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\u201cSister Tilly\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemerchant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natalie Merchant<\/a> is an award-winning singer and songwriter from upstate New York. She was the lead singer of the band <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/10,000_Maniacs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10,000 Maniacs<\/a> till she left in 1993. And then, as a solo artist, she\u2019s put out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemerchant.com\/box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9 albums<\/a> during the last 30 years. Between 10,000 Maniacs and her solo work, she\u2019s had a number of multi-platinum data.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In April 2023, Natalie put out her first album of recent songs in 9 years. It\u2019s known as <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/us\/i\/1653691543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Keep Your Courage.<\/em><\/a> And for this episode, she talked to me in regards to the track <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1653691876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cSister Tilly.\u201d<\/a> It\u2019s a eulogy for a fictional character \u2013 a lady who represents the technology of ladies who influenced her. Women who had been activists within the Sixties and 70s, when she was rising up.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>You can purchase or stream \u201cSister Tilly\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1653691876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Song-Exploder-Natalie-Merchant-Transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click on right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1361968417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cWaterloo Sunset\u201d<\/a> \u2013 The Kinks track<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sally_Grossman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sally Grossman<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Dylan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bob Dylan<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gabrielkahane.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Kahane<\/a> \u2013 arranger<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Led_Zeppelin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Led Zeppelin<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Page<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joan_Didion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joan Didion<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexsopp.com\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Sopp<\/a> \u2013 flute<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eleanornortoncello.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eleanor Norton<\/a> \u2013 cello<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ravi_Shankar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ravi Shankar<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sitar<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ashram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ashram<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanpura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanpura<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.2.1) simplesharebuttons.com -->\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";\n\t\t\t\t fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] \u201cSister Tilly\u201d Natalie Merchant is an award-winning singer and songwriter from upstate New York. 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<\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemerchant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natalie Merchant<\/a> is an award-winning singer and songwriter from upstate New York. She was the lead singer of the band <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/10,000_Maniacs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10,000 Maniacs<\/a> till she left in 1993. And then, as a solo artist, she\u2019s put out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemerchant.com\/box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9 albums<\/a> during the last 30 years. Between 10,000 Maniacs and her solo work, she\u2019s had a number of multi-platinum data.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In April 2023, Natalie put out her first album of recent songs in 9 years. It\u2019s known as <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/us\/i\/1653691543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Keep Your Courage.<\/em><\/a> And for this episode, she talked to me in regards to the track <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1653691876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cSister Tilly.\u201d<\/a> It\u2019s a eulogy for a fictional character \u2013 a lady who represents the technology of ladies who influenced her. Women who had been activists within the Sixties and 70s, when she was rising up.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>You can purchase or stream \u201cSister Tilly\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1653691876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Song-Exploder-Natalie-Merchant-Transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click on right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1361968417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cWaterloo Sunset\u201d<\/a> \u2013 The Kinks track<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sally_Grossman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sally Grossman<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Dylan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bob Dylan<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gabrielkahane.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Kahane<\/a> \u2013 arranger<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Led_Zeppelin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Led Zeppelin<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Page<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joan_Didion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joan Didion<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexsopp.com\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Sopp<\/a> \u2013 flute<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eleanornortoncello.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eleanor Norton<\/a> \u2013 cello<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ravi_Shankar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ravi Shankar<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sitar<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ashram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ashram<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanpura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanpura<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.2.1) simplesharebuttons.com -->\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";\n\t\t\t\t fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] \u201cSister Tilly\u201d Natalie Merchant is an award-winning singer and songwriter from upstate New York. 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