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Tiny Desk

Natalie Merchant: Tiny Desk Concert

January 12, 2016 • The singer-songwriter gives a warmhearted performance of two new songs, an old favorite and a hymn.

Natalie Merchant, 'Giving Up Everything'

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All Songs TV

Natalie Merchant, 'Giving Up Everything'

April 9, 2014 • Rarely is an artist as honest and revealing as Natalie Merchant in her new video and song, "Giving Up Everything."

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World Cafe

Natalie Merchant On World Cafe

XPN

May 23, 2014 • The singer-songwriter performs a selection of songs from her first solo album in 13 years.

Natalie Merchant On World Cafe

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Sing Out: A Concert Celebration Of Pete Seeger

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Concerts

Sing Out: A Concert Celebration Of Pete Seeger

February 1, 2014 • Scott Simon hosts a special concert, recorded in 2005, with interviews and performances by Seeger and a cast of gifted artists. Participants include Judy Collins, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Natalie Merchant, Janis Ian, Holly Near and more.

Studio Sessions

A Chat with Natalie Merchant

November 17, 2001 • Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant has a new CD out called Motherland. She and her band stop to chat with Scott Simon, and to play some music.

A Chat with Natalie Merchant

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The Best Music Of 2010

Best Folk Albums Of 2010

Folk Alley

December 23, 2010 • There isn't a more knowledgeable source for contemporary folk music on the web than Folk Alley. Host Elena See clues us in to the best music she heard all year.

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World Cafe

Natalie Merchant On World Cafe

XPN

May 21, 2010 • After a seven-year hiatus, singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant returns with Leave Your Sleep, an album of global-spanning poetry set to song. At WXPN, she interprets the words of E.E. Cummings and others.

Natalie Merchant On World Cafe

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Music Interviews

Natalie Merchant: Globe-Spanning Poetry

April 13, 2010 • On Leave Your Sleep, Merchant has set to music the poems of writers representing different nationalities and time periods. In keeping with this diverse array of lyrical source material, the music on Leave Your Sleep spans genres from around the globe, including jazz, bluegrass, reggae, chamber music and Balkan, Chinese and Celtic folk.

Natalie Merchant: Globe-Spanning Poetry

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