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Over her 40-year career Natalie Merchant has earned a reputation for being a songwriter and recording artist of rare quality, a captivating stage performer, and a skilled producer. She has also distinguished herself as a social justice and environmental activist through her work with a wide-variety of non-profit organizations, and by creating documentary films and large-scale community arts projects.

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Natalie Merchant with Erik Della Penna: Autumn Acoustic Tour

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Natalie Merchant, the wildly popular, award-winning, and multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter, is set to return to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center for the first time since 2011. In a special collaboration with the Nashville Symphony, conducted by James Bagwell, Merchant will perform lush, orchestrated versions of songs from her April 2023 release, "Keep Your Courage." This performance will also feature her timeless hits such as "Wonder," "Carnival," "Kind and Generous," "Ophelia," "Jealousy," "Beloved Wife," "San Andreas Fault," "My Skin," and "River," among other favorites. This event promises a rich musical experience, blending Merchant's evocative voice and poignant lyrics with the grandeur of a full symphony orchestra.

Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour With The Nashville Symphony

Nashville Symphony Schermerhorn Symphony Center

In celebration of her ninth studio album, Keep Your Courage, ’80s superstar singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant comes to Boone, accompanied by Hickory, NC’s Western Piedmont Symphony.

AppSummerFest: An Evening with Natalie Merchant with Western Piedmont Symphony

Appalachian State University

Join us for an unforgettable evening as Natalie Merchant takes the stage at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 8:00 PM. This much-anticipated performance marks Natalie Merchant's return with her first new album in nearly a decade, showcasing her in peak form. Known for her multi-platinum success as an American singer-songwriter and producer, Merchant's distinctive voice and literary-pop songs have captivated audiences worldwide. Her music, a blend of folk, rock, and global influences, has earned her critical acclaim and numerous awards.

In this performance, Merchant will present songs from her latest record, "Keep Your Courage," set to release on April 14 via Nonesuch Records. The album explores themes of love and human connection, with Merchant's voice guiding listeners through every emotion. 

Please note that this concert was originally scheduled for September 30 but has been rescheduled to June 1, 2024, due to illness. Tickets for the original date will be honored for this new date, with no action required from ticket holders. For those seeking other ticket options, including exchanges, account credit, donations, or refunds, please contact Audience Services at informationlaphil.org.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience Natalie Merchant's groundbreaking music live in the iconic setting of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Natalie Merchant

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Natalie Merchant is a multi-platinum-selling American singer-songwriter and producer known for her distinctive voice and captivating literary-pop songs. She has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Tigerlily and Ophelia, and has received numerous awards and nominations for her work. Her music blends folk, rock, and influences from around the world, and she continues to be regarded as a groundbreaking figure in alternative music. Her newest record, Keep Your Courage (due April 14 via Nonesuch Records), finds Merchant in peak form with songs about love and human connection in its many iterations, sung with a voice that keeps you hanging on every word.

Over her forty-year career, Natalie Merchant has attained a place among America’s most respected recording artists. She has earned a reputation for being a songwriter of quality and a captivating stage performer and has distinguished herself as a social justice and environmental activist. Merchant began her musical career as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the pop music band 10,000 Maniacs and released one platinum, two double-platinum, and one triple-platinum records with the group: The Wishing Chair (1985), In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man’s Zoo (1989), Hope Chest (1990), Our Time in Eden (1992), and 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged (1993). Merchant left the group in 1994 and has subsequently released nine albums as a solo artist with combined sales of seven million copies: Tigerlily (1995), Ophelia (1998), Natalie Merchant Live (1999), Motherland (2001), The House Carpenter’s Daughter (2003), Leave Your Sleep (2010), Natalie Merchant (2014), Paradise Is There (2015), and Butterfly (2017).

An Evening with Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour

Martin Woldson Theater

One of America’s most imaginative, popular, and enduring alternative artists, Natalie Merchant, comes to Glimmerglass to collaborate with Artist-in-Residence, world-renowned countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.

Together with Young Artists and musicians from the festival, the two award-winning singers explore music from Merchant’s 40-year catalogue, including never-before-heard work and reimagined pieces.

The program celebrates the idea of myth through hymns and chants, both modern and ancient, blending musical storytelling and folk traditions as a way of relating to the world around us.

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Alice Busch Opera Theater

Famed singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant, former front person of the folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs, brings her Keep Your Courage tour to the Concert Hall! Come experience her unique, lush sound with selections from her newest album, performed live with the National Symphony Orchestra.

An Evening with Natalie Merchant Keep Your Courage Tour

Groton Hill Music Center

Over her forty-year career Natalie Merchant has attained a place among America’s most respected recording artists. She has earned a reputation for being a songwriter of quality and a captivating stage performer and has distinguished herself as a social justice and environmental activist.

AT THE VETS: An Evening with Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour

Providence Performing Arts Center

Get ready for an evening with Natalie Merchant and The Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Timeless hits such as “Wonder” and “Jealousy” put her unmistakable voice, catchy melodies, and thought-provoking lyrics front and center. Nobody does poetic and sumptuous indie pop quite like Natalie Merchant. With the release of Keep Your Courage, her 9th solo album, Merchant reminds us that courage comes from ‘cor,’ the Latin word for heart. And if anyone epitomizes a courageous heart, it is this singular artist.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Over her forty-year career Natalie Merchant has attained a place among America’s most respected recording artists. She has earned a reputation for being a songwriter of quality and a captivating stage performer. Don’t miss her Keep Your Courage Tour at Playhouse Square, a celebration of her ninth solo album.

An Evening with Natalie Merchant

Playhouse Square

Nonesuch Records will release Natalie Merchant’s Keep Your Courage, her ninth solo studio album and first of new material since 2014’s self-titled record, on April 14, 2023. An eclectic album, produced by Merchant, it features two duets sung with vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis (Resistance Revival Chorus), contributions from the Celtic folk group Lúnasa and Syrian virtuoso clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, and horn arrangements by jazz trombonist Steve Davis. There are lush orchestrations throughout by seven composers including: Gabriel Kahane, Stephen Barber, Colin Jacobson, and Megan Gould. Keep Your Courage comprises nine original songs by Merchant as well as an interpretation of “Hunting the Wren” by Ian Lynch of the Irish band Lankum. The vinyl LP edition of Keep Your Courage includes four bonus tracks from earlier albums, previously unreleased on vinyl.
In celebration of the release, Merchant will embark upon a US tour this spring, going into the fall (schedule below); European dates will be announced shortly. Keep Your Courage is available to preorder here.
Merchant writes in her album’s liner notes, “The songs contained within this album were written and recorded during the global pandemic that began in the winter of 2019 and is in its fifth wave as I write, in the autumn of 2022. It has been, and continues to be, a period of great flux and fear on every level: global, national, communal, familial, personal. But this is not an album about the coronavirus or the chaos it caused. For the most part, this is an album about the human heart.” She continues. “The word ‘courage’ has its root in the Latin word for heart, cor, and we see it over and over in many languages: le coeur, il cuore, o coração, el corazón. This is a song cycle that maps the journey of a courageous heart.”

Atlanta Symphony Hall

Join legendary singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, members of the CSO and special guests for a joyful singalong with Mother Goose. This captivating program features traditional nursery rhymes adapted by Merchant and orchestrated for an array of instrumental groups. Be a part of this magical musical world of learning and imagination.

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Events

Upcoming events

May 9, 2026

Mother Goose & the Cabinet of Wonder · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2025

Natalie Merchant with Erik Della Penna: Autumn Acoustic Tour · Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Jul 2, 2024

Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour With The Nashville Symphony · Nashville Symphony

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