Catherine Davey (born 1979) is an Irish singer-songwriter. She has released one
extended play
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, "Come Over" (2004), and four albums, ''
Something Ilk'' (2004), ''
Tales of Silversleeve'' (2007), ''
The Nameless'' (2010) and ''New Forest'' (2016). Her second album garnered her a 2007
Choice Music Prize
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nomination
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Political office
In ...
and the
2008 Meteor Award for Best Irish Female and spawned a number of successful singles, including "Reuben", "Moving", and "Sing for Your Supper". ''The Nameless'' was the top selling album in Ireland upon the week of its release. It was also nominated for the Choice Music Prize.
Davey has performed at several international events, including
representing Ireland at the
Eurosonic Festival in
Groningen
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, the
Netherlands
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, and performing at the
South by Southwest
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festival in
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, Texas. She has also performed at other large exhibitions and festivals in Ireland, including
Electric Picnic,
Indie-pendence and
The Music Show. Davey has worked with Autamata,
Elbow
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and
The Duckworth Lewis Method as well as providing support for
Graham Coxon,
R.E.M.
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and
Supergrass
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. She appears prominently on the 2016 album ''Foreverland'' by
The Divine Comedy
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.
''
The Irish Times
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'' placed Davey third in a list of "The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now" published in April 2009, saying "There's no better female songwriter in Irish music right now". ''Tales of Silversleeve'' was named sixth best Irish album of 2007 by John Meagher of the ''
Irish Independent
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'' and ninth best album of the decade by
Jim Carroll, Tony Clayton-Lea and Lauren Murphy of ''The Irish Times''.
Background
Davey was born in Dublin, daughter of composer
Shaun Davey
Shaun Davey (born 18 January 1948) is an Irish composer.
Early years
Shaun Davey was born in Belfast in 1948 and attended Rockport School in County Down. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in the history of Art in 1971. He then took a ...
and sculptor Agnes Conway. At the age of ten she moved with her mother to
Wiltshire
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, where they lived for several years. On their return to Dublin they settled in
Monkstown.
where Davey spent the rest of her teenage years. The first live performance Davey attended was
An Emotional Fish with
The Stunning on
St Stephen's Green
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.
She initially intended to be an artist and to develop her interest in music in her leisure time but the offer of a record deal changed that.
Style
Davey has been referred to as "Ireland's
Björk
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".
The comparison caused the ''
Irish Independent
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''s Ed Power to comment in one 2009 review: "Alas, such comparisons are probably inevitable when your favourite mode of communication is an ethereal yelp and your songs are populated with a raggle-taggle of yearners, outsiders and freaks".
His colleague John Meagher opined, "you won't see Björk heft a guitar half so diligently".
''
Hot Press
''Hot Press'' is a monthly music and politics magazine based in Dublin, Ireland, founded in June 1977. The magazine has been edited since its inception by Niall Stokes.
History
''Hot Press'' was founded in June 1977 by Niall Stokes, who cont ...
'' compared the music on ''Something Ilk'' to the works of
PJ Harvey
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Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined local band Automat ...
and
Nina Hynes.
The magazine's reviewer also compared her to
Joni Mitchell
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after one 2007 show in
Cork.
Davey's second album, ''Tales of Silversleeve'', based its sound on the rhythm of the drums.
Notable fans of Davey's music include broadcaster
Síle Ní Bhraonain.
Her records have achieved platinum sales.
Davey was initially uncomfortable with being described as a singer-songwriter but is now more accepting of the term.
She describes her songwriting style:
I write in short quick spurts of manic creativity, which are followed by spells of borderline writer's block where the writing comes really painfully and laboriously. I’m sure it's a universal experience for anyone who writes, but it's difficult to get out of, you can't just wish it away—it just disappears when it's had enough. It’s completely independent of whether I’m happy or blue, up or down. It tends to lift as soon as I stop fixating on it—I remember thinking my house was the problem, and I'd need to go to France in order to write, and I would have been scared without Rex er dog I got through it. You can't chase the muse, or you'll scare it away.
Career
Cathy Davey first came to be known as a backing vocalist alongside Carol Keogh for Ken McHugh's project Autamata.
McHugh and Davey subsequently collaborated on what ''
Hot Press
''Hot Press'' is a monthly music and politics magazine based in Dublin, Ireland, founded in June 1977. The magazine has been edited since its inception by Niall Stokes.
History
''Hot Press'' was founded in June 1977 by Niall Stokes, who cont ...
'' described as "a mixture of otherworldly indie and soft space age melodica".
Davey signed to
EMI
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/
Parlophone
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in 2003 in a deal which ''Hot Press'' later described as having "eclipsed even the high-profile signing of
The Thrills
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".
Her rise had been low-profile; she did not perform live until she had signed her record deal.
Her four-track debut EP, "Come Over", released in 2004, and in which she "swoops and yelps her way through proceedings with her distinctive voice", was described by the magazine as "inviting comparisons with others before deciding that she'd rather be completely unique if it's all the same with you".
