Come see us in NYC or Philly this weekend, and get the rest of the news (including more SHOWS) at thenields.substack.com. Photo by Carly Rae Photo.

Can't wait to play City Vineyard in NYC this Saturday! Plus the food is delicious.

What an absolute joy to play with High Tea at Passim on Saturday night to a sold-out crowd! Finding joy and resistance wherever we can.

Join our fabulous Welcome Table Chorus for a show at Bombyx on 3/31 to raise funds for both The Center for New Americans &Jewish Family Service. Our last show was such fun (see these clips) and we can't wait to be in Florence, MA together again for another wonderful evening of music. Come on out!

Start spreading the news! The Nields are at City Vineyard in NYC on March 7th!

March 20-22! nerissanields.com

Happy Ash Wed, Nields, fans! We're heading to Passim in Cambridge with High Tea on Saturday Feb. 28, then to NYC at City Vineyard on Sat. March 7. Finally landing with @Wheelzielives at 118 North in Wayne, PA. See you at the shows!

Looking for a tiny nudge to get you writing every weekday? We've got you.

Here’s a clip from Best Black Dress from our show last Saturday. That’s William Chalfant on lead guitar and Wes Chalfant on bass! Nate Mondschein on drums holding us all together. Video c/o @Grantsullivan

Scenes from backstage at the Iron Horse before our show last weekend

Art’s purpose is to interrogate as well as entertain; like good religion, to comfort the troubled and to trouble the comfortable, even in a fascist regime. I don’t know the intricacies of the law or how to effectively debate. I cannot do anything… read the rest: nerissanields.substack.com

I don't know what I would do without my chorus. Thanks to Joeli Hettler for teaching us this song. And to Dane Kuttler for "Hold On," another one we are learning in Welcome Table Chorus. #mpls

I’m celebrating the kickass badass Goddess/Saint Brigid. "In the belly"--that's where we are right now. Not yet born, but on the way. Spring is coming, friends.

Sold out! But tell us if you’re coming February 7th at the Iron Horse. @ironhorsenoho

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”-Mohandas K.Gandhi

Some puppy inspiration and Billy Collins' "Snow Day" Stay warm and safe, friends.

All manner of Nieldsy things are happening (like our big February 7th show at the Ironhorse and our special fireside show at Club Passim with our friends, High Tea). Open the latest newsletter on substack to see photos, videos and get all the latest!

It’s really not fair. The kids come home for winter break, they teach us all these fun games, and then they just leave! There should be a better system. Does anyone play Catan? Can Tom and I play one-on-one? #catan #funwithfamily #boardgames

It’s been exactly five months since I gave up caffeine. It’s been the hardest substance I’ve ever put down, harder than sugar and flour, harder than alcohol. Now, without caffeine, I’m at the whim of my body’s natural rhythms and…Read the rest at nerissanields.substack.com

Cleo, tired of herding her sheep, took matters into her own teeth.

Happy New Year!

You can still get tickets to these wonderful Almost New Year's shows with the lovely Dar Williams! Come see us.

Holiday gift idea for the writer in your life, perhaps? Or maybe a holiday gift idea for YOU! Come EAT with us...err, WRITE with us, or all of the above! Jan 23-25 is our next gathering. Block out time today for your creative self to join us!

Our first ever Welcome Table Chorus show is tomorrow night in Florence, MA AND we're taking sign ups for the next session (Jan 6-March 31) on Nerissa's website. Come hear the show or feel free to message if you want to learn more.

Happy Hannukkah and early Merry Christmas! It's been such a busy month already. Here's a Christmas "Carol" we sang with our dear friend, Ben Demerath. This month: Come see our Welcome Table Chorus (Florence, MA at Bombyx on Dec 16th) AND catch us playing 4 Almost New Year's Shows with Dar Williams.

Very excited for tomorrow's 30 Poems in November Reading at Weinstein Auditorium in Smith College's Wright Hall at 2pm. Laurie Millman and I got to be on the Fabulous 413 yesterday with Monte and Kaliis! www.nepm.org/podcast... #centerfornewamericans

The dogs can't agree on programming. Do you have a vote? The Office or Downton Abbey?

Dec 16 at 7pm at Bombyx! We're so delighted to be raising money for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts during our very first Welcome Table Chorus live performance. Invite friends and join us for a very special evening of music for a great cause.

soundcloud.com/whmp/... Laurie Millman and I had a blast this morning with Bill Newman on WHMP. We discussed 30 Poems in November's annual reading, which will be this Saturday December 13 at Weinstein Auditorium in Wright Hall at Smith College, 2-4pm. 1/2

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All the lists that are fit to print, best of 2025. Plus my questions answered! By you! All the lists that are fit to print, best of 2025. Plus my questions answered! By you! nerissanields.substa...

Join us for tons of fun this month, starting with the first ever performance by The Welcome Table Chorus (directed by Nerissa and Katryna) on December 16th at Bombyx and culminating with four fabulous Almost New Year’s shows with our dear friend Dar Williams. Coming to a show? Let us know!

Final post in our Vintage Blog series. I had just written two new verses for our version of America the Beautiful. America is beautiful. And complicated. This piece was written in July 2018. 1/2

An early rehearsal of The Welcome Table Chorus. See us at Bombyx doing a benefit for the food bank! Enrollment for Winter session is open now at nerissanields.com.

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This is sort of a sonnet. After Ha Jin's "A Center" #30poemsinnovember (see link in bio)

One of my 30 Poems for 30 Poems in November. This is a sestina, sort of. Well, half of one. It's called "One Day I Woke Up and My Ambition Was Gone." You can still donate to the Center for New Americans at my link in bio!

This just happened today. Wild turkey alert and a poem for the day to support Center for New Americans. Also, leaf blowers? Nooooooo......

One of my 30 Poems for 30 Poems in November. This is a pantoum, a form in which you repeat the second and fourth lines of each four-line stanza. It has a kind of...numbing effect? Crazy-making effect? So I wrote about the years on the road, of course. Donate here: cnam.org/civi/pcp/inf...

While Katryna and I were at our Passim concert, this was happening at home. The dogs met up in the park and invited Greta over for dinner.

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"A word after a word after a word is power." —Margaret Atwood

Crate training. We’re doing it wrong. But isn’t she adorable? #thepuppychronicles #lifewithcleo

30 Poems in November continues to raise awareness and funds for the Center for New Americans. Here’s another of my recent poems. Thanks so much to all who have donated so far and thanks to all who will soon! I have exceeded my initial goal and am excited to keep going!

So, we did a thing. #newpuppy #cleo #cutenessoverload

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I just have to point out––that's my kid @Johnny_nd4422 kicking that ball from the corner. @Northampton_high_school #proudmama

#vintagepost Marie Kondo is a consultant/writer/expert who has a method for tidying up “once and for all.” I have become convinced that I will never successfully find the best version of my novel The Big Idea until I become comfortable with letting things go. Read more: ko-fi.com/post/Vinta...

“If there's a book you want to read but it hasn't been written yet, you must write it.” -Toni Morrison