Catherine Feeny

Catherine Feeny本身是愛(ài)爾蘭人后裔，她成長(zhǎng)于費(fèi)城，現(xiàn)定居倫敦。她的自序中說(shuō)到，小時(shí)候一開(kāi)始學(xué)的是電吉他，彈的都是Led Zeppelin和The Cure的音樂(lè)。后來(lái)有一天在電視里面看見(jiàn)了Sinead O'Connor的表演，她當(dāng)即退還了電吉他，拾起了父親的木吉他，開(kāi)始走上民謠的道路。
by Andrew Leahey
Although born and raised in Pennsylvania, Catherine Feeny launched her career as a singer/songwriter in Los Angeles. She initially immersed herself in the city's folk scene, taking influence from artists like Gillian Welch and issuing a self-titled album of likeminded material in 2003. However, a friendship with British musician Sebastian Rogers convinced her to decamp to England and rediscover her pop sensibilities. Feeny recorded her sophomore effort, Hurricane Glass, in Rogers' studio; she also took up permanent residence in the county of Norfolk. Flaunting a mix of summery pop and folk ballads, Hurricane Glass was released in the U.K. in June 2006. The piano-fueled single "Mr. Blue" won Feeny some acclaim back home, particularly when it appeared in an episode of The O.C. and the film Running with Scissors, and she soon signed a deal with EMI Records. Returning to America in 2008, she settled in Oregon and began work on her third album, taking time off during the fall to perform alongside a bevy of L.A.-based songwriters on the Hotel Café Tour.