2010 studio album by Natalie Merchant
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SUMMARY:Celebrated songwriter Natalie Merchant chats about her songwriting, from her days fronting 10,000 Maniacs up to her most recent album, Keep Your Courage. PART ONE: Were the Lilith Fair-era 1990s the best time for women in music? Scott and Paul discuss.PART TWO:Our in-depth conversation with the legendary Natalie MerchantABOUT:Natalie Merchant launched her career as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the band 10,000 Maniacs, which broke through with the double Platinum album In My Tribe in 1987. Subsequent albums Blind Man's Zoo and Our Time in Eden spawned the Merchant-penned singles “Trouble Me” and “These Are Days,” respectively. Following an appearance on MTV Unplugged and a hit single covering Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith's “Because the Night,” Natalie departed the band to launch a solo career. Her debut album, Tigerlily, featured the Top 10 singles “Carnival,” “Wonder,” and “Jealousy,” and was certified five times Platinum. She has gone on to release nine solo studio albums, including the Platinum-selling Ophelia, which spawned the single “Kind & Generous”; Leave Your Sleep, which topped the US folk charts; and a 2014 self-titled release that reached the Top 5 on Billboard's rock chart. Recent years have found Natalie rearranging her songs for string quintet and acoustic instruments for the documentary Paradise Is There, directing Shelter, a documentary on domestic violence, curating the 10-disc box The Natalie Merchant Collection, and spending four days a week working with children as an artist-in-residence at a non-profit pre-school. In November 2022, Natalie was appointed to a six-year term on the board of trustees for the American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress. Her ninth studio album, and first album of all new, original material in nine years, is the self-produced Keep Your Courage on Nonesuch Records.
Combo-spin, sock knitting with my favorite colorway EVER, and re-listening to Natalie Merchant's Leave Your Sleep.
Peter Ostroushko, When the last morning glory blooms, The nine years waltzPeter Ostroushko, When the last morning glory blooms, Memories of Tyler, TexasBeverly Smith and Carl Jones, Glow, Weary Lonesome BluesCaleb Klauder, Dangerous Mes & Poisonous Yous, The Pain of Loving YouBeverly Smith and Carl Jones, Glow, SnowflakeGinny Hawker, After it's gone, The back of your handGinny Hawker, After it's gone, Gonna write me a letterNatalie Merchant, Leave Your Sleep, Calico PieGinny Hawker, After it's gone, Blues in my mindNatalie Merchant, Leave your sleep, The man in the wildernessCrooked Still, Some strange country, Sometimes in this countryCrooked Still, Some strange country, Locust in the willowOld Man Luedecke, My hands are on fire and other love songs, Woe betide the doer of the deedJenny Whitely, Forgive or forget, Final seasonChris Coole, Old Dog, Six Days on the RoadThe Abramson Singers, The Abramson Singers, Call it something elseMary Kastle, Beneath the folds, This trainThe Sojourners, The Sojourners, Nobody Can Turn Me AroundFilippo Gambetta, Andirivieni, PippiTony McManus, The Maker's Mark, Doina / Parov's DaichevoMartin Simpson, The Bramble Briar, Polly on the shoreThe Sojourners, The Sojourners, Strange Man
"Leave Your Sleep" is the first album in seven years from the former leader of 10,000 Maniacs. It is a collection of childhood poems set to music.
ナタリー・マーチャントが、彼女の新しいアルバム『Leave Your Sleep』から曲を披露します。忘れられつつある19世紀の詩が彼女の個性あふれる声と溶け合い、TEDの聴衆に届けられました。
Natalie Merchant canta baseada em seu novo álbum, "Leave Your Sleep". Letras de uma quase esquecida poesia do século 19 se sintonizam com sua voz inconfundível, em uma performance que deixou de pé a platéia do TED.
Natalie Merchant interprète quelques morceaux issus de son nouvel album, Leave Your Sleep. Les textes, tirés de poèmes quasiment oubliés du 19ème siècle, associés à sa voix unique, ont donné lieu à une performance acclamée par le public de TED.
Natalie Merchant sings from her poetry-inspired album "Leave Your Sleep," which pairs lyrics from poets -- from Gerard Manley Hopkins to a near-forgotten 10-year-old girl in Brooklyn -- with simple melodies and her unmistakable voice. Stay for an encore performance of her hit "Thank You," dedicated to a notable philanthropist in the audience.