7-Headed Raven make music with other various like-minded artists such as Rotten Bliss, the Rude Mechanicals, Katharine Blake (Mediaeval Baebes) and Michael J York (The Utopia Strong, Current 93, Coil).
London-based artist and musician
Catherine is a singer and multi-instrumentalist, specialising in musical saw, theremin and obtaining ethereal sounds from found objects.
Playing dark, dreamy folk, her own music can be found here. An album, featuring these songs completed, will be released in spring 2022.
Since 2009, Catherine has been collaborating with Jowe Head (Swell Maps, Television Personalities).
Catherine has featured on various recordings, playing saw, glass and singing, with the Mediaeval Baebes and has joined them as a guest performer on stage.
Catherine has also featured with fellow Raven Tim Bowen (Chromehoof, The Anchoress, False Echo) on Geiger Counter, the latest release from KatieJane Garside as Liar Flower.
Her current project 7-Headed Raven, with cellist and tenor Tim Bowen, soprano Liene Rudziša and Kokle (Latvian plucked zither) player and bass Dave Hollander, draws on British traditional folk music, creating new music together in honour of lost traditions, forgotten voices and collective nightmares. Imminent release to come. See a sneak live preview here.
