I heard an interview with Natalie Merchant (formerly of 10,000 Maniacs) on NPR the other day. She talked about her new album, Leave Your Sleep, whose lyrics are based on rhymes that evoke children and childhood. Her selections were gathered from such famous poets as Christina Rossetti, Robert Graves, Robert Louis Stevenson, Ogden Nash, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Edward Lear, e.e. cummings, and many others who are less well known.
I was so taken with what I heard that I bought the album as soon as it was available (hooray for the instant gratification of iTunes!). And then TED emailed me a link to this video, where Merchant performs several songs from the album. I thought it was worth sharing... enjoy!
