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Natalie Merchant
Leave Your Sleep

Album US 2010 on Nonesuch label
Folk (Celtic, Bluegrass, Romani, Folk)

80-page mediabook in a slipcase. All songs composed by Natalie Merchant with text by various poets. "Nursery Rhyme of Innocense and Experience," composed by Natalie Merchant incorporating words from "Nursery Rhyme of Innocense and Experience" written by Charles Causley. Text from the poem "Bleezer's Ice-Cream" in 'The New Kid on the Block', text copyright © 1984 by Jack Prelutsky, used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. "It Makes a Change," composed by Natalie Merchant incorporating words from "It Makes a Change," written by Mervyn Peake. "maggie and milly and molly and may" contains the poem "maggie and milly and molly and may," written by E. E. Cummings © 1956, 1984, 1991 by the Trustees for the E. E. Cummings Trust, from 'Complete Poems: 1904-1962', edited by George J. Firmage. Used by permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation. "Adventures of Isabel," by Ogden Nash, used by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd., copyright © 1936, all rights reserved. "The Janitor's Boy" contains the poem "The Janitor's Boy," written by Nathalia Crane © 1924 Nathalia Crane. "Griselda," composed by Nathalia Merchant incorporating words from "Griselda," written by Eleanor Farjeon. The words of "Vain and Careless" are set to music and reproduced by permission of A P Watt on behalf of the Trustees of the Robert Graves Copyright Trust. Meridian Arts Ensemble appears courtesy of Channel Classical Records and Eight Ball Records. Wynton Marsalis appears courtesy of The Orchard. Michael Leonhart appears courtesy of Sunnyside Records. Hazmat Modine appears courtesy of Barbès Records. Clark Gayton appears courtesy of Ritual Ltd. Victor Goines appears courtesy of Rosemary Joseph Records. Wycliffe Gordon appears courtesy of Bluesback Records. Recording Studio: The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, N Y Additional recording at Avatar Studios, New York, N Y; Legacy Recording Studios, New York, N Y; and The Sound Kitchen, Nashville, T N Mix Studio: The Magic Shop Mastering Studio: Gateway Mastering Studios For songs 1.1, 1.4-1.5, 9, 2.1, 2.4-2.5: Music © 2009 Molly Castle Music (ASCAP). For all other songs: Music © 2009 Molly Castle Music (ASCAP) and Words Public Domain. Booklet: Nonesuch Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104. ℗ & © 2010 Big City Sister, Inc. Exclusively licensed to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Back cover: ℗ 2010 Big City Sister, Inc. Exclusively licensed to Nonesuch Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. Made in the U.S.A.

