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Iris DeMent
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Sat Mar 20
8 pm
Iris DeMent at Swallow Hill Music Association
Iris DeMent announced at a 2003 show that she wouldn’t sing while the U.S. military was in Iraq, but she’s recanted since then—good news for anyone who appreciates the value of traditional folk, country, and gospel music. DeMent has often used her high, distinctive twang for topical, political songs (as on 1996’s The Way I Should), but also for gospel covers (on 2004’s Lifeline); either way, the songs tie together the troubles of the day with a broad and universal passion. Well-loved but (refreshingly) not too career-oriented, DeMent started recording some new material in 2008, which still has yet to be released.
Swallow Hill Music Association 71 E Yale, Denver/Boulder, CO
Iris DeMent announced at a 2003 show that she wouldn’t sing while the U.S. military was in Iraq, but she’s recanted since then—good news for anyone who appreciates the value of traditional folk, country, and gospel music. DeMent has often used her high, distinctive twang for topical, political songs (as on 1996’s The Way I Should), but also for gospel covers (on 2004’s Lifeline); either way, the songs tie together the troubles of the day with a broad and universal passion. Well-loved but (refreshingly) not too career-oriented, DeMent started recording some new material in 2008, which still has yet to be released.
Updated 03/23/2011
