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 ...

CEDAR FALLS - Iris Dement didn't start composing music until she was 25 years old, but once she caught the songwriting bug there was no turning back. "It was kind of a strange thing," said the Iowa ...

Iris DeMent is from Arkansas, and that means she and her 13 siblings grew up singing in a classic Bible-belt Pentecostal church. It means she has an affinity for Charles Portis, the famed novelist who ...