Tift Merritt says ''I think music is about the pursuit of joy even the sad song and it feels really great to get those feelings out.'' As one critic wrote she expresses those feelings with a voice that ''is a magical combination of cool reserve and effortless warmth.'' This performance recorded on October 20 2005 followed the release of Tambourine the follow-up to her acclaimed debut Bramble Rose. She admits she was listening to a lot of Aretha Franklin and Van Morrison at the time and was inspired to create ''a kind of rock-soul throw down '' as she puts it ''honest... songs in an intense highly charged setting.'' Born and bred and still biding her time along the North Carolina coast Tift''s songs can range from quiet and introspective to gritty sexy and energetic roots rock - with a healthy dose of Muscle Shoals soul and hints of country. Her soulful side shines here with her Dusty Springfield-inspired ''Good Hearted Man '' while her crazy/sexy side rules on ''I Am Your Tambourine.'' ''As a singer you''ve got to go for it especially on songs like that '' she says. ''It feels so good to do it to sing songs that are soulful in a powerful way.'' She''s got the perfect voice for it. Strong and distinctive - creatively musically and lyrically. Besides Dusty Tift''s other influences include Delaney and Bonnie and the legendary Carole King. She learned from the way they blended R&B roots and soul with great songs. Through all her music runs a threat of honesty and intensity that brings her fans the same joy that she herself loves to pursue. [show more]
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Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt performs live in Austin, Texas. Recorded in October 2000 for the American TV show 'Austin City Limits', the tracks performed include 'Stray Paper', 'Ain't Looking Closely', 'Good Hearted Man' and 'When I Cross Over'.
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