Natalie Merchant Retrospective 1995-2005

Formerly the lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs before initiating
her own solo career, Natalie Merchant has quietly gone about
building a following, if not quite becoming 'famous.' Not a bad
position for a songwriter to occupy. Living mainly in Spain
nowadays and raising a child, Merchant's last album was 2003's
The House Carpenter's Daughter. With Retrospective 1995-2205,
she's gathered together a baker's dozen of her favourites. It's
a good listen, and offers a decent starter for those new to her
music. Christy Moore recented covered a Merchant song,
Motherland, on his new cd, Burning Times. Natalie's website
is about as tasteful as a personal website can get, one that the
artist put a lot of time and care into.

Natalie's website is at www.nataliemerchant.com

A brief interview with Natalie from the Independent is at
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/interviews/article320903.ece