To be honored this fall by the Americana Music Association, along with other artists such as Graham Nash and Van Morrison, in Nashville, TN, DeMent is 2017’s Americana Trailblazer Award recipient; a press release explains that she "exemplifies…

Check out the interview here! Iris DeMent talks to Terry Gross about writing her first song, the church and how music is the calling that forces her into the spotlight.

Legendary singer-songwriter John Prine has a new album (“For Better, or Worse”) that features two duets with Iris Dement! You can get it directly from iTunes!