Mermaid Avenue - Personnel

Personnel

• Billy Bragg – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 15), electric guitar (5, 13), National guitar (9, 12), bouzouki (7), banjo (12), lead vocals (1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15), backing vocals (7), handclaps (10)
• Jeff Tweedy – acoustic guitar (2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 15), electric guitar (1, 10), harmonica (1, 6, 15), lead vocals (2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14), backing vocals (1, 10), handclaps (10)
• Jay Bennett – piano (1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), Hammond B-3 organ (3, 5, 7, 10, 11), clavinet (1, 9), grand piano (14, 15), melodica (12, 15), Farfisa organ (1), Farfisa bass pedals (5), drums (1), percussion (12), bouzouki (3), dulcimer (7), banjo (9), acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (13), slide guitar (6), electric bass (6), backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 13), handclaps (10)
• Corey Harris – electric guitar (5), lap steel guitar (2), backing vocals (10), handclaps (10)
• Ken Coomer – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15), percussion (1, 2, 3, 9), backing vocals (1, 10), handclaps (10)
• Natalie Merchant – lead vocals (4), backing vocals (3)
• John Stirratt – electric bass (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15), acoustic bass (1, 9), bass pedals (9), bass piano (5), Hammond B-3 organ (6), acoustic guitar (6), backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 10), handclaps (10)
• Peter Yanowitz – chorus drums (3)
• Bob Egan – pedal steel (11, 15), slide guitar (6)
• Eliza Carthy – violin (2, 3)
• Johnathan "JP" Parker - backing vocals (1)
• Elizabeth Steen - accordion (3)