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Tift Merritt keeps working the road

Published June 12, 2008 02:06 PM

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski / LiveDaily Contributor

Alt-country songstress Tift Merritt [ tickets ] continues backing her third album, "Another Country," with tour dates that go deep into October.

Her jaunt includes a June 12 stop on "The Late Show With David Letterman," during which she'll back Emmylou Harris, and a return appearance on June 25 with her own band. Merritt will also hit the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Grand Ole Opry's outdoor plaza, as well as the Camayo Cruise with Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, John Hiatt and Shawn Colvin. Details are posted below. Merritt won critical acclaim for her 2002 debut, "Bramble Rose," and scored a Grammy nomination in 2004 for her sophomore set, "Tambourine." After nearly four years of nonstop touring behind those albums, she retreated to a flat with a piano in Paris where she penned songs for "Another Country," her debut for Fantasy Records.

The set, produced by George Drakoulias, features guitarists Charlie Sexton and Doug Pettibone, along with Tift's longtime bandmates: drummer Zeke Hutchins, bassist Jay Brown and keyboardist Danny Eisenberg.

Merritt has her own public radio program, "The Spark," which debuted Jan. 27 online and on KRTS-FM in Marfa, TX.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

June 2008
20 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival (songwriting workshop)
21 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
26 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head (with Jesse Harris)

July 2008
11 - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio (with Cameron McGill and What Army)
12 - Berwyn, IL - Fitzgerald's (with Cameron McGill and What Army)
13 - Madison, WI - Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Art Fair on the Square
18 - Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light (with Jim Bianco)
19 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry (outdoor plaza show)
20 - Nashville, TN - Third and Lindsley (WRLT simulcast with Jim Bianco)
24 - Burlington, VT - Burlington City Artist Fest, Battery Park
25 - Portland, ME - Big Easy

August 2008
6 - Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts (with Jason Collett)
7 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (with Jason Colett)
8 - Burke Mountain, VA - The Tamarack
9 - Pawling, NY - Towne Crier
22 - Isle of Palms, SC - Windjammer (with Teddy Thompson)
23 - Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art (with Teddy Thompson)
24 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Amphitheater (WUIN 106.7 FM The Penguin fifth anniversary celebration with Teddy Thompson)
31 - Aspen, CO - Snowmass Town Park (with Dwight Yoakum and John Fogerty)

October 2008
11 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Country Music Festival
28 - Miami, FL - Camayo Cruise (with Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, John Hiatt and Shawn Colvin)

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