http://www.marfaspark.com/ en-us ℗ & © 2007 Tift Merritt & Family Grammy-nominated songwriter Tift Merritt interviews her favorite writers, painters, musicians about their craft Tift Merritt Meet the real people behind great works of art with Grammy nominated songwriter Tift Merritt. The Spark is a monthly interview program hosted by Grammy-nominated songwriter Tift Merritt. Each month she interviews a different artist about how they ply their trade and make their way between art and real life. Tift Merritt contact@tiftmerritt.com No Tift Merritt No Interview with author Nick Hornby This month Tift Merritt interviews author Nick Hornby. http://marfaspark.com/audio/HORNBY_INTERVIEW_MASTER.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:00:00 GMT 33:40 tift, merritt, nick, hornby, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with poet CK Williams This month Tift Merritt interviews poet CK Williams. http://marfaspark.com/audio/WILLIAMS_INTERVIEW_MASTER.mp3 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:00:00 GMT 35:35 tift, merritt, ck, williams, spark, poetry, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with the band Nickel Creek This month Tift Merritt interviews Nickel Creek. http://marfaspark.com/audio/N_CREEK_INTERVIEW_MASTER.mp3 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:00 GMT 36:08 tift, merritt, nickelcreek, nickel, creek, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with painter Wolf Kahn This month Tift Merritt interviews painter Wolf Kahn. http://marfaspark.com/audio/KAHN_INTERVIEW_MASTER.mp3 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT 27:43 tift, merritt, wolf, kahn, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with radio broadcaster Bob Edwards This month Tift Merritt interviews radio broadcaster Bob Edwards. http://marfaspark.com/audio/EDWARDS_INTERVIEW_MASTER.mp3 Sat, 24 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT 28:40 tift, merritt, bob, edwards, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein This month Tift Merritt interviews classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein. http://marfaspark.com/audio/DINNERSTEIN_INTERVIEW_MASTER.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT 27:36 tift, merritt, Simone, Dinnerstein, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with legendary photographer Mark Seliger This month Tift Merritt interviews legendary photographer Mark Seliger. http://marfaspark.com/audio/SELIGER_INTERVIEW_MASTER.mp3 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:17:00 GMT 29:19 tift, merritt, mark, seliger, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with singer-songwriter Darren Jessee of Hotel Lights This month Tift Merritt interviews singer-songwriter Darren Jessee of Hotel Lights. http://marfaspark.com/audio/darrenjesseepisodefinal2.mp3 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:17:00 GMT 29:38 tift, merritt, darren, jessee, hotel, lights, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with author Lily Koppel This month Tift Merritt interviews author Lily Koppel. http://marfaspark.com/audio/lilykoppelfinal.mp3 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:17:00 GMT 29:38 tift, merritt, lily, koppel, red, leather, diary, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with singer-songwriter Patty Griffin This month Tift Merritt interviews singer-songwriter Patty Griffin. http://marfaspark.com/audio/pattygriffininterview.mp3 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:30:00 GMT 33:26 tift, merritt, patty, griffin, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson This month Tift Merritt talks with singer-songwriter Thompson. http://marfaspark.com/audio/teddythompsoninterview.mp3 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT 33:12 tift, merritt, teddy, thompson, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with artist Kiki Smith This month Tift Merritt talks with artist Kiki Smith. http://marfaspark.com/audio/kiki_interview_mix_1.mp3 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT 29:48 tift, merritt, kiki, smith, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Emmylou Harris This month Tift Merritt talks with Emmylou Harris. http://marfaspark.com/audio/emmylou_interview_mix_1.mp3 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 22:58:00 GMT 38:43 tift, merritt, emmylou, harris, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Wells Tower This month Tift Merritt talks with Wells Tower. http://marfaspark.com/audio/WELLS_TOWER_INTERVIEW_MIX_1.mp3 Sun, 2 Aug 2009 22:50:00 GMT 33:23 tift, merritt, wells, tower, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Vusi Mahlasela This month Tift Merritt talks with Vusi Mahlasela. http://marfaspark.com/audio/VUSI_INTERVIEW_MIX_1.mp3 