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BLOGTALK CRASHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW SO WE LOST JILL JACK. THEY CAME BCK UP IN TIME FOR US TO INTERVIEW MARE WAKEFIELD AND NOMAD. Mare Wakefield and Nomad are a unique and sophisticated Nashville-based Americana music duo that weaves jazz and bluegrass, country and contemporary folk into the one-of-a- kind songs.  Prolific both in the studio and on tour, they are releasing their newest cd next week at The Country in Nashville before they head off to the Folk Alliance Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.  Mare has built a vast mental library of songscapes from her gypsy-like upbringing, moving from place to place with peripatetic parents. 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 where he honed his gift for musical arrangements across classical, folk and jazz. The duo’s songs have been heard on Lifetime Television,  on venues from California to Vermont, and at festivals across the country.