Emmylou Harris & John Paul White have released "Kyrie," the second single from the upcoming Mercyland: Hymns For The Rest Of Us, Volume II compilation. "Kyrie" is available today as a single for purchase and streaming at all digital outlets. The full Mercyland compilation will be released on January 15, 2016 on Mercyland Records. 

Premiering "Kyrie" exclusively at Rolling Stone Country, Emmylou Harris commented, "I'm happy that 'Kyrie' is part of the Mercyland compilation. 

Songwriting is and always has been a mystery to me, but it helps to be in the room with a friend like Phil [Madeira], who birthed this one with me."

This is the second installment of the Mercyland compilation, bringing together some of the most prominent voices in Americana music. "I don’t know that the first Mercyland would have even happened without Emmylou’s involvement," says Madeira. "When I started Volume II, she suggested we write together, which of course was an honor.  She brought lovely verse ideas to the table, but a chorus eluded us until the words 'Kyrie Eleison' appeared.  What better prayer can be prayed than to ask for mercy?"

Nashville harpist Natalie Lurie has released her debut EP, No Mercy In The Night. The EP is now available to purchase and stream at iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Google Play. Nashville new music blog No Country For New Nashville premiered the EP yesterday, saying that "Lurie’s compositions slowly bloom, revealing subtle new melodies, rhythms, and lyrical enchantments."

Natalie's harp studies have taken her across the globe. During her senior year of high school she attended the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. After that, she studied privately in France and Switzerland, before returning to the US where she completed her undergraduate work under renowned harpist Susann McDonald at Indiana University. Before moving to Nashville to pursue songwriting and performing, she spent time in Muscle Shoals, AL working with original session musicians from the 1960s. After releasing No Mercy In The Night this spring, she will move to London to pursue a Master of Arts in Harp Performance at the Royal Academy of Music.

Nashville alternative group Birdtalker has released the second single from its debut EP, Just This. The single, "Graveclothes," was premiered by Americana music blog Mother Church Pew which called the track, "...a festival-ready rollicking strummer..." The single is now available to purchase and stream at iTunes and Spotify.  

Dani Green of Birdtalker says the song is, "...about coming to the realization that you're responsible for your own happiness. It's a song about getting out of your head, and getting out of your way." "Graveclothes" follows the release of the band's debut single, "Heavy," which has amassed over 500,000 plays at Spotify since releasing on June 24.

The group's six-song EP, Just This, was recorded in Nashville at Glass Onion Recording Studio with co-producers JD Tiner (Erin Rae) and Dan Fernandez (Great Peacock), and will be independently released on August 19. Birdtalker will celebrate the release of its debut EP in Nashville on September 1 at The High Watt. Opening the show is Great Peacock, along with special un-announced guests. 

Birdtalker began with Zack and Dani Green, a newlywed couple, writing a few songs together in their spare time. Friends in Nashville began to take notice, and the duo quickly grew into a five-piece. In its brief time performing together Birdtalker has had notable appearances opening for The Strumbellas, Escondido and Marc Scibilia.