Sun, 6 Sep 2009 20:29:00 GMT 33:03 tift, merritt, vusi, mahlasela, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Marc Ribot This month Tift Merritt talks with Marc Ribot. http://marfaspark.com/audio/MARC_RIBOT_MIX_1.mp3 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:01:00 GMT 38:05 tift, merritt, marc, ribot, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Tucker Martine This month Tift Merritt talks with Tucker Martine. http://marfaspark.com/audio/TUCKER_MIX_1.mp3 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 14:30:00 GMT 33:41 tift, merritt, tucker, martine, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Mac McCaughan This month Tift Merritt talks with Mac McCaughan. http://marfaspark.com/audio/MAC_MIX_2.mp3 Sat, 6 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT 36:25 tift, merritt, mac, mccaughan, superchunk, portastatic, merge, records, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Donal Mosher and Mike Palmieri This month Tift Merritt talks with Donal Mosher and Mike Palmieri. http://marfaspark.com/audio/DONAL_AND_MIKE_MIX_1.R.m4a Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:20:00 GMT 27:54 tift, merritt, mike, palmieri, donal, mosher, october, country, documentary, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Matthew Ryan This month Tift Merritt talks with Matthew Ryan. http://marfaspark.com/audio/MATTHEW_RYAN_MIX_2.m4a Thu, 8 Apr 2010 02:40:00 GMT 28:36 tift, merritt, matthew, ryan, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Ben Baker This month Tift Merritt talks with Ben Baker. http://marfaspark.com/audio/BEN_MIX_2.m4a Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:30:00 GMT 30:18 tift, merritt, ben, baker, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Mary Gauthier This month Tift Merritt talks with Mary Gauthier. http://marfaspark.com/audio/MARY_MIX_1.m4a Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:40:00 GMT 28:06 tift, merritt, mary, gauthier, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Patrick Somerville This month Tift Merritt talks with Patrick Somerville. http://marfaspark.com/audio/PATRICK_SOMMERVILLE_MIX_1.m4a Sat, 2 Oct 2010 12:30:00 GMT 31:52 tift, merritt, patrick, somerville, spark, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Rick Moody This month Tift Merritt talks with Rick Moody. http://marfaspark.com/audio/RICK_MOODY_MIX_1.m4a Sun, 9 Jan 2011 13:40:00 GMT 32:07 tift, merritt, rick, moody, spark, merritt, garden state, the ice storm Tift Merritt No Interview with Justin Townes Earle This month Tift Merritt talks with Justin Townes Earle. http://marfaspark.com/audio/JUSTIN_TOWNES_EARLE_MIX_1.m4a Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:30:00 GMT 30:18 tift, merritt, justin, townes, earle, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Anna Schuleit This month Tift Merritt talks with Anna Schuleit. http://www.marfaspark.com/audio/ANNA_SCHULEIT_MIX_2.m4a Fri, 4 Mar 2011 22:20:00 GMT 41:02 tift, merritt, anna, schuleit, bloom, habeas corpus, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Jason Fulford This month Tift Merritt talks with Jason Fulford. http://www.marfaspark.com/audio/JASON_FULFORD_MIX_1.m4a Fri, 6 May 2011 14:30:00 GMT 32:45 tift, merritt, jason, fulford, the mushroom collector, raising frogs for money, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Josh Ritter This month Tift Merritt talks with Josh Ritter. http://www.marfaspark.com/audio/JOSHRITTERMIX1.m4a Mon, 6 Jun 2011 16:36:00 GMT 32:04 tift, merritt, josh, ritter, bright's passage, so runs the world away, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Simon Van Booy This month Tift Merritt talks with Simon Van Booy. http://www.marfaspark.com/audio/Simon_Van_Booy_mix_1.m4a Mon, 4 Jul 2011 19:13:00 GMT 30:53 tift, merritt, simon, van booy, everything beautiful began after, the secret lives of people in love, love begins in winter, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Rosanne Cash This month Tift Merritt talks with Rosanne Cash. http://www.marfaspark.com/audio/ROSANNE_CASH_MIX1.m4a Tue, 17 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMT 33:28 tift, merritt, rosanne, cash, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Haley Tanner This month Tift Merritt talks with Haley Tanner. http://www.marfaspark.com/audio/HALEY_TANNER_MIX1.m4a Fri, 7 Oct 2011 13:35:00 GMT 30:40 tift, merritt, haley, tanner, vaclav and lena, vaclav, lena, merritt Tift Merritt No Interview with Doris Betts This month Tift Merritt talks with Doris Betts. http://www.marfaspark.com/audio/DORIS_BETTS_MIX_1.m4a Wed, 9 Nov 2011 21:20:00 GMT 28:27 tift, merritt, doris, betts, the ugliest pilgrim, violet, the sharp teeth of love, souls raised from the dead, merritt