In support of the release, Merritt will embark on a North American headline tour this spring, including stops in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, San Francisco, Philadelphia and more. Tickets are available here. See the full list of tour dates below.
Stitch of the World, Merritt's sixth studio album, was written on a friend's farm in Marfa, Texas, at Merritt's California cabin and in New York City in the wake of several major changes in her life. Merritt workshopped the songs on Stitch of the World with longtime friend Sam Beam of Iron & Wine after bumping in to him in an airport. The album was recorded in Los Angeles while Merritt was six months pregnant, after which she relocated to her hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. The time since the release of Traveling Alone has also found Merritt recording and touring with Andrew Bird in his Hands of Glory, MC Taylor's Hiss Golden Messenger and classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein. Merritt recently joined Hiss Golden Messenger on select dates of their tour last fall as both a special guest, and playing as a member of frontman MC Taylor's band. Taylor says, "Long before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend, her voice and songs were a constant companion to me all over the world, in times of dark and light. Her songs are real and wide open and deep. Her voice is as heavy as any I've ever heard and I'm thankful it exists in this world."
February 19
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Kansas City, MO
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Knuckleheads
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February 22
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Baton Rouge, LA
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Red Dragon Listening Room
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February 23
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Houston, TX
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Dosey Doe Big Barn
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February 24
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Austin, TX
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3Ten
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February 25
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Dallas, TX
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Three Links
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February 27
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Oklahoma City, OK
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The Blue Door
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March 1
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St. Louis, MO
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Blueberry Hill
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March 3
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Louisville, KY
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KCD Theater
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March 4
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Nashville, TN
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City Winery
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March 5
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Atlanta, GA
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City Winery
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March 28
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Alexandria, VA
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The Birchmere
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March 29
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Philadelphia, PA
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World Cafe Live
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March 31
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New York, NY
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City Winery
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April 1
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Albany, NY
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Linda Theater
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April 2
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Cambridge, MA
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Club Passim (Early & Late Show)
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April 5
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Ann Arbor, MI
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The Ark
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April 6
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Evanston, IL
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SPACE
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April 7
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Milwaukee, WI
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Shank Hall
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April 8
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Minneapolis, MN
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Cedar Cultural Club
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May 8
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Phoenix, AZ
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Musical Instrument Museum
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May 10
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Los Angeles, CA
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Bootleg Theater - Bar Stage
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May 11
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San Francisco, CA
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Swedish American Hall
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May 13
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Portland, OR
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Mississippi Studios
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May 14
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Seattle, WA
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The Triple Door
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May 16
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Denver, CO
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The Soiled Dove
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