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Eric’s busy schedule has been filled with a lot of Tift Merritt and Jay Farrar, recently; we caught up with him on the road with the latter when they swung through Seattle on tour in support of the 20th Anniversary of Son Volt’s seminal album, Trace.
Eric Heywood (pedal steel), a skilled studio and touring musician, and the solo artist’s personal and professional partner who joined her onstage, was a most valuable player on Merritt’s first full-album release since 2012’s Traveling Alone, joining Marc Ribot (guitars, ukulele, banjo), Jennifer Condos (bass) and Jay Bellerose (drums).
In 2009, Merritt married Zeke Hutchins; they separated in late 2013. In 2016, she and Eric Heywood had a daughter named Jean. Discography Studio albums
Apr 21, 2016 · In this session, Taylor is joined by frequent collaborators Phil and Brad Cook, but also by singer Tift Merritt and Eric Heywood on pedal steel. Merritt, who's working with Taylor on a...
Jan 19, 2017 · She phrases the melody as if it were a feather lifting and spiraling on the breeze, until guitarist Marc Ribot and pedal-steel player Eric Heywood join her in the billowy refrain, "Everything...
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Feb 3, 2017 · "Love Soldiers On" "Bramble Rose" 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:...
Apr 10, 2020 · released April 10, 2020. Tift Merritt: Guitar, Piano, Vocals. Eric Heywood: Pedal Steel & Guitar. Alexandra Sauser-Monnig: Vocals. Recorded Live at The Historic Playmakers Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC on January 20-21, 2017. Audio Engineer: Luc Suèr, Mike Westbrook. Live Sound: Luc Suèr. Recording and Mixing: Mike Westbrook.
