TOUR SALE!

Tour posters are now reduced to £3 over on Bandcamp. Grab yourself a souvenir of the live shows or a new addition for your wall art.

Please include a note if you would like additional personalisation: iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/merch/signed...

TOTES AMAZING…

It’s vinyl weekend AND Father’s Day, so to celebrate we are running a limited time special offer.

You’ll get a free logo tote bag when you order any 2 LPs from the Bandcamp store.

Simply checkout any 2 albums and it will automatically ship with your order.

Fill yer boots!

@theanchoress.bsky.social being all fabulous at the lovely West End Centre (one of my favourite venues). 3 spectacular newies...
@lnfg.bsky.social

Wonderful show from @theanchoress.bsky.social in Aldershot last night, possibly my favourite so far of the times I’ve seen her! Some good sounding new tunes amongst plenty of old favourites too. Great opening set from #LeoniJaneKennedy to kick things off. 🎸🎶🙂 #LiveMusic #SupportGrassrootsVenues

Recorded in a single day at Church Studios in London with an all female string section and me on a Steinway piano, it includes a much earlier incarnation of Waiting to Breathe, plus six other songs.

Search for “Catherine AD” and “Communion” on your preferred streaming service to listen now.

Communion has been out for nearly a month now and I still can’t quite actually believe that it exists on vinyl and an actual PROPER cd after all these years.

You can buy the 7 track mini-album now on gatefold CD and white or purple marbled vinyl via Last Night From Glasgow @lnfg.bsky.social

The Anchoress - Communion LP & CD On March 20th 2011 Catherine Anne Davies, recorded Communion at The Church Studios, London. On March 20th 2025, we will bring you the album on Vinyl for the first time ever. Remastered and featuring a...

Congrats @theanchoress.bsky.social for Two Top 10 and Three Top 20 placings in UK album charts last Friday. Home of the hits here: shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/products/the... @lnfg.bsky.social @huwstephensdj.bsky.social
@amylame.bsky.social @stuartmaconie.bsky.social

Thanks Adrian 🙏🏻

Taking a moment of quiet to remember a fabulous gig last week @liverpoolphil.bsky.social when I saw @theanchoress.bsky.social & @roxannemusic.bsky.social. Fans of @stereounderground.bsky.social can check them out at iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/music &
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⭐️ NEXT WEEK⭐️ Just back from touring with the Manic Street Preachers - Welsh songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer @theanchoress.bsky.social plays the Trades Club on Friday 9th May, with special guest Roxanne de Bastion. TICKETS HERE >> thetradesclub.com/events/anchoress2