Cesca Waterfield

***" 'CESCA' may be a household word of the not-too-distant future! Your voice is FINE!
Great control...good inflection... your range and pitch are on the money. You've got a good future in music."
DOC HEARL, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, session player, Nashville

***"The CD has been on auto repeat for many days now. The music is great, the lyrics flow and while they flow they move your soul. I hope the industry would not pass her by, she is an artist that is dripping with talent."
Jim Agnew, Round Lake, NY, listener & hellraiser, not in that order

***"Sweetbriar is a great collection of songs and a promising first EP. It is well-worth many spins on your player. "Islington Road" is raw and passionate and Cesca sings like a medium for the character. "Voice On The Phone" is a driving and emotional song with startling and honest lyrics. "Blood & Wine" -- Wow. This is a very sexy song in a way not often heard. Nothing about it is naive. The guitar work is just great. "Riley" is a story song, a portrait. Again, Cesca shows a strength for characters, melody, and snippets of humor in dark moments. We want more!
Laura Endicot, listener, Brandywine, MD


***"Not since Liz Phair's BJ Queen have I been able to identify with a female artist until I heard this CD."
Will Collier, listener, Glendale, AZ


***"Those of us that enjoy Cesca’s talent (as unique and exotic as her name), like so many other early fans, will be able to say that we knew her when others did not know what they were missing. One day we will look back and say, “we knew her when…” I consider myself one of her biggest fans.
Mike Kelly, Long Island, NY


***"I wish I could say I knew her way back when, but late is better than never. It's just a matter of time, she'll be touring all over, with that voice and songwriting, not to mention her beauty and personality. Keep up the good work.
Clu Norwood, Cibalo, Texas


"I just heard your stuff and was absolutely floored by it ! Amazing ! Keep on keepin' on !"
J Roberton, Williamstown,NJ


"I have never seen her play live but know that I HAVE to after downloading her songs. What a voice!! This combined with her raw beauty and seemingly incredible personality....it's easy to see that this woman is going places!!!
Sid, Boston, MA

- Various

"Quite stunning in terms of songwriting, passion and performance ... a number of rare gifts that captivate with voice and guitar alone. Beautiful and powerful material."
GEORGE MAIDA, WCVE 88.9, Richmond, VA
- GEORGE MAIDA, WCVE 88.9, Richmond, VA

"I love your style and writing and you have a great voice."
LANEY GOODMAN, host of nationally syndicated radio show Women in Music with Laney Goodman, Boston, MA
- LANEY GOODMAN, nationally syndicated radio show host

"Solid songs, a solid voice, and a band who knows when to play and when to leave spaces. All so much more than what I usually hear."
KEN St. JOHN, Twangdemonium, Texas
- Twangdemonium, Texas

"...a dynamic singer songwriter."
The Coastland Times, North Carolina, January 15, 2004
- The Coastland Times, North Carolina, January 15, 2004

"Upon first listen, I knew this girl had something special. Upon several more listens I was all but awestruck." - RIKK MATHESON, www.rikksreviews.com

Cesca has a gift for weaving a tale and promises a full-length release soon. For now I recommend picking up a copy of "Sweetbriar" which makes the perfect addition to any Americana collection. (Rated an "A")

"Islington Road' starts out the disc and we are immediately given a view of Cesca's darker side. It is the story of a woman killing her sister for catching him with her man. It is the traditional done-me-wrong folk song, with a twist. Her vocal is strong and her guitar strumming is professional.

"Voice On The Phone" is a story of loneliness and just wishing for a call on the phone, just to feel connected to the world.

Where are we living, that we cannot come out of the cold?/for an ounce of compassion & everything tender grows old/in the blink of an eye, we live & we die/ with only each other to help us get by.

Cesca easily draws comparisons to storytellers like Matreca Berg (one of her heroes), and Patty Griffin. "Blood and Wine" uses a great guitar line over strong vocals about a woman in love. Her gift for storytelling is again apparent,

I don't know why I sing out loud/ while I fumble through my feelings, head up in the clouds/ I don't know how stone is shaped by the tide/ but I watch the blue horizon if I should need to ride/ I know romance can never stand up to the facts/ I've been a willow tree who dreamed about the ax/ the woman of your dreams is the one you won't forget/ if you think I'm not her, you don't know me yet.

