For December, the Through the Lens column will feature a “best of” theme each week. First up, each regular contributing ND photographer selected an outstanding live performance to talk about, along with their favorite photos from that show. I know, I know, […]
Tift Merritt and Friends, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC 8/19/2017
Tift Merritt and Friends, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC 8/19/2017
A bill headlining Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit supported by Tift Merritt is always going to be a delicious prospect, as a sold out Roundhouse would testify. Both have released albums this year that added to their respective acclaimed […]
In an era of huge venues with PA systems to match it is hard for artists and their audience to connect with each other. The complete opposite characterized Tift Merritt’s performance at St. Barnabas Church in the Jericho district of Oxford. […]
Tift Merritt may have released a new studio album (the excellent Stitch of the World) earlier this year, but that doesn’t mean the songwriter is finished releasing new music. ND has an exclusive stream of a new tune from Merritt, […]
It was the final night of the tour and Tift Merritt was tired, end-of-the-dirt road tired. Maybe there was more than a practical reason for the North Carolina-raised singer-songwriter to request having the stage lights turned down after her opening number. Was […]
MerleFest. Just saying its name can cause goosebumps and bring forth a flood of memories. Not just me, but other folks I meet along my music travels have the same feelings when I ask them if they have ever been […]
Aside from Suzy Bogguss, Tift Merritt must be the most personable musician currently performing That is no slight to others such as Rosanne Cash, Gretchen Peters, Mary-Chapin Carpenter and more who are all undoubtedly warm and welcoming, but they don’t […]
Tift Merritt’s fantastic new album, Stitch of the World, perfectly represents the depth of her voice and songwriting that so many fans have come to know and love over the past 15 years. There is a thread through these songs of confidence […]
