United We Swing
Natalie has collaborated with Wynton Marsalis and his Septet for the benefit album, United We Swing: Best of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Galas. Recorded live between 2003 and 2007, the album features a diverse group of artists joining Wynton Marsalis and his band to perform jazz and blues-infected versions of their repertoire.
Lúnasa Collaboration
Natalie and the Irish instrumental band Lúnasa first collaborated on her 2010 release Leave Your Sleep. Lúnasa is currently celebrating their 20th anniversary with a new album and tour. Cas is available now via the band’s online store with Natalie as featured vocalist on the traditional ballad,“The Bonny Light Horseman.” Natalie will be performing live with the band at select gigs in the US and Ireland.
Wonder: The Film
We’re incredibly excited for the release of Wonder, a beautiful and moving film about acceptance, based on the novel of the same name by R.J. Palacio. The film is directed by Stephen Chbosky and stars Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson as the parents of a young boy (portrayed by Jacob Tremblay) struggling to overcome a facial difference. The film will be released on November 17, 2017 by Lionsgate.
Author R.J. Palacio has often credited Natalie’s song “Wonder” from Tigerlily (featured in the soundtrack) as the inspiration for her best-selling book.
The Natalie Merchant Collection
Nonesuch Records releases The Natalie Merchant Collection, a deluxe ten-CD box set with a 100-page hard-cover lyric and photo book curated by Natalie, on June 23, 2017.
Kronos Quartet: Folk Songs
Kronos Quartet has joined forces with four Nonesuch labelmates: Sam Amidon, Olivia Chaney, Rhiannon Giddens, and Natalie Merchant to release Folk Songs. This collection of traditional songs with contemporary arrangements features Natalie singing two ballads, “Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier” and “The Butcher’s Boy.”
Girls Inc.
Natalie helped to organize and attended the 2016 Girls Inc. of Ulster & Dutchess Counties Leadership Scholarship Awards Ceremony on June 6, 2016 at The Old Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston, NY.