Look who’s coming to the ACMA @ The Alliance for the Arts series!
Old friends in new places!
Old friends in new places!
Doors open at 2:30.
Show at 3:00 PM.
Show at 3:00 PM.
“Lovely vocals and even lovelier songs. Mare Wakefield and Nomad are a little bit old country, a lot contemporary folk a la Dar Williams or Patty Griffin.” ~ New York Times
“You’ll be astounded” says Maverick Magazine about this Nashville-based
Americana duo. featuring award-winning southeast Texas songwriter Mare
Wakefield on guitar and Turkish-born, classically-trained Nomad on piano and accordion, this husband-and-wife duo delights audiences with their Americana, old-name country and contemporary folk. Former Kerrville Folk Festival Newfolk Finalists and Falcon Ridge folk festval emerging Artists, the duo had a song featured in a 2017 Lifetime IV Move. The duo tours with joyful exuberance and regularly performs ail across the Us
– including concerts as
Artists in Residence at Grand Canyon National Park!
Americana duo. featuring award-winning southeast Texas songwriter Mare
Wakefield on guitar and Turkish-born, classically-trained Nomad on piano and accordion, this husband-and-wife duo delights audiences with their Americana, old-name country and contemporary folk. Former Kerrville Folk Festival Newfolk Finalists and Falcon Ridge folk festval emerging Artists, the duo had a song featured in a 2017 Lifetime IV Move. The duo tours with joyful exuberance and regularly performs ail across the Us
– including concerts as
Artists in Residence at Grand Canyon National Park!
Born with wanderlust in her DNA, Mare lived in eight different places before she was ten. “It was a roller-coaster way to grow up, but my brother and I learned to fit in fast,” she says. “We picked up Wisconsin accents in two weeks. Eighteen months later we were drawling like native Texans.”
For Turkish-born Nomad, the journey was equally varied. His musical education began at the exclusive Istanbul Conservatory and continued with a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. Nomad’s gift for musical arrangements includes a full arsenal of classical, folk and jazz chops.
Versatility and travel-scapes are evident in their music. Listeners roam through Arizona deserts, Oklahoma oil fields and Amsterdam canals. Journeys go inward too, exploring hope, heartbreak and barroom brawls. Story and song are woven together by Mare’s intimate delivery and Nomad’s exquisite piano and accordion.
Currently based in Nashville, the pair were 2016 and 2015 Kerrville NewFolk finalists and 2015 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists.
Currently based in Nashville, the pair were 2016 and 2015 Kerrville NewFolk finalists and 2015 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists.
ACMA member J.D. Lashley opens the show. “If Folk Singer Todd Snider dropped his kid brother on his head, he’d have probably wound up a lot like JD Lashley. JD works hard and writes harder, trying to pluck jokes and rhymes out of the grind. His style is heavily influenced by Americana and Roots music, and he’s not afraid to sneak in a little Hip Hop… Something for everyone.”