Iris Dement at The Emelin Theatre
The Americana music trailblazer heads to the Emelin having just released her transcendent new record, Workin’ On A World. With grace, courage, and soul, Iris shares 13 anthems — love songs, really — to and for our broken inner and outer worlds, summoning various social justice warriors, both past and present, to deliver messages of optimism.
“DeMent has been making herself useful for 30 years now,” (NY Times), beginning with her 1992 debut, “Infamous Angel,” which was recently named one of the “greatest country albums of all time” by Rolling Stone. A two-time GRAMMY nominee, DeMent received the Americana Music Trailblazer Award in 2017. DeMent’s songs have been featured in film (True Grit) and television (“The Leftovers”) and recorded by numerous artists.