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Tuesday, June 22 2010

Just the Elemental Essentials: An Interview with Tift Merritt

By stripping down her new songs to just the elemental essentials, Tift Merritt has found a confident and assured voice four albums into her career.


Tuesday, February 26 2008

I Felt Like Another Country Myself: An Interview with Tift Merritt

PopMatters talks to Merritt in a revealing and engrossing discussion. She gives insight into her art, her career, and how the two are sometimes at odds with one another.


Reviews

Friday, July 9 2010

Tift Merritt: See You on the Moon

Another strong Tift Merritt record with its own distinct personality. Hopefully, we don't start taking these for granted.


Monday, August 3 2009

Tift Merritt: Buckingham Solo

Alt-country songbird flies solo on an excellent live album.


Monday, February 25 2008

Tift Merritt: Another Country

Another Country is nothing short of stunning in its candor, simplicity, and grace.


Tuesday, November 23 2004

Tift Merritt: Tambourine


News

Friday, January 21 2011

Folk-rock meets classical, with surprising results

RALEIGH, N.C. — To even the playing field between a folk guitarist and a classical pianist, ask the guitarist to read music and the pianist…


Friday, February 29 2008

Tift Merritt has a new address, a new album and a new outlook

[Photo Gallery] Tift Merritt strolls toward the Hudson River in her quiet West Village neighborhood. Having moved here just a few months earlier, the North…


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