Tift Merritt has long been a torchbearer in Americana. To mark the 20th anniversary of her GRAMMY- nominated album ‘Tambourine’, Merritt returns with ‘Time And Patience’, a companion piece of intimate re- recordings and new songs from Merritt’s ‘Tambourine’ era. Several of the recordings strip her beloved classic songs back to their raw essence - recorded at home, just voice and acoustic instruments, 20 years after they first made her a critical darling. Others have never been heard before. Merritt has released a critically acclaimed body of work and toured the world with her sonic short stories. Her reputation as a musician’s musician is earned by the unique and varied creative projects she helms. While Merritt has worked to create her own brand of Southern music, never settling for the status quo, her creativity and curiosity have similarly refused pigeonholing.