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Chicago Tribune Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big pictureChicago TribuneBorn in Arkansas, DeMent moved with her family to California when she was 3 years old. Her parents were devout Pentecostals, and her mother often sang around the house, banging out songs on a piano when she was stressed out. Iris was the youngest of … Source link: iris dement – Google News Santa Fe New Mexican Pasa Review — Let the mystery be: Iris DeMentSanta Fe New MexicanFor her…

Oxford American Familiar As FamilyOxford AmericanI heard Big Star and Karen Dalton, Iris DeMent and Eartha Kitt. My view of the South widened. Some years later, while working for a publication in Nashville, I met Roger D. Hodge, who was newly hired as the Oxford American's editor. He said he had a … Source link: iris dement – Google News Chicago Tribune Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big pictureChicago TribuneBorn in Arkansas, DeMent moved with her family to…

Harmony Korine Looks Back at His Strange Last Two DecadesThe Creators ProjectHarmony Korine has spent just over two decades drawing equal parts praise and revulsion. At 19, he wrote the Larry Clark–directed Kids about a group of New York City skateboarders, one of whom has both HIV and a passion for having unprotected sex with … Source link: iris dement – Google News Chicago Tribune Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big pictureChicago TribuneBorn in Arkansas, DeMent moved with her…

Santa Fe New Mexican Pasa Review — Let the mystery be: Iris DeMentSanta Fe New MexicanFor her sixth album, The Trackless Woods (2015), Iris DeMent set poems by the late Russian writer Anna Akhmatova to the same haunting yet rollicking country-gospel-inspired music she's become known for since the release of Infamous Angel in 1992. Source link: iris dement – Google News Chicago Tribune Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big pictureChicago TribuneBorn in Arkansas, DeMent moved with her family…

Santa Fe New Mexican Pasa Review — Let the mystery be: Iris DeMentSanta Fe New MexicanFor her sixth album, The Trackless Woods (2015), Iris DeMent set poems by the late Russian writer Anna Akhmatova to the same haunting yet rollicking country-gospel-inspired music she's become known for since the release of Infamous Angel in 1992. Source link: iris dement – Google News Roanoke Times Motherhood inspires creativity, leads to national recognition for Galax singerRoanoke TimesSinger and songwriter Dori Freeman wasn't always…

Santa Fe New Mexican Pasa Review — Let the mystery be: Iris DeMentSanta Fe New MexicanFor her sixth album, The Trackless Woods (2015), Iris DeMent set poems by the late Russian writer Anna Akhmatova to the same haunting yet rollicking country-gospel-inspired music she's become known for since the release of Infamous Angel in 1992. Source link: iris dement – Google News Connectstoughton Stoughton Opera House's upcoming schedule features diverse performersConnectstoughtonDollhausen said some of the artists she's most eager to see…

Santa Fe New Mexican Pasa Review — Let the mystery be: Iris DeMentSanta Fe New MexicanFor her sixth album, The Trackless Woods (2015), Iris DeMent set poems by the late Russian writer Anna Akhmatova to the same haunting yet rollicking country-gospel-inspired music she's become known for since the release of Infamous Angel in 1992. Source link: iris dement – Google News Iris DeMent: Putting poet's words to music 'fate'Northwest Arkansas NewsIris DeMent is speaking by phone from a converted garage…

Iris DeMent: Putting poet's words to music 'fate'NWAOnlineIris DeMent is speaking by phone from a converted garage in the backyard of her Iowa City home that contains a piano, a small table, a voice recorder and other things songwriters might use to write songs. But that's not actually what she's doing. "Well …and more » Source link: iris dement – Google News Chicago Tribune Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big pictureChicago TribuneBorn in Arkansas, DeMent moved with her family…

Alden Graves | Graves Registry: An evening with Iris DementBennington Banner (subscription)I didn't particularly want to go and see the singer/songwriter Iris Dement at The Egg in Albany, N.Y. Not because I haven't always loved her unique voice and the homespun wisdom that she imparts in her songs. (Just think of all the misery and death … Source link: iris dement – Google News Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big pictureModesto BeeIris DeMent is speaking by phone from…

Graves Registry: An evening with Iris DementBennington Banner (subscription)I didn't particularly want to go and see the singer/songwriter Iris Dement at The Egg in Albany, N.Y. Not because I haven't always loved her unique voice and the homespun wisdom that she imparts in her songs. (Just think of all the misery and death … Source link: iris dement – Google News Chicago Tribune Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big pictureChicago TribuneBorn in Arkansas, DeMent moved with her family…