Slate Magazine

Like Elena Ferrante, Joanna Newsom Is Performing a Vanishing Act in Order to
Slate Magazine
On 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 …

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San Francisco Examiner

Iris DeMent finds inspiration in Russian poetry
San Francisco Examiner
In 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

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American Songwriter

Iris Dement: The Letting Go
American Songwriter
One afternoon back in 2011, Iris DeMent sat down at her living room piano and began flipping through a book of poetry her friend had lent her by the late Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. By the time she finished reading the first poem that she had flipped

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The Union of Grass Valley

Iris Dement concert set for Sunday in Grass Valley
The Union of Grass Valley
Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Iris Dement will stop in Grass Valley for a concert presented by The Center for the Arts on Oct. 25 as part of the release tour of her sixth studio album, “The Trackless Woods.” Dement got her start in 1992 with
For Iris DeMent, Music Is The Calling That Forces Her Into The SpotlightWAMC

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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.

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The Guardian

Iris DeMent: The Trackless Woods review – powerful Russian-themed country set
The Guardian
Country meets Russia, courtesy of one of the most distinctive singer-songwriters in the US. Iris DeMent isn't exactly prolific; there was a 16-year gap before her 2012 album Sing the Delta. Now comes an 18-song concept work, influenced by her adopted …
Iris DeMent, 'The Trackless Woods'Boston Globe

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PopMatters

Iris Dement: The Trackless Woods
PopMatters
There was a substantial eight-year gap between Iris Dement's third and fourth albums, then another eight between the fourth and fifth. Fortunately for her fans this pattern has been broken, and The Trackless Woods, her sixth long-player, was recently
Iris DeMent's poetry in motion with The Trackless WoodsStuff.co.nz

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Boston Globe

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.”.

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Chicago Tribune

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-Journal

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