Catherine Feeny (born 1976) is an American singer / songwriter based in Portland, Oregon
She grew up in Norristown Pennsylvania, studied in Washington and eventually moved to Los Angeles where she began to seriously write their own songs Her first album, "Catherine Feeny" was produced by fellow singer / songwriter Joe Purdy and was released in Britain in January 2003 A short time later she met producer Sebastian Rogers then produced her second album 'Hurricane Glass' which was released in Britain in June 2006, it includes the single "Mr. Blue" who is in the 2006 movie Running With Scissors Starring Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow and is based on Augusten Burroughs' book of the same name for several years she lived in Norwich before moving to Oregon2008 where her third album titled "People in the Hole" was recorded and made available to supporters on wwwcatherinefeenycom she also the album "Remember where you are" as part of the group will gather around us
She was originally signed British indie Tall Grass Records before you write to EMI in 2007, she is published by Warner Chappell
She has toured with Hal Aberfeldy Martha Wainwright Dr. John John Prine Suzanne Vega and The Hotel Cafe Tour, she has the "only the names were accompanied Kelly Jones of Stereophonics has changed 'tour
his passion for music was evident early, she sang as a child, took classical voice lessons and played both piano and violin, it was not until she started singing in bands as a teenager that the guitar became his instrument of choice"I brought it up because I can play songs that I loved once The fact is that I stole my dad's guitar when I started playing '
affected by a variety of genres and artists such as Joni Mitchell The Smiths Sonic Youth PJ Harvey and Sinead O'Connor Catherine's taste in music has clearly encouraged his own creative style, "I have always loved a well-written song," she comments "when I'm in the zone type is the most satisfying thing in the world can be so magical"
Album highlights include the heart - on-sleeve opening track "Touch Back Down" the Lucinda Williams-esque "Hurricane Glass" politically weighted "Unsteady Ground" and "Mr. Blue" by Immaculate's Pop streak
"It is a struggle for me to be honest, sometimes because I like to please mans, but I think I am pretty honest with me, it's strange when you meet people who are not as "disconnect" inspired "Touch Back Down" Unsteady Ground "is crap government and the media feed us before we attacked Iraq while the title track" Hurricane Glass "is about death, which comes before a re-birth '
' performing live is something I work very hard, there are many distractions for the little creative voice that whispers in my ear and makes me who I am as an artist but I like getting up to a challenge - it makes you know you're alive "
