Comments on: The Reopening of Iris (Pop Montreal Postscript)

By: Best Gospel Songs by Pop Singers 4: Morning, Flying & Mystery | chimesfreedom

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:52:15 +0000

[...] the song only could have been written by someone who was raised in a religious environment. DeMent grew up in a Pentecostal family where she was not allowed to listen to non-gospel music, and the song brings out the division [...]

By: Me, you, and every record we’ve ever heard « simple pleasures

Me, you, and every record we’ve ever heard « simple pleasures — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:03:33 +0000

[...] ‘Banana Pancakes’ a few years back, I can tell you about Iris DeMent because Carl Wilson wrote about her. In other words, my taste IS in fact shaped by the very recommendations from which I want to [...]

By: colonel tom

colonel tom — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:47:20 +0000

Yes. She is fantastic. Unfortunately I couldn’t wheedle my way into Hugh’s Room with my Dad (who is also big fan) as the show sold out super quickly a long time ago. I hear Hugh’s Room begged her to do one or even two more shows and she flat out refused. Dunno why.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:47:47 +0000

you make me very sorry i missed this, carl.