Or, conversely, The Anchoress is Catherine Anne Davies, a Welsh-born talented songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, engineer, mixer, and more. Her debut album, Confessions of a Romance Novelist, came out in 2016, but it was 2021’s The Art of Losing that received many awards and climbed the UK charts. She’s had an interesting career, touring as a member of Simple Minds as well as teaching Songwriting and Creative Music Production programs at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London. We knew she was a true studio dweller and found out she loves Tape Op, so it was a treat to drop her a line.

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