Continuing our celebration of the 20th anniversary of Motherland, here’s a performance of “Put the Law on You” by kind permission of Austin City Limits. 

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Motherland, we are sharing a special piece of outtake footage from the rehearsal for the concert film and documentary Shelter featuring Simi Stone and Amy Helm working our their harmonies for Natalie’s song, “Build A Levee” (2013).

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Motherland, we are sharing a live performance of the song “Tell Yourself” filmed during a benefit concert for the Watervliet Shaker Site.

Natalie is in the recording studio to work on a record of new songs!

Natalie is featured in Jim Cotter’s PBS series Articulate. This program examines the lives of creatives from a variety of disciplines. Making Her Way: Natalie Merchant.

May 4th is National Teacher Appreciation Day. See how the children at Irving Park Elementary School in Greensboro, NC decided to thank their teachers here.

Essays by Natalie Merchant, James Taylor, Roberta Flack, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Rufus Wainwright and more on the 50th anniversary of Carole King’s album Tapestry in The Guardian.

With critical mid-term elections looming and pandemic restrictions in place, Hudson Valley Votes staged a virtual get-out-the-vote rally at The Kingston Brickyards. Natalie performed her song “This House is on Fire” with fellow Hudson Valley musicians: Simi Stone, Meshell Ndegeocello, John Medeski, Joakim Lartey, and Daniel Littleton.

In her new book, A Seat at the Table: Women on the Frontline of Music, British music critic and writer Amy Raphael interviews eighteen women who work in the music industry. Natalie is included among female artists: Tracy Thorn, Jessica Curry, Maggie Rogers, Alyson Moyet, Jessica Curry, Mica Levi, Ibeyi, Dream Wife, and more.

Previously only available as physical discs included in The Natalie Merchant Collection, both Rarities and Butterfly are now available on all streaming platforms.

For the past two school years, Natalie has been the artist-in-residence with the Head Start program administered by the Commission on Economic Opportunity in Troy, NY.

Natalie was selected by The American Society of Composers, Authors & Performers (ASCAP) to receive the ASCAP Foundation Champion Award for 2019.

Hudson Valley Votes! assembled the largest group of people at a political rally in the history of their region to give their support to progressive Democratic candidates in this year’s local, state and federal elections. Natalie helped to organize the event and shared the stage with fellow Hudson Valley artists and activists: Eve Ensler, Rachael Yamagata, Paul Rudd, The Felice Brothers, The National, Dar Williams, Bruce Molsky, Mary Stewart Masterson, The Resistance Revival Chorus, and many more.

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.