I got a chance to see Tift at the Ramshead in Annapolis, MD a while back. Went by myself, because I didn't really know what to expect, and most of my concert buddies want something a bit more on the rockin' and blues side of things. Well she rocked the roof off the sucker! It was a great show. She has plenty of passion and her band was smokin'. I was in the front row, and she's gorgeous on top of everything else! Here's a couple of tunes from an Austin City Limits show broadcast in November of 2006 and ripped to my hard drive.



In 2002, after signing with the Lost Highway label, Merritt released her debut album Bramble Rose to wide critical acclaim, including selection by Time as one of the top-10 CDs of the year. The Times called it "the best release by a new artist, in any genre." While this first release was largely an alt-country affair, her follow-up release, 2005's Tambourine, took her in more of a rock/soul direction. The album was produced by famed roots rock producer George Drakoulias and featured backing by Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell (of the Heartbreakers) and Don Heffington (of Emmylou Harris's Hot Band and Lone Justice). Tambourine was honored with a 2004 Country Album of the Year Grammy nomination. In 2005, Merritt and Tambourine were also nominated for three Americana Music Awards by the Americana Music Association: Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year for Good Hearted Man.



Good Hearted Man
Still Pretending
Neighborhood
Shadow in the Way
When I Cross Over

18MB, WMA 9.1 CBR, 26 Minutes

http://rapidshare.com/files/84160989/Tift_Merritt_Austin_City_Limits.rar



The following is from an email I received from Tift's mailing list:

FREE DOWNLOAD FROM TIFT'S NEW ALBUM ANOTHER COUNTRY

Click here for a free download of the lovely "Keep You Happy" from the new album ANOTHER COUNTRY.

Download available at www.tiftmerritt.com/keepyouhappy.mp3

SONG OF THE WEEK

Each week leading up the the release of ANOTHER COUNTRY, a different song will be available for your listening pleasure at www.tiftmerritt.com and her MYSPACE page. This week's song is "Broken".

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