09/18/2025
The Nields!
Off the Common Coffeehouse in Bridgewater presents The Nields, in concert, on Saturday October 4th 2025 at 7:30
It’s a $15 show (tix avail at the door only) with the doors opening at 7:00pm.
We are at the U. U. Church at 50 School Street in Bridgewater MA.
About the performers!
In 1998, Katryna and Nerissa were invited to play Lilith Fair as a duo. The performances were successful, and the two sisters performed several more shows together in areas where the full band had not previously been able to tour. Dar Williams dubbed this the "probe effect," a reference to Star Trek's Enterprise sending a probe to unexplored areas.[12]
By 2001, shows by the full band were increasingly rare, as Katryna and Nerissa toured mostly by themselves. In mid-2001, Katryna took some time off to have a baby, Amelia.[13] Afterwards, she and Nerissa recorded their first album as a duo, titled Love and China,[3][14] followed by an EP of children's songs, Songs for Amelia. In 2004, they released their second full album, This Town is Wrong. I n 2005, Nerissa's young adult novel, Plastic Angel, was published by Scholastic Books.[15] This Town Is Wrong was intended as a soundtrack to the novel, which came packaged with a CD containing the songs "This Town Is Wrong" and "Glow-In-The-Dark Plastic Angel" from the album.
Katryna and Nerissa live in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts and continue to make music and perform together. They have continued touring as a duo, although they have occasionally performed shows as a full band. In their 'full-band' shows, they are joined by Dave Hower on drums, Paul Kochanski on bass, and Dave Chalfant on guitar. In July 2007, they released Sister Holler, an ode to the folk canon. In August 2008 they released Rock All Day Rock All Night, a double family album. In 2010, they made a family DVD called Organic Farm. In 2012, their 16th CD The Full Catastrophe came out, reflecting their recent lives as artist/mothers and the challenges of living with the myth of "having it all." They released the album XVII in 2015 and a Christmas album, Joy to the World in 2017. The single, “Tyrants Always Fall” was also released in 2017.
In addition to making music, Nerissa has been teaching guitar, leading writing workshops, and working on a second novel, titled The Big Idea. In May 2005, she married Tom Duffy, a writer. On May 3, 2006, Nerissa gave birth to her first child, Lila Mary Nields-Duffy. John Patrick Thomas Nields-Duffy followed on August 23, 2008.
Our last show for 2025 will be: Don White on November 1st.
Directions: From Route 24 (North, South or West)
Take old Exit 15 ( Route 104) off of Route 24, Proceed on Route 104 East to STOP sign (approximately three miles). Turn left Proceed to Rotary (around the Town Common). As you enter the rotary, School St. will be straight ahead. The Town Hall is on the corner of School St. and the rotary; The U. U. Church is just beyond the fire station. Watch for the OTC sign on the lawn.
FROM THE EAST: Take Route 106 to Route 104. Turn left onto Summer St. (at the Bridgewater State College campus) Take the second right turn (Grove St.) Take the first right turn (Cedar St.) At the end of Cedar St. turn right onto School St. The U. U. Church will be on your left.
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If you need to contact the coffeehouse to check on the status of a performance or such please call Paul at 508 947 5941.
