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Tift Merritt

About

Tift Merritt is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter whose six albums of original material include Bramble Rose and, most recently, Stitch of the World. When not on tour, she lives and writes in North Carolina with her young daughter, Jean.

Articles

Issue 100, Spring 2018

My Secret Sharer

By Tift Merritt
Issue 103, Winter 2018

"Holy Ghost, Unchain My Name"

By Tift Merritt

THE HOBBYIST

An installment in our weekly series, The By and By.  My greatest, greatest fear: to be a hobbyist, an artist on the side. I’ve prided myself on being a working artist for my entire adult life,...

By Tift Merritt

THE WHOLE SHEBANG

An installment in our weekly series, The By and By.  Music is a mystery that does not want thinking. The act of doing anything with feel—writing, making love, playing freely—requires something...

By Tift Merritt