Tift Merritt Off The Lost Highway

The News & Observer reports that country chanteuse Tift Merritt is no longer a Lost Highway Records recording artist.  After a two-album run that included a 2005 Grammy
nomination for best country album reports that she and  Lost Highway (which is also home to Willie  Nelson and Ryan Adams) have parted ways.

Excert: “We are in talks regarding a new home and we are  really excited about our next step,” Merritt wrote  in an e-mail message Saturday (while taking a break  from watching the UNC-Kentucky basketball game).  “Looking forward most of all to getting into the
studio early next year.”

After being lucky enough to see an amazing, funny and soulful Merritt open solo for Dwight Yoakam last October in New York City. I’m here to say it’s Lost Highway loss.