Musicians

	Natalie Merchant voc, p, *1963 US composed by, liner notes, producer, album by, arranged by, string arrangement, orchestrated by, orchestration, arranged by, arrangement
	Creative Artists Agency , booking, at
	David Pearson design, package
	Adam Deane engineer, assistant, the sound kitchen
	Nick Brophy voc, b, *1965 US engineer, the sound kitchen
	Brooke Wentz legal, research
	Elias Savada legal, research
	Karen A. Pals legal, research
	Rosemary Carroll , US legal, research
	Mother Goose liner notes, quote
	Paul Antonell , management, studio manager, the clubhouse
	Elliott & Fry photography by, christina rossetti
	Mark Seliger , *1959 US photography by, cover photograph, photography by, page 80
	Edward Weston , 1886-1958 US photography by, e. e. cummings
	Forshaw And Coles photography by, gerard manley hopkins
	Matthew Brady photography by, john godfrey saxe, lydia huntley sigourney
	Sebastian Peake photography by, mervyn peake
	Marion Ettlinger , US photography by, page 2
	Charles L. Ritzmann photography by, robert louis stevenson
	Carla Sacks , US public relations, publicity
	Matthew Rankin public relations, publicity
	Sarah Cullen coordinator, licensing, research, photo researcher
	Sean O'Loughlin , arranged by, string arrangement, orchestrated by, orchestration
	Paul Meehan g, man, IE acoustic guitar, backing band, lúnasa
	Cillian Vallely p, IE bagpipes, willeann pipes, backing band, lúnasa, uilleann pipes, backing band, lúnasa, low whistle, backing band, lúnasa
	Trevor Hutchinson b, cb, GB double bass, upright bass, backing band, lúnasa
	Seán Smyth vn, IE fiddle, backing band, lúnasa
	Kevin Crawford fl, p, *1967 IE whistle, low whistle, backing band, lúnasa, tin whistle, vocals, bodhrán, bodran, backing band, lúnasa, flute, backing band, lúnasa
	Jeremy McCoy cb, *1963 CA bass
	Eileen Moon vc, US cello
	Jeanne LeBlanc , cello
	Karen Dreyfus vl, viola
	Robert Rinehart vn, viola
	Ann Lehmann vn, US violin
	Arnaud Sussmann vn, FR violin
	Lisa Kim vn, violin
	Matt Lehmann vn, US violin
	Minyoung Baik vn, violin
	Sandra Park vn, US violin
	Shan Jiang vn, violin
	Sharon Yamada vn, US violin
	Charles Causley , 1917-2003 GB words by, incorporating words written by
	Daniel Grabois alp, US horn, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
	Benjamin Herrington tb, voc, US trombone, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
	Brian McWhorter tr, fh, US trumpet, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
	John Nelson g, cwb, voc, trumpet, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
	Raymond Stewart tu, US tuba, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
	Greg Cohen b, *1953 US bass
	Stephen Barber key, syn, *1952 US orchestrated by, orchestration, arranged by, arrangement, arranged by, string arrangement
	Artis Wodehouse p, US organ, pump organ
	Rich Stearns bj, voc, banjo
	Mark Murphy vc, b, double bass, upright bass
	Bill Spence voc, dulcimer, hammer dulcimer
	Judy Hyman vn, US fiddle
	Gabriel Gordon g, voc, key, guitar
	Wynton Marsalis tr, *1961 US trumpet, arranged by, arrangement
	Carlos Henriquez b, *1979 US bass
	Fairfield Four , *1921 US choir, gospel
	Ali Jackson dr, US drums
	Doug Wamble g, voc, s-g, *1972 US guitar, banjo, guitar
	Dan Nimmer p, US piano
	Walter Blanding ts, ss, *1971 US saxophone
	Jack Prelutsky , text by, poem
	Edward Hall dr, perc, vocals, the fairfield four
	Isaac Freeman voc, vocals, the fairfield four
	Joe Rice man, voc, vocals, the fairfield four
	Joseph Thompson , vocals, the fairfield four
	Robert Hamlett , vocals, the fairfield four
	Dieter Hennings g, acoustic guitar, theorbo, guitar, baroque guitar, lute
	Michael Leonhart tr, *1974 US trumpet, arranged by, horn arrangement
	Chris Wood b, *1969 US bass, backing band, medeski martin & wood
	Billy Martin dr, perc, *1963 US drums, backing band, medeski martin & wood
	John Medeski key, org, p, *1965 US piano, backing band, medeski martin & wood
