Cincinnati CityBeat (blog)

Sound Advice: Iris DeMent with Sam Baker (May 4)
Cincinnati CityBeat (blog)
That was clearly evidenced on DeMent's debut album, 1992's Infamous Angel, when one of Folk's most celebrated purveyors, John Prine, provided pithy and glowing liner notes for the newcomer. That kindness sparked a long professional and personal …

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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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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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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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Great Bend Tribune

St. John musician celebrates small towns
Great Bend Tribune
It was only last week I realized that another song on the album called 'Early,' the perfect salute to small-town serenity, was written by Iris Dement's husband of 15 years, Greg Brown. If these two songs are at the top of my favorites list, also in

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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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Cleveland Scene

7 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
Cleveland Scene
Iris DeMent/Sam Baker To stand out in a sea of singer-songwriter wannabes and to be a trailblazer in the genre, a person's vocals must sound wholly organic. In Iris DeMent's tone, there's screeching and wildness but also a purity. She always tried to

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The Florida Times-Union

Ticket Tracker: Widespread Panic, Wiz Khalifa, Rae Sremmurd
The Florida Times-Union
9, at the Florida Theatre. $ 29.50-$ 65. Iris DeMent, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $ 29.50-$ 49.50. Sebastian Maniscalco, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, at the Times-Union Center. $ 39.75-$ 59.75. Masters of Illusion, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.
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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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