I have some music for you this lovely Sunday. I was taking a trip down memory lane last night and remembered how much I love Natalie Merchant. She was in the band 10,000 Maniacs in the 1980s-1990s and has had a great solo career.

Wikipedia tells me that Natalie Merchant’s maternal grandfather was Irish. I was glad to read that because it gives me an excuse to share a few of my favorite tunes today and include Natalie Merchant on my list of Irish American Favorites!

The first time I heard Natalie was when Regan brought a couple of 10,000 Maniacs cassette tapes home from college at Christmas. Yeah, cassette tapes, I am that old!

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