Marewakefield

"Every star in the sky will shine for you; every dreamer that died survives in you.” In the refrain of Ironwood opener “Enjoy the View,” Mare Wakefield might just be singing about herself. The girl from Southeast Texas went from playing Oregon coffee shops to headlining major Northwest festivals before a songwriting scholarship brought her to Boston’s Berklee College of Music which boasts alums such as Gillian Welch and Aimee Mann (two of many artists that Mare has been compared to). Currentl...

"Every star in the sky will shine for you; every dreamer that died survives in you.” In the refrain of Ironwood opener “Enjoy the View,” Mare Wakefield might just be singing about herself. The girl from Southeast Texas went from playing Oregon coffee shops to headlining major Northwest festivals before a songwriting scholarship brought her to Boston’s Berklee College of Music which boasts alums such as Gillian Welch and Aimee Mann (two of many artists that Mare has been compared to). Currently based in Nashville, Mare--pronounced Mary--continues her upward trajectory by co-writing with hit songwriters and burning up the highways with her fourth studio album in tow. Freshly back from a 4-week European tour, Mare and pianist/guitarist/husband Nomad Ovunc hit the highways to bring their music to a town near you. Check marewakefield.com for more tour info. **Mare's skill as a performer and songwriter has been recognized by many prestigious songwriting competitions including the International Songwriting Competition, Great American Song Contest, River Bluff Music Festival (Nashville, TN), Willamette Valley Folk Fest (Eugene, OR), Berklee College of Music Songwriting Competition (Boston, MA) and many more. **New album "Ironwood" is currently being featured in Starbucks Coffee shops across the country. **Mare's album Ironwood was the highest debuting new album on the AMA charts for the week of July 15, 2008. **Recent television appearances include “Inside Music Row” (Nashville, TN), “The Set” (St. Louis, MO) and “The Tim Qualls Show,” (Wilmington, DE).