Cleveland Scene

Singer-Songwriter Iris DeMent Comes to Feed the Souls of Cleveland's Americana Lovers at the Music Box Supper Club
Cleveland Scene
Iris DeMent is from Arkansas, and that means she and her 13 siblings grew up singing in a classic Bible-belt Pentecostal church. It means she has an affinity for Charles Portis, the famed novelist who also hails from that state. So it makes sense that

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Cincinnati CityBeat (blog)

Sound Advice: Iris DeMent with Sam Baker (May 4)
Cincinnati CityBeat (blog)
Prine isn't the only fan of DeMent's pure, plaintive and vulnerable Folk/Country vocal style. She has provided harmonies and served as a duet partner for marquee artists like Ralph Stanley, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Tom Paxton, Delbert McClinton

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Brooklyn Vegan (blog)

tours announced: Dead To Me, Iris Dement, Emo Philips, Sarah Shook, more
Brooklyn Vegan (blog)
The following new tours were announced. Check the Tour Dates category every day for more. QUIET SLANG. Quiet Slang (aka the stripped-down, piano/cello version of Beach Slang) were supposed to begin a tour this week, but they rescheduled their May …

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Juneau Empire

A brain injury took away her speech. Music helped bring it back
Juneau Empire
From the moment Mindy asked the crowd how they were doing to the closing line of John Prine and Iris DeMent's “In Spite of Ourselves,” she commanded the stage with a joyous fervor. She sang the songs seamlessly, never needing to pause to remember a …

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WSKG.org

Free-Range Folk, May 19th
WSKG.org
Randy Scruggs with Emmylou Harris & Iris DeMent – “Wildwood Flower” Crown of Jewels (1998, Reprise). Sunny Sweeney – “Grow Old With Me” Trophy (2017, Aunt Daddy Records). Sarah Jane Scouten – “Crack In Your Windshield” When The Bloom Falls …

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Shetland News

Country star to play Mareel
Shetland News
GRAMMY nominated American country artist Iris DeMent is set to perform in Shetland this summer. The musician will take to the stage at Mareel in Lerwick on 29 July. DeMent is perhaps best known for her 1992 debut album Infamous Angel, as well as the …

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cleveland.com

45 Cleveland concerts to check out in May 2018: Jimmy Buffett, Modest Mouse, BROCKHAMPTON, more
cleveland.com
That includes Journey and Def Leppard's appearance May 28 at The Q, Modest Mouse's sold-out Agora show on May 1 and singer-songwriter Iris Dement's May 6 performance at the Music Box Supper Club. Here are 45 shows to check out this May. By Anne …

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NWAOnline

Arkansas' True Grit author celebrated
NWAOnline
The show was hosted by writer Harrison Scott Key and included music by Iris Dement, and Jay Jennings reading his essay "Ten High" about Jennings' friendship with Portis. There was also comedy by Maggie Maye, a reading by Roy Blount Jr. from his book …
REX NELSON: A city with gritArkansas Online

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UPROXX

In Person And On Stage, John Prine's Songwriting Is Divine Intervention
UPROXX
Aside from dueting with his wife, Prine has a long history of working other female voices into his show, including Emmylou and the wily Iris Dement, who appears on four songs off his 1999 album In Spite of Ourselves, the first album he released after

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