n this short film directed by musician-activist Natalie Merchant, a group of women living in the Mid-Hudson region of New York State respond to the crisis of domestic violence in their community with compassion and creativity. Musicians, advocates, criminal prosecutors, victims and survivors all take to the stage, illuminating the darkness surrounding this public health epidemic. Filmed on June 2, 2013 at The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College. All proceeds generated by this concert were donated to domestic violence shelters: Grace Smith House Poughkeepsie, NY and The Washbourne House, Kingston, NY.

Natalie Merchant singing Lindean Lea.

Natalie Merchant - Spring and Fall Recording Session

THE ADVENTURES OF ISABEL

Natalie Merchant - Texas - Later... with Jools Holland - BBC Two

Natelie Merchant in Later...with Jools Hollands, great performance of Texas.

May 13th 2014

NATALIE MERCHANT-TELL ME MORE.

Documentary footage from Tigerlily recording sessions of the unreleased track. "Tell me more" 

Natalie Merchant - Lulu

Lulu-Natalie Merchant.

LULU

Words & Music Natalie Merchant / Indian Love Bride © 2013 ASCAP

They said that Hollywood was 

never gonna be the same without you, 

still, you’re gone.

How could we forget that face 

and all that silver, flickering grace 

that died with the silent age? 

When everybody knew your name; 

they all knew your name.

Born wild like a prairie flower, 

she was sown by the wind and blown for miles. 

Kansas couldn’t keep the child.

Hell-bound for the Great White Way, 

for the tawdry-bawdy burlesque stage 

and Wichita was miles and miles away.

Everybody knew your name. 

Everybody knew your name, 

they knew your name.

So you burned the candle, 

burned it at both ends. 

So love ends in scandal. 

You burned it brief; you burned it bright. 

And the light in your immortal eyes 

is the light that will never die.

Christened in straight-up gin, 

Pandora was born in Weimar Berlin 

and that was the rise before the fall!

Everybody sat in the dark, dark, black as night. 

Everybody wanted to go where the light was so bright 

and your shining face was gonna lead the way.

Homecoming like a heroine-bride 

but the honeymoon was over before you arrived 

and now they all cursed your name. 

Everybody cursed your name.

Cold winds of Gotham howled 

and the princess pawned her celluloid crown 

in the glass castle walls.

Where nobody knew your name. 

Nobody knew your name.