Natalie Anne O'Shea Merchant (born October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, USA) is a professional musician. She joined the alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and left it to begin her solo career in 1993. Merchant has a contralto vocal range.
Merchant was lead singer and primary lyricist for the band 10,000 Maniacs, joining in its infancy in 1981 while she was a student at Jamestown Community College.
Discography
With 10,000 Maniacs
* Human Conflict Number Five (1982)
* Secrets of the I Ching (1983)
* The Wishing Chair (1985)
* In My Tribe (1987)
* Blind Man's Zoo (1989)
* Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 (1990)
* Our Time in Eden (1992)
* MTV Unplugged (1993)
* Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings (2004)
Solo
Studio Albums
* Tigerlily (1995)
* Ophelia (1998)
* Motherland (2001)
* The House Carpenter's Daughter (2003)
* TBC (2009)
Compilation Albums
* Live in Concert (1999)
* Retrospective: 1995-2005 (2005)
Compilation albums
* "Little April Shower" with Michael Stipe, Mark Bingham, and The Roches on Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films
* "Which Side Are You On?" on Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields
* "There Is No Good Reason" with Mighty Sam McClain and others on "Give US Your Poor" The song was written by a 15 year old homeless girl, Nichole, telling about her ordeals and struggles.
* "Loch Lomond" with Dan Zanes and friends and on "Catch That Train"
* "Photograph" with R.E.M from 1993's album Born To Choose (written by Merchant, Natalie; Berry, Bill; Buck, Pete; Mills, Mike; Stipe, Michael)
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