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Tift Merritt On World Cafe

The North Carolina songwriter says she was "very anxious and careful" about how being a new mom would affect her work - but Stitch Of The World may be her best album yet.
North Carolina singer-songwriter Tift Merritt arrived at our session with her new daughter, Jean, in tow. Jean's one of at least three new things in her life: She also has a new album, Stitch Of The World, and a new partner in pedal-steel guitarist Eric Heywood.

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