Youth In A Roman Field

youth in a roman field is the project of singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist claire wellin. frequent collaborators include tiffany topol, scott stangland, cassidy stirtz, and jamie mohamdein. their debut album, 'of grit and grace,' was released in may of 2012, and the EP 'suits for children' was released in october 2014. they are currently based in queens, ny.

"listening to youth in a roman field, it's not hard to imagine the band in a shady glade singing its timeless, melancholy folk — the accordion makes the fantasy list toward the french countryside. the songs are clear, simple, a little sad and swept with romance. frontwoman and bandleader claire wellin has a clarion voice that goes from naive to soulful, on songs that touch on belle epoque cabaret music and early american folk music." -jessica hopper, chicago tribune