Dear Folks,
Just a note from the front porch to say how excited I am for Traveling Alone to be released this fall. I’ve had a wonderful summer on tour with Mary Chapin Carpenter who has been so kind to me – but I’m looking forward to being back with the full band and pulling these songs out of our suitcase! Hope this finds you well, hope we see you soon on the road.
Warmest, Tift
Yep Roc is excited to offer Tift Merritt’s Traveling Alone for pre-order. The album was recorded in Brooklyn with Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, Spoon) and features a guest appearance by Andrew Bird as well as performances by Marc Ribot, Rob Burger (Lucinda Williams, Iron & Wine, Rufus Wainwright), John Convertino (Calexico), Eric Heywood (The Jayhawks, Son Volt, Alejandro Escovedo) and Merritt’s longtime collaborator Jay Brown. “I really wanted to make a record that was real and raw,” notes Merritt. “I wanted to put together my dream cast and see if I could hold my own with them. To me, Traveling Alone is about the roads on the inside–those places that are hard to see and not easy to send postcards from.”
9/7 Albany, NY – The Egg*
9/9 Ithaca, NY – State Theatre*
9/15 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
9/16 Bristol, TN – Rhythm & Roots Reunion
9/21 Carrboro, NC – Carrboro Town Commons
9/22 Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
9/23 New York, NY – City Winery
10/5 Chicago, IL – City Winery
10/6 Minneapolis, MN – The Cedar
10/8 Washington, DC – The Birchmere
10/9 Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
10/10 Boston, MA – Johnny D’s
10/12 Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
10/15 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
10/16 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
10/18 San Francisco, CA – Café Du Nord
10/19 Los Angeles, CA – The Mint
10/20 Santa Monica, CA – McCabe’s
10/21 San Diego, CA – Anthology
11/1 Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Theatre
11/2 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre†
11/3 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls †
11/4 West Long Branch, NJ – Pollak Theatre at Monmouth Univ.†
11/5 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground†
11/7 Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall†
11/8 Portsmouth, NH – Portsmouth Music Hall†
11/9 Norfolk, CT – Infinity Hall†
11/10 Port Chester, NY – The Capital Theatre
11/11 Westhampton, NY – Westhampton Performing Arts Center†
11/13 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
11/14 Blacksburg, VA – Lyric Theatre†
11/16 Charlotte, NC – McGlohon Theater †
11/17 Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay Theatre
* with Mary Chapin Carpenter
†with Justin Townes Earle
Tags: Andrew Bird, Eric Heywood, John Convertino, Marc Ribot, Rob Burger, Tift Merritt, Traveling Alone, Tucker Martine