Davey's debut album, ''
Something Ilk'', was recorded at a studio in
Wales
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,
produced by
Ben Hillier whose previous credits included
Blur and
Elbow
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,
and released in 2004.
RTÉ
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reviewer Harry Guerin said it was "high on presence and very low on filler" and gave it three out of five stars.
''Hot Press'' remarked, "Not only is her voice elfin, immediate and distinct the songs are also hugely compelling. They are digestible without being lightweight, austere in places without seeming detached".
The ''
Irish Independent
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''s Paul Byrne described it as "one of the best Irish albums of 2004".
Davey performed a nationwide tour in September 2004.
She also supported
Graham Coxon and
Supergrass
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during tours they undertook that year.
The singer later dismissed ''Something Ilk'', saying "I think the record company
MI's Regal Recordingsthought I was an indie rock chick when they signed me and that album is very much other people's idea of what I should sound like.
..I didn't have the confidence to say no to some of the things
en Hilliersuggested".
Davey claimed not to "know my arse from my elbow when I signed for them" and did not like performing those songs in a live arena.
Despite this, the ''Irish Independent'' described her as "very talented—far more so than
Hayes">emmaHayes" but regretted that she had "failed to find an audience for her fine debut ''Something Ilk''".
Davey performed a nationwide tour in late May 2007, debuting songs from her follow-up album which she initially referred to as ''Silversleeve''.
All but two of the songs were recorded in her home.
The album, released under the title ''
Tales of Silversleeve'' and produced by
Liam Howe of
Sneaker Pimps
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,
was preceded by "Reuben", its first single, on 21 September 2007.
Davey explained the title choice, "I had a runny nose when I was a child and let's just say I didn't wipe it with a tissue".
This proved to be a successful move as it led to a
Choice Music Prize
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nomination for
2007 Irish Album of the Year.
RTÉ reviewer Harry Guerin said it was "even more imaginative" than her debut and gave it four out of five stars.
entertainment.ie reviewer Lauren Murphy described the record as "Without doubt, one of the best albums of the year", noting "there's a magic about ''Tales of Silversleeve'' that makes it an album you're almost afraid to listen to twice, in case it's not as good as you remember the first time".
The ''Irish Independents reviewer gave the album five stars, describing it as "a record that she can be proud of".
Jim Carroll, ''The Irish Times'' rock critic, called it "The most charming pop album you'll hear in Zero Seven".
After a series of residencies, Davey embarked on a pre-Christmas tour of Ireland in 2007.
She appeared on the seventh series of ''
Other Voices'' in early 2008.
The singer
represented Ireland at the
Eurosonic Festival in
Groningen
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, the
Netherlands
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, in January 2008.
She performed at
Childline Rocks in February 2008,
followed by a performance at the
South by Southwest
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festival in
Austin
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, Texas in that March.
Davey was dropped by her record company in mid-2008 alongside most of their client list.
She headlined the Main Stage at
Cork X Southwest in
Skibbereen
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in July 2008.
In August 2009, she headlined the Eurocultured Festival in Dublin's Smithfield Plaza and also performed at that year's
Indie-pendence.
Davey appeared at
Electric Picnic 2008.
She featured at
The Music Show in the
RDS in October 2008.
The singer performed in Dublin's
Iveagh Gardens during events to celebrate
Africa Day on 25 May.
Davey's song "Moving" has been used in a prominent
Vodafone
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commercial in her native Ireland.
Another song, "Sing for Your Supper", was described by the ''
Irish Independent
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''s Ed Power as "her biggest smash to date".
The same reviewer described Davey's song "Reuben", a number one single,
as "a skewed romantic tirade glazed in sugar-candy vocals".
Davey's third album, ''
The Nameless'', was released on 7 May 2010 (Ireland), with contributions from
Conor J. O'Brien and
Neil Hannon
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. Lead single "Little Red" was released on 21 April 2010 and followed by an Irish tour in May. Davey performed on ''
The Late Late Show'' on 23 April 2010. She performed at
Oxegen 2010 in July. On 16 July 2010, to promote the second single from ''The Nameless'' album, Davey released a download only EP for "Army of Tears". The EP features three tracks: the original track "Army of Tears", a previously unreleased track "The Wandering" and a demo version of "Army of Tears".
Davey's fourth studio album ''New Forest'' was released on 9 September 2016. The first track revealed from the new album was 'The Pattern'.
Davey performed 'Chrysocoma' on
RTÉ One
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's The Late Late Show on 23 September 2016.
Other appearances
Davey has appeared on the Autamata track "Cloud Seekers",
taken from the album ''My Sanctuary''.
She has worked with
Elbow
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.
She dueted with Gavin Glass on the track "Rag Doll".
She sang a song called "Cannonballs" on a 2005 CD titled ''Faction One'', released by record label Faction.
She appears on the David Turpin track "Red Elk".
