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Article – Iris Dement: The Letting Go

American Songwriter article about The Trackless Woods This article appears in the September/October 2015 issue, now available on newsstands. 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….

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Ironwood Daily Globe – Music Fest Lineup Announced

Music fest lineup announced   Published Tuesday, March 1, 2005 1:28:43 PM Central Time By JAN TUCKER Globe Staff Writer SILVER CITY — The first Porcupine Mountains Music Festival will be held this summer and feature nationally known touring artists. The festival will be held Aug. 26-28. Headlining the event on Saturday night will be Grammy-nominated Iris DeMent. DeMent is a country-folk artist and will be performing solo on guitar and piano. Some of the other acts include: Bill and…

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Iris DeMent and the Lost Soul of Liberalism

Iris DeMent and the Lost Soul of Liberalism By Stephen F. Noll She sang in-between speeches at the first Clinton inauguration — “like crackers in the meatloaf,” she later modestly told reporters. “How could a nice girl like that get invited to the Rose law firm victory party?” I said to myself. “Must be the Arkansas connection” (she was born there). Then I thought again. It’s more than that: folk singer Iris DeMent represents the lost soul of liberalism. The…

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Country Standard Time – 04/16/1998

Country Standard Time: Iris DeMent in concert DeMent finds vision in voice and song Side Door Club, St. Louis, April 16 By Roy Kasten St. LOUIS – When Iris DeMent walked on stage at the sold-out Side Door, sporting a burgundy dress and an abalone-glinting Martin, she smiled, plugged in and without further word strummed “Let the Mystery Be,” a statement of personal philosophy and the perfect introduction to her music. “Boy, you’re all sure a surprise,” she said when…

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Crowder Hall, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 3/13/98

Concert Review: Crowder Hall, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 3/13/98 Submitted by Tom Jackson The concert was fabulous. It exceeded my expectations, which were high. She is truly a transcendent performer. I went with a friend of mine and both of my boys (ages 8 and 11). I can’t say enough about the feeling that she puts into her performance. It actually seems all the more remarkable considering how shy she seems to be. There’s a line from a song…

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City Varieties, Leeds, U.K. February 27, 1998

Concert Review: City Varieties, Leeds, U.K. 2/27/98 Country Music People Magazine (April 1998 issue) written by Al Moir Submitted by Colin Thursby This venue was scheduled to be the third leg of Iris DeMent’s recent UK tour on 5 February, but the singer was forced to cancel due to a chest infection. Disappointed fans were informed that every effort would be made to re-schedule the concert at the end of the tour. All credit to them: they turned out once…

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