Tift Merritt: In Studio

Soundcheck | Aug 18, 2010

At the beginning of the decade, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt was heralded as the next alt country queen. But over subsequent albums, she turned away from the charts and focused inward.

Merritt joins us to talk about the musical short stories that inhabit her latest album See You On The Moon, and to perform live in the studio.

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