That Iris DeMent recorded and released just seven albums over the past 30 years suggests the singer and songwriter has an casual or unusual relationship with the music industry. DeMent works at a pace ...

Celebrated singer/songwriter Iris DeMent releases the hopeful track "The Sacred Now" from her long-awaited upcoming album Workin' On A World out February 24. Written with Pieta Brown, "The Sacred Now" ...

“I don’t really have a poet-y way of writing, although people tell me I’m a poet,” says Iris DeMent. “But that feels funny to me. I think of myself more as a preacher.” The Grammy-nominated DeMent, ...

During uncertain times, music is a balm and creative connective tissue provides hope when it’s needed most. It’s a sentiment Iris DeMent deeply feels and is a driving force behind her latest studio ...

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This is FRESH AIR. Three women have new albums out. And our rock critic, Ken Tucker, has chosen a standout song from each of them. Whether it's the folk protest music of Iris DeMent, the cutting-edge ...

Iris DeMent was one of the most distinctive voices in the 1990s—a lyricist who inspired John Prine to write the liner notes for her 1992 debut album and a vocalist who inspired Merle Haggard to say, ...

The singer and songwriter, 62, takes her time between releases, making sure she has something to say in her music. She has found inspiration once again. By Stephen Deusner While writing songs for her ...

I went looking in our archives for an interview I did with Iris DeMent a couple of years ago. I couldn't find it, so I widened my search, going back a couple more years. Still nothing. Third time was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Known for her music with a message, singer-songwriter Iris DeMent will play World Records on Dec. 13. John Prine described ...

Two songs into her show Saturday night at Knuckleheads, Iris DeMent put down her guitar, took a seat at the piano, leaned into the microphone and deadpanned, as if surprised by the turnout, “What are ...

"I really believe that I have been given an ability to deliver my songs," says the folk and country singer-songwriter Iris DeMent from her home in Iowa City, Iowa. "Not everybody's going to get them, ...