Catherine Anne Davies (born 1985 in Glynneath) is a Welsh multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and author. Since 2013 she has recorded as
The Anchoress. Prior to starting The Anchoress project, Davies self-released music under her own name and as
Catherine A.D.. From 2014 until July 2018, Davies performed in
Simple Minds, contributing additional guitar, vocals and keyboards. She met Jim Kerr, the lead singer and one of the principal songwriters in Simple Minds, when both were in
The Dark Flowers, a band assembled to record a 2013 album of songs based from a Sam Shepard book. She also…
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