The Nields is tagged as: folk, folk-rock, female vocalists, harmonies, indie
The Nields were a folk-rock band who performed from 1991 to 2001. Although the group has broken up, two of the members, Katryna and Nerissa Nields, continue to tour as a folk duo.|The first incarnation of what would later become the Nields came together in 1987 in McLean, Virginia, when Nerissa Nields met David Jones, a theater student, and the two of them started a band with Nerissa’s sister Katryna. David changed his last name to Nields after marrying Nerissa.|1994 proved to be a watershed year for the Nields, with the band changing from a three-piece folk group to a five-piece rock band. The new members of the band were Dave Chalfant (bass), who Katryna had met in college, and Dave Hower (drums), a friend of Dave Chalfant’s. Dave Chalfant also produced the band’s album released that year, Bob on the Ceiling, which was named for a friend of Katryna’s. This album featured a mix of the acoustic material that the Nields had previously specialized in and a more rock-oriented sound that would become their trademark. With their new sound, the Nields received critical acclaim, and quit their day jobs to become full-time musicians.|Their 1995 EP Abigail, named for Katryna and Nerissa’s sister, would be the last self-released Nields album. In 1996, they rel...
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