The House Carpenter's DaughterAmazon. com The first release on Merchant's own indie label, Myth America, is a great and understated album and a sweet surprise after so many years of lushly produced adult pop. Portentously subtitled "A Collection of Traditional & Contemporary Folk Music," it's not as dry as its title implies. Her connoisseur selection of covers and well written liner notes show Merchant to be no O Brother come lately. Of particular note are her versions of '90s