Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder
Best Female Artist recipient in the International Acoustic Music Awards (2026), Rambler Arts Retreat Recipient (2026), Doe Bay Resort & Retreat Artist Resident recipient, (2020, 2021, 2024, 2025), Sonic Guild Artist Grant recipient (2023), 2019 Jack Straw Cultural Center recording grant recipient, and 2018 Allied Arts Listen Up! Women in Music grant recipient, Alaskan born Seattle based singer/songwriter Tekla Waterfield incorporates elements of folk, country, roots, rock and soul creating a wide-ranging sound unified by dynamic vocals and compelling observational storytelling. Paired with her husband and musical partner, accomplished internationally touring guitarist, Jeff Fielder, known for his work with Neko Case, Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray, Stone Gossard, Duff McKagan, Sera Cahoone and the Indigo Girls, the duo present lush, harmonic, thoughtfully developed & playfully artistic Contemporary American Roots.

Waterfield has written and released five albums of her original songs. Much of her music has received nationwide radio play; some reaching as far as indie radio stations in Korea, Scotland and Wales. Features and premieres have been placed with KEXP, NPR, KBCS, KUTX, One Reel, No Depression, American Songwriter, Sing Out! Radio Magazine; with glowing international reviews in the Netherlands, Croatia & Spain.

Her 2025 release, "Mother Mind" landed in the FAI Top Ten Folk Radio charts for the month of its release. Her song, "Better Days" was a national finalist in the 2021 USA Songwriting Competition.

Waterfield's song, "Rock and Roll Man" was featured in closing credits of 2019 indie film, "Dakota", which won: "Best Original Music" in the Richmond VA International Film Festival, "Best of Metro DC" at the DC Independent Film Festival, "Best Actress", "Best Editing", "Best of NOVA", and "Best Score" at the North Virginia Film Festival. The music video for Waterfield's song, "Nice Try", was selected by the One Reel Film Festival to be screened/presented by the Seattle International Film Festival at the 2019 Bumbershoot Art and Music Festival.

Waterfield has shared stages with such notable artists as The Drive By Truckers, Ben Morrison, Alain Johannes, Alice Howe & Freebo, Ian Moore, Jeremy Enigk (Sunny Day Real Estate) and Fink. Tekla was honored to sing a duet with the great Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) on stage at the Moore Theater in 2025.

Tekla teaches songwriting to elementary aged children on occasion, partnering up with Jack Straw Cultural Center to record the songs they create together. Tekla is a full-time mama and gigs as much as possible.

Additional Artist/Song Information:

Artist Name: Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder


Song Title: A Million Times


Publishing: Everything Is A Song


Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP


Album Title: Mother mind


Record Label: Oliver Blue

Record Label:

Oliver Blue

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