Cathy Davey

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Cathy Davey
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Background = solo_singer
Born = flagicon|Ireland Wicklow, Ireland
Origin = flagicon|Ireland Dublin, Ireland
Instrument = Guitar, piano, etc.
Genre = Alternative rock
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 2003 – present
Label = Regal Recordings
Associated_acts = Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Björk, Sneaker Pimps, Kate Bush
URL = [http://www.cathydavey.ie/ cathydavey.ie]
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Cathy Davey is an Irish Choice Music Prize-nominated, Meteor Award winning musician and songwriter. She has released two albums, "Something Ilk" (2004) and "Tales of Silversleeve" (2007), which garnered her a Choice Music Prize nomination, Meteor Award for Best Irish Female, and spawned a number of successful singles including "Reuben" and "Sing for Your Supper".

Career

Cathy Davey released her first album, entitled "Something Ilk", in 2004. It had mixed commercial success, though it did lead to a notable and diverse cult following. Her second album, entitled "Tales Of Silversleeve" was released on October 12 2007; recording a lot of it herself in her home and then finishing it with Liam Howe of Sneaker Pimps. This proved to be a very successful move as it led to a Choice Music Prize nomination for 2007 Irish Album of the Year. [cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0110/choicemusicprize.html|title="Choice Music Prize shortlist announced"|date=2007-01-10|accessdate=2008-01-10|publisher=RTÉ]

Cathy also appeared on the Elbow track "Grace Under Pressure" and the Autamata tracks "Cloud Seekers" and "Jellyman". She also supported R.E.M. on one night during their sold-out Live Reheasrsal shows at the Olympia in Dublin in the summer 2007.

Popular Culture

Cathy Davey's track 'Moving' features in a Vodafone commercial aired on Irish TV in Spring 2008.----

Live Dates

* Indie-pendence Festival in Mitchelstown Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland on August 2nd

External links

* [http://www.cathydavey.co.uk/ Cathy Davey Official] .
* [http://www.myspace.com/cathydavey MySpace]
* [http://www.irishmusiccentral.com/cathydavey/index.html Irish Music Central - Cathy Davey]

References