LATEST PLAYLIST NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY

Paul’s new and updated  ‘Playlist One’ is available now on Spotify.  Among others, the playlist includes tracks from The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Talk Talk and Kate Bush together with a track from his production project, The Anchoress, and ‘Keep Telling Myself’ from Mansun’s Kleptomania.  You can find the whole playlist HERE .            

PROG MUSIC AWARDS – VOTE NOW!

Vote for Paul Draper and his production project, The Anchoress, in the 2016 Prog reader’s poll. Categories include male vocalist and female vocalist.  Just follow this LINK .  

VOTE NOW IN THE NME MAGAZINE AWARDS !

Voting is now open in the 2017 NME Magazine Awards.  You can vote for Paul Draper and his production project, The Anchoress, by following the link HERE  DMx    

THE ANCHORESS IS NOMINATED FOR WELSH MUSIC PRIZE

Following success in the Prog Awards, ‘Confessions Of A Romance Novelist’, the debut album by The Anchoress, co-written and produced by Paul Draper, has now been nominated for the Welsh Music Prize. Organiser John Rostron said “This is an incredibly strong shortlist for the Welsh Music Prize. Twelve very different records, made by some well established artists and some new … Read More

‘CONFESSIONS OF A ROMANCE NOVELIST’ TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL

‘Confessions Of A Romance Novelist’, the Limelight award nominated album by The Anchoress, produced by Paul, is to be released on vinyl.  It will be available as a double heavyweight vinyl with four brand new acoustic tracks  and lyric bags.  The album features guest vocals from Paul and string arrangements from Gillian Wood. There is also a “second edition” 2 CD  gatefold digipack edition which includes … Read More

PAUL DRAPER INTERVIEWED IN LATEST XS NOIZE PODCAST

Paul Draper is interviewed by XS Noize in their latest podcast.  In the interview, Paul talks about his successful debut EP,  EP One, and explains how his solo work developed out of his production project, The Anchoress.  He also reflects on the influence and legacy of Prince, describing him as ‘a musician’s musician’.  You can listen to the podcast HERE .