Iris DeMent's new album is titled Sing the Delta. DeMent's new album is called Sing the Delta — a reference to the Arkansas Delta, where her family is based. She recently spoke to NPR's Rachel Martin ...

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 ...

DeMent describes herself as extremely shy, but says, "when the songs started coming to me, I felt I didn't have the option to hide and avoid" the... For Iris DeMent, Music Is The Calling That Forces ...

Iris DeMent, Sing the Delta. As the world rushes on its way to the edge, wherever that edge may be, sometimes it has to be that everyone stops and listens to a different voice. A voice that comes from ...

LITTLE ROCK — When it all goes dark and I start losing vision … I gotta go back to telling my truth. Iris DeMent, “Mama Was Always Telling Her Truth” Sometimes we make too much of tenuous connections.

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. DeMent's new album is called Sing the ...