Tift Merritt

Catherine Tift Merritt, born January 8 1975 in Houston, Texas, is an American singer‑songwriter and multi‑instrumentalist. She studied creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill while performing with the Carbines, releasing the 7‑inch single "Jukejoint Girl" and the EP The Two Dollar Pistols with Tift Merritt in 1999 on Yep Roc. Tift Merritt’s debut album Bramble Rose (2002) earned top‑ten reviews, and her sophomore release Tambourine (2004) was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Album. Subsequent albums-Another Country (2008), Buckingham Solo (2009), See You on the Moon (2010), Traveling Alone (2012), and Night with Simone Dinnerstein (2013)-followed. She released Stitch of the World in 2017 and returned in 2026 with Sugar.

Please enable Javascript to view this page competely.