“…a gritty pumped up album of bone shakin’ blues rockers and plaintive acoustic anthems.â€

“The Blues had a baby and named it

Rock and Roll†– Muddy Waters

#9, the aptly titled ninth album by veteran

bluesman Mark Nomad, harkens back to his roots

when he was co-founder of the original Little Village.

This 1970’s blues rock band was legendary in the Northeast

and shared the stage with Muddy and many other blues masters.

It’s time!

I’m deeply honored to be accepted into the Music Under New York program! Only a few of the many talented and diverse artists are chosen to perform their music at select subway locations throughout New York City. I’ve always been uplifted by them while making my way around the City and I aim to do the same for others.

Grand Central Station!

Boston music magazine, The Noise, reviewed A Real Fine Day last December.
Here’s the review:
MARK NOMAD

A Real Fine Day

10 tracks

How can I review a seasoned blues singer/ songwriter of the caliber of Mark Nomad—this man knows not only the genre, but he knows every which way within and through his guitar while playing blues (he’s especially noted for his masterful slide guitar playing). Mark Nomad is new to me, so I can share that my experience with his release A Real Fine Day was real fine indeed. With the foundation of blues, we’ve got a whole lot more going on above. There’s the undeniable ’70s funk in “Squeeze Me Inâ€â€”a song that also highlights Mark’s soulful voice (the essence of this track reminded me of Blood, Sweat & Tears). The slower feel of “My Mind Gets To Wanderin†showcases his talent for having his guitar act as another voice in the songwriting. “No Place To Go†is a purely superb real-deal blues. And my absolute favorite of all is the last track, “A Real Fine Dayâ€â€”instantly loved this from the first couple of notes… swampy and psychedelic at the same time—I could listen to it over and over again! There were a couple of tracks that felt a bit too long or repetitive, but I understand that’s the blues. Otherwise, this recording was a winner. Goes without saying this man is a talent. (Debbie Catalano)

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Happy New Year to all! I’m honored that “A Real Fine Day” was on the Best of 2014 list by the Rock & Roll Report out of Cleveland! Special thanks to Matheson Kamin for his tireless support of all things that rock!

http://rockandrollreport.com/matheson-kamins-best-of-2014-list/

Special thanks to Blues Blast Magazine! They really “heard” the record.
Closing quote from review and link below:

“The closer, “A Real Fine Day†once again combines Nomad’s abilities as a guitarist, singer and kick-ass song writer. He somehow manages to make this song sound like it came from the Delta via the Beatles in their sitar influenced tunes with a little harmonica and background vocals thrown in. All in all A Real Fine Day is a real fine recording that would be a welcome addition to most music lovers’ collections.”

http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/mark-nomad-a-real-fine-day-album-review/

A Real Fine Day was reviewed in the Italian Blues Magazine Il Blues. A few paragraphs from the review:
“His strenght is clearly the slide and the bottleneck techniques which contribute to make him a very dynamic player and a versatile composer.

Received a nice letter today from Bruce Iglauer, owner of the legendary Alligator Records, about A Real Fine Day. Of “Squeeze Me In”, he said “good groove and I like the funky breakdown… I like the attitude”
He really liked the solo acoustic song “My Mind Gets To Wanderin”. Regarding my original instrumental, “The Friz”, he said, “fun instrumental with nods to Freddie King, Lonnie Mack and maybe Roy Buchanan. Made me smile! And then some wild slide too. Nicely done.” Of “Mellow Down Easy”, he said “Nicely laid back version.”
About my cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “No Place To Go”, “not easy to cover Wolf. Nice dirty guitar tone and I’m thankful that you didn’t try for Wolf’s voice. I didn’t expect to enjoy this but I did. Very enjoyable gritty solo.” “Sun Worlds, Moon Worlds..” a “tasteful instrumental” and “A Real Fine Day” -“some sweet slide”.
Thanks Bruce. Coming from you, that means alot!

Metronome, the venerable Boston area music magazine, has this to say about A Real Fine Day: “Nomad proves to be adept at all facets of blues that include acoustic, electric, psychedelic and funky…In control of every note, Mark Nomad delivers a satisfyin’ collection of tunes on A Real Fine Day that’s specifically aimed for a wide audience of music lovers and blues aficionados. Good stuff.”