After spine surgery left her unable to sing for 10 months, the Gen X icon is touring again with her first album of new music in nine years It’s an unseasonably cold day in upstate New York, and ...

That lush, layered contralto voice can belong to only one person - Natalie Merchant, the one-time lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs, the multi-platinum creator of "Tigerlily," the environmentalist, film ...

Natalie Merchant performs at Cyndi Lauper’s 8th Annual “Home for the Holidays” benefit concert in New York on Dec. 8, 2018. Merchant’s latest album is “Keep Your Courage.” AP photo CHAUTAUQUA — While ...

NATALIE MERCHANT: (Singing) Oh, Miss Tilly, I think you should know everyone's missing you here. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: That lush, layered contralto voice can belong to only one person - Natalie ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with multi-platinum singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant about her ninth solo studio album, "Keep Your Courage," and the... Natalie Merchant on album 'Keep Your Courage' ...