“Sister Tilly”
Natalia merchant is an award-winning singer and songwriter from upstate New York. She was the lead singer of the band. 10,000 maniacs until he left in 1993. And then, as a solo artist, he released nine albums for the last 30 years. Between 10,000 Maniacs and his solo work, he has had multiple multi-platinum albums.
In April 2023, Natalie released her first album of new songs in nine years. Is called Keep your courage. And for this episode, she told me about the song. “Sister Tilly.” It is a eulogy for a fictional character: a woman who represents the generation of women who influenced her. Women who were activists in the 1960s and 1970s, when she was a child.
You can buy or stream “Sister Tilly” here.
Illustration of Carlos Lerma.
For a transcript of this episode, click here.
“Sunset at Waterloo” – The Kinks song
Sally Grossman
Bob Dylan
Gabriel Kahane – arranger
Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page
Joan Didion
Alex Sopp – flute
Eleanor Norton – cello
Ravi Shankar
sitar
ashram
Tanpura
