Top Iris Dement News Stories of the Week

Out & About: Iris DeMent with Pieta Brown
Roanoke Times
Iris DeMent and Pieta Brown, who just happens to be DeMent’s step-daughter, will perform Saturday at Harvester Performance Center. The event will benefit Unbridled Change, which uses what it calls equine-assisted therapies with people who have suffered …
Music Review: Iris Dement’s ‘The Trackless Woods’KCURall 3 news articles »

Country Picks: Iris DeMent performs at Carolina Theatre
News & Observer
Iris DeMent arrived on the scene in 1992 with “Infamous Angel,” a brilliant collection of original songs that drew critical raves and earned her a legion of loyal fans. The youngest of 14 children, DeMent was raised in an Arkansas Pentecostal faith … 

Iris DeMent with Pieta Brown
Pacific Northwest Inlander
From the moment she burst onto the scene back in the early ’90s, Iris DeMent’s voice has resonated with lovers of folks and country music. It’s a weathered-but-inviting croon that belied her years back when her debut, Infamous Angel, arrived in 1992, … 

Iris DeMent sensitively sings Russian poems on ‘The Trackless Woods’
The Olympian
Iris DeMent recorded her latest album in her living room in five days with a group of friends, which sounds just about right. DeMent bides her time between albums until she feels fully invested in the music and then plunges into it without making a big … 

Best Bet: Iris DeMent
Durham Herald Sun
Submitted/Courtesy of the artist Songwriter Iris DeMent has released her new recording �The Trackless Woods,� her setting of poems by the late Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. DeMent will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at the Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St. 

Ticket alert: Todd Rundgren, Allen Stone and the Piano Guys
Kansas City Star (blog)
TruTV “Impractical Jokers” “Where’s Larry?” Tour Starring the Tenderloins, Nov. 18, Midland. $ 49.50. Dustin Lynch with Chris Lane, Nov. 19, Midland. $ 25. The Chainsmokers, Nov. 20, Liberty Hall. $ 24-$ 31.75. Hairball, Nov. 20, VooDoo. $ 19-$ 24. Iris … 

Poetry Is Set To Melody In Iris DeMent’s ‘The Trackless Woods’
NPR
Poems by the Russian writer Anna Akhmatova form the basis of singer Iris DeMent’s new album. Critic Ken Tucker says Akhmatova and DeMent share an urge to articulate “sorrow, sacrifice and gratitude.” TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. 

Iris DeMent finds the poetry of Russia on ‘The Trackless Woods’
Chicago Tribune
Iris DeMent recorded her latest album in her living room in five days with a group of friends, which sounds just about right. DeMent bides her time between albums until she feels fully invested in the music, and then plunges into it without making a …
New music releases for week of Aug. 7The Courier-Journalall 2 news articles »

Iris DeMent finds inspiration in Russian writer’s work
Boston Globe
A few years ago Iris DeMent was invited to sing one song on the Grand Ole Opry’s radio broadcast. It had been 20 years since the one-of-a-kind singer had released her debut album, “Infamous Angels,” which featured a song she wrote called “Mama’s Opry.”.