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Iris DeMent: Putting poet's words to music 'fate'Northwest Arkansas NewsIris 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…

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 Lexington Herald Leader Iris DeMent takes a walk in very different 'Woods'Lexington Herald LeaderIris DeMent traveled another…

Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big pictureThe News TribuneIris DeMent is speaking by phone from a converted garage in the backyard of her Iowa City home, containing 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 Lexington Herald Leader Iris DeMent takes a walk in very different 'Woods'Lexington Herald LeaderIris DeMent traveled another…

Iris Dement goes Gospel, with spiritAlbany Times UnionGospel music seeped into the pores of almost every song that Iris DeMent sang on Friday night, from her opening "The Kingdom Has Already Come" to the encore of "There's a Whole Lotta Heaven." She was seated at the grand piano on the stage on The … Source link: iris dement – Google News For Iris DeMent, Music Is The Calling That Forces Her Into The SpotlightKUOW News and InformationThis is FRESH AIR. I'm…

For Iris DeMent, Music Is The Calling That Forces Her Into The SpotlightWUNCThis is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Happy Thanksgiving. For the holiday, we have a recent interview with singer and songwriter Iris DeMent, during which she performed some of her songs. She was born in Arkansas on the Delta, the youngest of 14 children.and more » Source link: iris dement – Google News Iris Dement goes Gospel, with spiritAlbany Times UnionGospel music seeped into the pores of almost every…

Kansas City Star (blog) Iris DeMent plumbs matters of the heart and soul at KnuckleheadsKansas City Star (blog)The Garage at Knuckleheads felt more like a chapel or a church Friday night. For nearly two hours, before a crowd of more than 400, Iris DeMent and her three-piece band filled the venue with ballads and hymns, many of them gospel songs with lyrics that … Source link: iris dement – Google News Iris Dement goes Gospel, with spiritAlbany Times UnionGospel music seeped…

Iris Dement goes Gospel, with spiritAlbany Times UnionGospel music seeped into the pores of almost every song that Iris DeMent sang on Friday night, from her opening "The Kingdom Has Already Come" to the encore of "There's a Whole Lotta Heaven." She was seated at the grand piano on the stage on The … Source link: iris dement – Google News Iris Dement at the Egg FridayAlbany Times UnionBorn in Arkansas and raised in southern California in a home filled with…

San Francisco Examiner Iris DeMent finds inspiration in Russian poetrySan Francisco ExaminerIn 2012, an artistic collaboration was the last thing on Iowa-based folksinger Iris DeMent's mind. She was busily recording, then touring behind, “Sing the Delta,” her first album of originals in 16 years. “I had my mind, and my plate, full at that … Source link: iris dement – Google News The Union of Grass Valley Iris Dement concert set for Sunday in Grass ValleyThe Union of Grass ValleyGrammy…

Slate Magazine Like Elena Ferrante, Joanna Newsom Is Performing a Vanishing Act in Order to …Slate MagazineOn her new album, Joanna Newsom—like writer Elena Ferrante and country singer Iris DeMent—performs a vanishing act, in order to make her audience see her more clearly. By Carl Wilson. Joanna Newsom. Photo illustration by Juliana Jiménez. Photo by …and more » Source link: iris dement – Google News San Francisco Examiner Iris DeMent finds inspiration in Russian poetrySan Francisco ExaminerIn 2012, an artistic collaboration was…

San Francisco Examiner Iris DeMent finds inspiration in Russian poetrySan Francisco ExaminerIn 2012, an artistic collaboration was the last thing on Iowa-based folksinger Iris DeMent's mind. She was busily recording, then touring behind, “Sing the Delta,” her first album of originals in 16 years. “I had my mind, and my plate, full at that … Source link: iris dement – Google News The Union of Grass Valley Iris Dement concert set for Sunday in Grass ValleyThe Union of Grass ValleyGrammy…