	Dan Levine tb, tu, US bass trombone, tuba, alto horn
	Katell Keineg voc, g, *1965 FR vocals
	Weng Po Wei , dizi, dizi flute
	Wang Guo-Wei vn, erhu
	Sun Li , pipa
	Lorin Sklamberg voc, acc, p, US accordion, backing band, the klezmatics
	Paul Morrissett b, voc, US acoustic bass, horn, baritone horn, backing band, the klezmatics
	Matt Darriau cl, *1966 US clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, alto sax, backing band, the klezmatics
	Lisa Gutkin vn, voc, US fiddle, backing band, the klezmatics
	Richie Barshay dr, *1983 US frame drum, snare, snare drum, drum, poyk, backing band, the klezmatics
	Frank London tr, *1958 US trumpet, alto horn, backing band, the klezmatics
	The Klezmatics , *1986 US vocals, gang vocals
	Uri Sharlin p, IL accordion
	Marc Friedman eb, bass
	Greg Heffernan vc, cello
	Gilad Harel , clarinet
	Dan Aran dr, drums, percussion
	Erik Della Penna voc, clap, guitar
	Sterling Campbell dr, perc, *1964 US drums
	E. E. Cummings , 1894-1962 US written by, poem
	John Roberts vn, sax, concertina, voice, of the manservant
	Deidre Rodman p, voc, US harpsichord
	Nina Stern rec, cl, recorder, chalumeau
	Motomi Igarashi , viola da gamba
	Steve Elson , US baritone saxophone, clarinet, b-flat clarinet, backing band, hazmat modine, clarinet, baritone saxophone, backing band, hazmat modine
	Michael Gomez g, stg, dobro, backing band, hazmat modine, lap steel guitar, backing band, hazmat modine
	Rich Huntley dr, US drums, backing band, hazmat modine
	Pete Smith dr, tu, electric guitar, backing band, hazmat modine, banjo, backing band, hazmat modine
	Bill Barrett h, harmonica, chromatic harmonica, backing band, hazmat modine
	Wade Schuman voc, h, harmonica, diatonic harmonica, backing band, hazmat modine
	Pamela Fleming tr, voc, *1957 US trumpet, backing band, hazmat modine
	Joe Daley tu, 1918-1994 US tuba, backing band, hazmat modine
	The Ditty Bops , 2004-2012 US vocals
	Abby DeWald voc, acg, vocals, the ditty bops
	Amanda Barrett voc, man, vocals, the ditty bops
	Blake Miller acc, b, US accordion
	Ogden Nash , 1902-1971 US text by
	Clark Gayton tb, voc, perc, US trombone, arranged by, horn arrangement
	Hoova Simpson , bass
	Graham Sutton voc, g, *1972 GB drums
	Andrew Bassford , guitar
	Horace James key, keyboards
	Larry McDonald perc, *1939 JM percussion
	Jerry Johnson p, *1959 saxophone
	Eddie Allen tr, *1957 US trumpet
	Joanne Williams voc, vocals
	Kimberly Miller bvoc, vocals
	Victor Goines ts, cl, ss, *1961 US clarinet
	Nathalia Crane , text by, poem
	Wycliffe Gordon tb, *1967 US trombone
	Jim Spake sax, US saxophone, arranged by, horn arrangement
	Mike Leech b, eb, US bass, backing band, the memphis boys
	Gene Chrisman dr, US drums, backing band, the memphis boys
	Reggie Young g, eg, *1936 US guitar, backing band, the memphis boys
	Bobby Emmons org, p, 1943-2015 US organ, hammond, backing band, the memphis boys
	Bobby Wood p, *1941 US piano, electric piano, wurlitzer, backing band, the memphis boys
	Jack Hale, Sr. , US trombone
	Wayne Jackson tr, tb, *1941 US trumpet
	Eleanor Farjeon , 1881-1965 GB words by, incorporating words written by
	Lino Gomez as, fl, sax, bass clarinet
	George Flynn tb, *1937 US bass trombone
	Marc Goldberg bsn, US bassoon
	Erik Ralske , US french horn
	Howard Wall alp, US french horn
	Michelle Baker , FR french horn
	Philip Myers frh, alp, FR french horn
	Ina Zdorovetchi , harp
	Sherry Sylar , oboe
	Erik Charlston perc, percussion
	Michael Davis tb, *1961 US trombone, tenor trombone
	Kyle Turner tu, US tuba
	Robert Graves , 1895-1985 GB words by, set to music
	Bruce Creditor cl, clarinet
	Jessica Lizak , flute
	Birch Johnson tb, US trombone, tenor trombone
	Alberto Parrini vc, IT cello
	Mihail Jojatu vc, RO cello
	Owen Young vc, US cello
	Jennifer Kreisberg voc, US chanter, chanting
	Joseph Fire Crow fl, voc, dr, 1959-2017 US drums, rattle, speech, speaking, flute, native american flutes

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