Stitch of the World, Merritt’s sixth studio album, was written on a friend’s farm in Marfa, Texas, at Merritt’s California cabin and in New York City in the wake of several major changes in her life. Merritt workshopped the songs on Stitch of the World with longtime friend Sam Beam of Iron & Wine after bumping in to him in an airport. The album was recorded in Los Angeles while Merritt was six months pregnant, after which she relocated to her hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina.
The time since the release of Traveling Alone has also found Merritt recording and touring with Andrew Bird in his Hands of Glory.
Raised in North Carolina, Tift Merritt has released five full-length albums and two live records, including a recent reissue of her debut album Bramble Rose earlier this year. She has performed with the NY Philharmonic and toured with artists as varied as Iron & Wine, Jason Isbell, Elvis Costello, and Gregg Allman. Her 2004 release Tambourine was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Album as well as three Americana Music Awards.
Don Henley covered Merritt’s song “Bramble Rose” to open up his first solo album in fifteen years, Cass County.
Tour dates:
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February 19
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Kansas City, MO
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Knuckleheads
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February 22
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Baton Rouge, LA
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Red Dragon Listening Room
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February 23
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Houston, TX
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Dosey Doe Big Barn
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February 24
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Austin, TX
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3Ten
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February 25
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Dallas, TX
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Three Links
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February 27
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Oklahoma City, OK
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The Blue Door
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March 1
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St. Louis, MO
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Blueberry Hill
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March 3
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Louisville, KY
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KCD Theater
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March 4
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Nashville, TN
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City Winery
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March 5
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Atlanta, GA
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City Winery
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March 28
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Alexandria, VA
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The Birchmere
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March 29
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Philadelphia, PA
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World Cafe Live
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March 31
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New York, NY
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City Winery
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April 1
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Albany, NY
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Linda Theater
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April 2
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Cambridge, MA
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Club Passim (Early & Late Show)
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April 5
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Ann Arbor, MI
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The Ark
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April 6
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Evanston, IL
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SPACE
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April 7
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Milwaukee, WI
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Shank Hall
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April 8
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Minneapolis, MN
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Cedar Cultural Club
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May 8
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Phoenix, AZ
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Musical Instrument Museum
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May 10
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Los Angeles, CA
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Bootleg Theater – Bar Stage
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May 11
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San Francisco, CA
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Swedish American Hall
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May 13
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Portland, OR
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Mississippi Studios
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May 14
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Seattle, WA
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The Triple Door
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May 16
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Denver, CO
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The Soiled Dove
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