"Riley" reminds me vocally of the great Emmylou Harris. It is another sad song;

Riley learned as a tiny boy, love can fade but pain is loyal/ Feeding on the family tree, rage grows up from the soil/ Life is short, but alone is long/ Mama tries but the liquor's stronger/ Every little acorn grows in the shade of what is taller.

Cesca has a gift for weaving a tale and promises a full-length release soon. For now I recommend picking up a copy of "Sweetbriar" which makes the perfect addition to any Americana collection.
(Rated an "A")

DENNIS HALSEY, The Best Female Musicians, New York City

DENNIS HALSEY, The Best Female Musicians, New York City
- DENNIS HALSEY, The Best Female Musicians

"Cesca Waterfield's music is a combination of folk and blues. Simple in the fact that it is just her guitar and her powerful voice…complex because of the lyrics and the talent evident in her playing and vocals.

She begins the CD with "Islington Road", a little ditty about…oh…sibling rivalry, cheating and revenge in the form of murder:
When there's a score to be settled, blood has no name
What does it matter that her daddy & mine are the same?
& we both came up hardscrabble down on Islington Road
cuz she won't be calling me sister no more

In "Riley" she takes on abuse:

Riley learned as a tiny boy, love can fade but pain is loyal
Feeding on the family tree, rage grows up from the soil

These songs all have a touch of darkness, but they're so well written and performed that it's not depressing at all.
She is currently working on a new CD and I look forward to hearing more of Cesca.

Amy Lotsberg, COLLECTED SOUNDS, Minneapolis
- Collected Sounds

"great original style... a real vocal talent."
Tracy Reynolds, CUPIT MUSIC, Nashville
- CUPIT MUSIC, Nashville

"a special vocal talent and an impressive songwriter."
Eva Bonn, GATHER ROUND MUSIC, Huntington Beach, CA
- GATHER ROUND MUSIC, Huntington Beach, CA

"You have a great sound!"
SIMPLY GRAND MUSIC, Memphis, Tennessee
- SIMPLY GRAND MUSIC, Memphis, Tennessee

"Named for rootsy singer Cesca Waterfield, this band sounds like Patsy Cline meets Chuck Berry with a great singer."
the Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk - the Virginian-Pilot

"Remember the name Cesca… poetically angry rock..."
Live Review from The Rip Current, Manteo, N.C. - The Rip Current, Manteo, N.C.

"...a Melissa Etheridge feel with Jewel-like lyrics."
STEVE HARPER, WBLI Radio, Long Island, NY - STEVE HARPER, WBLI Radio

"...a touch of the blues and the intensity of gospel. Her lyrics are downright stirring."
MARC NOLIS, Rootstown Magazine, Antwerp, Belgium - Rootstown Magazine, Antwerp, Belgium

"...a dynamic singer songwriter."
The Coastland Times, North Carolina, January 15, 2004 - The Coastland Times, North Carolina

"...Ninevolt has learned that Norfolk-based singer-songwriter has received a grant from ASCAP, American Society of Composers and Performers..."
Ninevolt, Virginia, July 20, 2004 - Ninevolt

"Cesca Waterfield's music is a combination of folk and blues. Simple in the fact that it is just her guitar and her powerful voice…complex because of the lyrics and the talent evident in her playing and vocals.

She begins the CD with "Islington Road", a little ditty about…oh…sibling rivalry, cheating and revenge in the form of murder:

When there's a score to be settled, blood has no name
What does it matter that her daddy & mine are the same?
& we both came up hardscrabble down on Islington Road
cuz she won't be calling me sister no more

In "Riley" she takes on abuse:

Riley learned as a tiny boy, love can fade but pain is loyal
Feeding on the family tree, rage grows up from the soil

These songs all have a touch of darkness, but they're so well written and performed that it's not depressing at all.
She is currently working on a new CD and I look forward to hearing more of Cesca.

Amy Lotsberg, COLLECTED SOUNDS, Minneapolis - Collected Sounds, Minneapolis