Waking The Witch : It’s no coincidence that the new WAKING THE WITCH CD ‘BOYS FROM THE ABATTOIR’ has been produced by DAVE CREFFIELD, famous for his work with well known Leeds band, EMBRACE. Dave, who produced Embrace’s platinum selling CD, ‘THE GOOD WILL OUT’, and who has also worked extensively with THE KAISER CHIEFS, heard about WAKING THE WITCH following their performance at the Leeds Independent Music Awards in Jan 2006, when members of the Kaisers and Embrace were in the audience.Immediately his interest was aroused, as the band was hailed as being tied in with the explosion of interest in the Leeds music scene. ‘I really wanted to be involved with WAKING THE WITCH’, he says ‘they are amazing singers, guitar players and arrangers.
Jess Gardham Jess's influences range from India Arie, Jill Scott, KT Tunstall, Damien Rice and Waking the Witch. Jess has been compared to many female singers over the years but her voice and style is very much her own. Jess has been writing songs since the tender age of 12 and started learning guitar at 15. During her teens she sang at family parties and at school - it is no surprise to those who knew her then that this acoustic diva is still going strong in her twenties.The past few years have been full of great experiences; Jess has had the chance to share a stage with international stars such as Kathryn Williams, Tony Joe White (who penned songs for the likes of Elvis, Tina Turner, Ray Charles..) and KT Tunstall. She has also supported the band Waking the Witch and the singer/songwriter Amy Wadge as well as featuring alongside some highly acclaimed musicians at the York LAF in October 2006