Waking the Witch

Written by Jane Brace, on 22-02-2008 21:55

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Waking the Witch, the acclaimed all girl acoustic band from Yorkshire, are heading for their favourite stamping ground of Scotland for four special Leap Year weekend performances (Thursday Feb 28-Sunday March 2) as part of their farewell tour of the UK.

After five years on the road Patsy Matheson, Becky Mills, Jools Parker and Rachel Goodwin are calling it a day and their gigs at Lossiemouth’s Warehouse Theatre (28^th) the Glenfarg Hotel (Feb 29^th and March 1) and Woodlands Hotel at Broughty Ferry near Dundee (March 2) will be their last in Scotland.

Says Patsy: “We’ve had a fantastic time on the UK acoustic circuit and are really proud of what we’ve achieved but we all feel it’s time to pursue other things and spend more time with our families.”

Puzzling the pigeon holers, the girls burst onto the Leeds music scene in 2003 with their light and shade folk, blues, jazz and rock and quickly gained a name for their strikingly innovative songwriting and pitch perfect four-part harmonies.

All singer songwriters with distinct styles and capable of playing a plethora of instruments between them, from slide guitar to jaw’s harp and mandolin the girls went on to appear at Glastonbury, Trowbridge and Cambridge festivals, toured tirelessly and were championed by several broadcasters including BBC Radio 2’s Janice Long and former BBC Radio London world music presenter Charlie Gillett.

They have made three stand out CDs – the debut album Like Everybody, the sparsely effective Hands and Bridges and the consummate Boys from the Abattoir, produced by Dave Creffield (The Kaiser Chiefs and Embrace). They will all be showcased for the final time on the tour which takes in 18 performances ending at Cranleigh Arts Centre in Surrey on Saturday, April 26.

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Posted by Peter Henderson, on 03-03-2008 05:11, IP 81.96.245.198, Guest 1. Mr If you haven't yet seen them, don't miss this opportunity. The only downside is that, once you have seen them you'll be pretty devestated that they are splitting up. Still thats no reason for denying yourself the great pleasure of seeing such a unique and talented group of musicians. Incidentally, they are all also such attractive and charming (whether they want to be or not) people and their families and friends are fortunate indeed.   » Report this comment to administrator » Reply to this comment...