Natalie Merchant

 

Artist:  Natalie Merchant

Birth Name:  Natalie Anne Merchant

Born:  October 26, 1963.  Jamestown, New York, USA

Genre:  Pop, Folk, Folk Rock, Americana, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Alternative Pop

Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Piano

Natalie Merchant is an American Singer, Songwriter from Jamestown, New York.  She joined the band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and was lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the group.  She remained with the group for their first seven albums and left it to began her solo career in 1993.

Title:  Keep Your Courage (2023)

Genre:  Pop, Folk, Folk Rock, Americana, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Alternative Pop

Label:  Nonesuch Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Big Girls (4:56)

 2.  Come On, Aphrodite (5:21) 

 3.  Sister Tilly (7:42)

 4.  Narcissus (6:02)

 5.  Hunting The Wren (5:47)

 6.  Guardian Angel (5:56)

 7.  Eye Of The Storm (5:30)

 8.  Tower Of Babel (2:28)

 9.  Song Of Himself (4:51)

10. The Feast Of Saint Valentine (6:06)

Personnel:

Natalie Merchant:  Vocals

Ed Boyd:  Guitar

Patrick Doocey:  Guitar

Trevor Hutchinson:  Double Bass

Colin Farrell:  Fiddle, Whistles

Sean Smyth:  Fiddle,Whistles

Cillian Vallely:  Uilleann Pipes, Whistles

Allison Miller:  Drums, Percussion

Kinan Azmeh:  Clarinet

Steve Davis:  Trombone

Abena Koomson-Davis:  Vocals on Tracks:  1, 2

Keep Your Courage is the eighth studio album by Natalie Merchant, released on April 14, 2023 by Nonesuch Records.  The album reached No. 1 on UK Albums Chart/Swiss Albums Chart/Scottish Albums Chart/Belgian Albums Chart/Dutch Albums Chart/German Albums Chart/Hungarian Albums Chart.