"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/15/25)
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Critics Consensus
Based on 23 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Tift Merritt is rated as a neither good nor bad live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Tift Merritt concert reviews describe live shows and performances as confident, energized, soulful, heartfelt, and satisfying.
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How much does it cost to book Tift Merritt? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Tift Merritt range from $25,000 - $50,000, with Tift Merritt's current estimated booking fee to be around $25,000.
On tour
Worthy Farm, Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom (June 25); Oslo Hackney, London, United Kingdom (June 25)
Catherine Tift Merritt (born January 8, 1975, in Houston, Texas, but moved to Raleigh, North Carolina soon after) is a critically acclaimed American singer-songwriter, musician. She is currently based in New York.
Has Performed With
Tift Merritt and The Halifax All-Stars, Simone Dinnerstein
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Critic Concert Reviews
Americana (UK)
June 25, 2025
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Tift Merritt had been a regular visitor to the UK, so it’s somewhat remarkable that this was her second gig in this country for eight years – and with Oxford behind her there was only Glastonbury ahead and then this latest fleeting visit to our shores would be done.
On this last day in January, with the rain pouring down in the cloying cold outside, upstairs at the Lexington is snug. There’s a dampness in the air as we all warm the wet off each other. The chill that settled into our skin and bones gradually dries away, eased out as Tift Merritt and Eric Heywood (guitar a
The weather outside was frightful but in the bijou performance space upstairs at The Lexington things were positively steaming and swamp like to the extent that Tift Merritt offered to share her backstage beers if the crush (and there was a crush) made it impossible to reach the bar at the back.
She handled them like a pro, however, quipping that the missing left channel in her keyboard in one song was akin to her dress which kept trying to fall off her left shoulder.
Brought up in North Carolina and now based in New York she has the voice and songwriting skills to be a major contender on the country-folk scene as she proved with her confident album Traveling Alone last year.
