(Concerts at Port Gamble)

Tekla Waterfield

2024 Sonic Guild Artist Grant Recipient, 2021 US Songwriting Competition finalist, 2020 & 2021 Doe Bay Resort & Retreat Artist Resident recipient, 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 point-of-view storytelling. Waterfield is often paired with her husband and musical partner, accomplished internationally touring guitarist, Jeff Fielder, known for his work with Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray, Stone Gossard, Duff McKagan, Sera Cahoone and the Indigo Girls. Together the duo present lush, harmonic, thoughtfully developed & playfully artistic Contemporary American Roots.

Waterfield & Fielder recorded and self-released “Trouble In Time” in 2021, to national and international acclaim, radio play throughout the US, most notably on NPR’s World Cafe, Seattle’s KEXP and in the UK, Scotland, Wales, Australia, England & Korea. Described as “poignant and emotionally soaring” by No Depression, with favorable reviews in American Songwriter, The Alternate Root, Sing Out! Radio Magazine, & glowing international reviews in The Netherlands, Croatia & Spain.

Waterfield’s most recent September 2021 solo release, “New Skies”, with production by Fielder, landed in the #3 Most Added at NACC Folk Chart, and made its way into the NACC Top 25 Folk Album Chart.

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Waterfield's 2018 album, "The Curtain Falls" saw song placement in the indie film, "Dakota", for the song, "Rock and Roll Man", with the music video for Waterfield's song, "Nice Try" being selected by the Seattle International Film Festival and One Reel for screening at the 2019 Bumbershoot Music Festival.

Happy/Social Hour starts at 6PM followed by the concert at 7PM.

Adult 21+ beverages and non-alcoholic beverages are available at the Port Gamble Theater. No outside beverages are permitted per WLCB regulations.

This is a "Pay What You Can" Event. Proceeds benefit the performing artist and supports the venue. Lots of cool music- come play with us!

*All tickets will have a pass thru ticket vendor fee of .99 per ticket.