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Natalie Merchant - The House Carpenter's Daughter - Pre-Order Announcement

Natalie Merchant - The House Carpenter's Daughter In her first independent release in eighteen years, Natalie has recorded a collection of folk music featuring time-worn traditional songs together with compositions by contemporary writers.

You can preorder the album here and receive it weeks ahead of its availability in stores. The initial run of this CD features a beautiful special edition package and a twenty-page booklet of lyrics and song-by-song liner notes from Natalie.

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