Cathy Davey

Cathy Davey
Background information
Born1979 (age 44–45)[1]
Dublin, Ireland
OriginDublin, Ireland
GenresAlternative rock
OccupationSinger-songwriter[2]
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano, drums, keyboards,
Years active2003–present
LabelsRegal Recordings (2003–2008)[3][4]
Websitecathydavey.ie

Catherine Davey (born 1979) is an Irish singer-songwriter. She has released one extended play, "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 nomination 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, the Netherlands, and performing at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, 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 and The Duckworth Lewis Method as well as providing support for Graham Coxon, R.E.M. and Supergrass. She appears prominently on the 2016 album Foreverland by The Divine Comedy.[12]

The Irish Times 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 and ninth best album of the decade by Jim Carroll, Tony Clayton-Lea and Lauren Murphy of The Irish Times.

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  5. ^ John Meagher (12 December 2008). "Irish albums of the year". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2009. Regular cohorts Cathy Davey and Carol Keogh provide the vocals and are in typically fine form.
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  8. ^ Jim Carroll (6 February 2009). "'We've never been happy to be just a big band in Ireland'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 November 2009. Noonan has also had some non-band flings during the last few years. He drummed with Cathy Davey, looked on at the acclaim achieved by Some Surprise, the song he wrote for the Cake Sale project, which was recorded by Gary Lightbody and Lisa Hannigan, and began to muse about making a different kind of record. After all, he knows that 2009 will be all about the new album and continuing to make friends away from these shores.
  9. ^ Eamon Sweeney (16 October 2009). "Conor O'Brien: Domino effect". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
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  11. ^ Jim Carroll (2 January 2009). "Hard Sounds for hard times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 November 2009. The former is the latest venture from Conor O'Brien, formerly of The Immediate. When he hasn't been playing guitar with Cathy Davey, he has been quietly demoing songs and playing a select few gigs.
  12. ^ Alan Corr (5 September 2016). "Neil Hannon's divine rapture". RTÉ. Retrieved 5 September 2016.