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Artist
The Nields
12+ albums
folkfemale vocalistsharmoniesfolk-rocksinger-songwriter
about
The Nields is an American folk-rock band that formed in 1991 as a three-piece and expanded to a five-piece in 1994. After enjoying moderate success, the band ceased touring in 2001. During the mid-2000s, the band occasionally performed shows, and, from 2006, went on the release a series of albums. The two sisters who form the core of the band also perform as the duo Nerissa & Katryna Nields. 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 released Gotta