She lent her vocals to the 2008 charity album ''
Even Better Than the Disco Thing'', on which she performed a cover of
Donna Summer
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's "
I Feel Love
"I Feel Love" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Donna Summer. Produced and co-written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, it was recorded for Summer's fifth studio album, '' I Remember Yesterday'' (1977). The album concept was to ha ...
".
Tony Clayton-Lea recommended the song be downloaded alongside Lisa Hannigan's cover version of "
Upside Down".
She performed guest vocals on the track "The Sweet Spot" from
The Duckworth Lewis Method's eponymous album and three tracks on
Bang Goes the Knighthood,
Neil Hannon
Edward Neil Anthony Hannon (born 7 November 1970) is a singer and songwriter from Northern Ireland. He is the founder and frontman of the chamber pop group the Divine Comedy, and is the band's only constant member since its inception in 1989. H ...
's 2010 album as
The Divine Comedy
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.
She also supported
R.E.M.
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during their Live Rehearsal shows at the
Olympia Theatre, Dublin in summer 2007.
Davey hosted Songs That Scare Children at the
Spiegeltent during the
Dublin Fringe Festival
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in September 2008.
Her music is available to download from the
PlayStation
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SingStore.
She was involved in efforts to raise funds in the aftermath of the
2010 Haiti earthquake
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. Davey's song 'Rescue' has been used in the ABC TV series
The Gates
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. Her song 'Holy Moly' is played at the end of ''
The Disappearance of Alice Creed''.
2016 - 2020
In summer 2016, Davey confirmed a new album was due for release in autumn 2016, this was preceded by the first new single 'The Pattern' released on 15 July 2016. 'New Forest' reached No. 5 in the Irish Album Chart in September 2016.
She went on to launch a charity called My Lovely Horse Rescue, which has saved the lives of hundreds of horses since its inception. The rescue has now branched off into saving pigs too with My Lovely Pig Rescue.
Working on her busy farm has meant music has taken a backseat, but she continues to write, and play live in Ireland in the meantime.
Personal life
Since 2009, Davey has been in a relationship with
Neil Hannon
Edward Neil Anthony Hannon (born 7 November 1970) is a singer and songwriter from Northern Ireland. He is the founder and frontman of the chamber pop group the Divine Comedy, and is the band's only constant member since its inception in 1989. H ...
of the Divine Comedy.
The couple live on a farm
in
County Kildare
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.
Davey is an animal lover:
She and Hannon have several dogs and are patrons of the Irish animal charity My Lovely Horse Rescue.
They are also patrons of My Lovely Pig Rescue, a branch of the original rescue.
Discography
Albums
* ''
Something Ilk'' (2004)
* ''
Tales of Silversleeve'' (2007)
* ''
The Nameless'' (2010)
* ''New Forest'' (2016)
Awards
''
The Irish Times
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'' placed Davey third in a list of "The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now" published in April 2009,
saying "There's no better female songwriter in Irish music right now".
Her closest female rivals on the list were
Lisa Hannigan and
Róisín Murphy
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at numbers five and seven respectively. ''Tales of Silversleeve'' was named sixth best Irish album of 2007 by John Meagher of the ''
Irish Independent
The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray backgrou ...
'' and ninth best album of the decade by
Jim Carroll, Tony Clayton-Lea and Lauren Murphy of ''The Irish Times''.
Davey won Best Pop Act at the 2011 Digital Socket Awards in Dublin.
Choice Music Prize
Davey's second album ''Tales of Silversleeve'' was nominated for the
Choice Music Prize
The Choice Music Prize (), known for sponsorship reasons as the RTÉ Choice Music Prize is an annual music prize awarded to music from a band or solo musician who is born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland or holds an Irish passport. ...
in January 2008.
Surprise was expressed within the Irish media when she was beaten by
Super Extra Bonus Party.
''The Nameless'' was nominated for the Choice Music Prize in 2011.
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Tales of Silversleeve'' , , Irish Album of the Year 2007 , ,
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Meteor Music Awards
Davey won Best Irish Female at the
2008 Meteor Awards.
''Tales of Silversleeve'' was also nominated for Best Irish Album at the same event but lost to
Paddy Casey. Casey later admitted he would have preferred if Davey had won the award.
Upon being embraced by and photographed alongside
Sinéad O'Connor
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at the launch, Davey remarked on how odd it was "to put your arms around someone you don't know".
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References
External links
Official site at Irish Music Central
on ''
Other Voices''
Performanceof "Reuben" on ''
Tubridy Tonight'' (20 October 2007)
"Choice Cuts"��Interview with the ''Irish Independent'' after Choice Prize nomination
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1978 births
Living people
Irish women guitarists
Irish women singer-songwriters
21st-century Irish singer-songwriters
Musicians from Dublin (city)
Alternative rock singers
21st-century Irish women singers
21st-century Irish guitarists
21st-century women guitarists
2000s in Irish music
2010s in Irish music