MTV Unplugged 10,000 Maniacs (Season 4, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 73 min | Documentary, Music

MTV Unplugged

10,000 Maniacs (Season 4, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 73 min | Documentary, Music

10,000 Maniacs, joined by backing vocalists and several musicians, perform a set drawing heavily from their latest album (Our Time in Eden) in what would be the culmination of the first phase of their career before Natalie Merchant left.

Director

Milton Lage

Producer

Alex Coletti (producer)

Editor

Jon Vesey

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 1, 1993

Release date

Jun 1, 1993 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
10,000 Maniacs Themselves Themselves See fewer	Palm Springs (2020)
Natalie Merchant Self - lead vocals / Self - piano Self - lead vocals / Self - piano See fewer	One Fine Day (1996)
Jerry Augustyniak Self - drums / Self - percussion (as Jerome Augustyniak) Self - drums / Self - percussion (as Jerome Augustyniak) See fewer	Into Dust (2025)
Robert Buck Self - acoustic guitar (as Rob Buck) Self - acoustic guitar (as Rob Buck) See fewer	Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Dennis Drew Self - piano / Self - Hammond organ / Self - pump organ Self - piano / Self - Hammond organ / Self - pump organ See fewer	10,000 Maniacs: Pit Viper (1982)
Steven Gustafson Self - acoustic bass guitar Self - acoustic bass guitar See fewer	Winter's Kill (2012)
Bill Dillon Self - acoustic guitar / Self - mandolin / Self - slide guitar Self - acoustic guitar / Self - mandolin / Self - slide guitar See fewer	Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows (2008)
Morgan Fichter Self - violin / Self - background vocals Self - violin / Self - background vocals See fewer	MTV Unplugged (1989)
Amanda Kramer Self - piano / Self - pump organ Self - piano / Self - pump organ See fewer	Information Society: Walking Away (1988)
Kim Laskowski Self - bassoon Self - bassoon See fewer	Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Jerry Marotta Self - percussion Self - percussion See fewer	Birdy (1984)
Martha Mooke Self Self See fewer	Kundun (1997)
Mary Ramsey Self - viola / Self - background vocals Self - viola / Self - background vocals See fewer	Johnny Gruesome (2018)
Atsuko Sato Self - bassoon Self - bassoon See fewer	Touch (2024)
Jane Scarpantoni Self - cello Self - cello See fewer	They Survived Together (2021)
Richie Stearns Self - banjo Self - banjo See fewer	Dear President Obama (2016)
David Byrne Self - Special Guest Self - Special Guest See fewer	True Stories (1986)